PVLD’s has three main libraries – Peninsula Center Library, Malaga Cove Library, and Miraleste Library
- The Local History Center which is housed inside the Peninsula Center Library branch houses an extensive collection of historical material related to all aspects of Peninsula history including its Spanish land grant days, cattle and sheep ranching, agricultural days, early land development, city formation, and current life. It was Dedicated on November 8, 2003 after moving from the Malaga Cove Library where it was housed for eighteen years. After the collection was evaluated by a professional archivist, it was determined that the collection should be kept in a climate-controlled environment for long term preservation. The Local History Room in its current location at the main library was made possible by the Peninsula Friends of the Library through its Lincoln Cain Endowment Fund.
- The Palos Verdes Library District is a Special District governed by a Board of Library Trustees which consists of five elected members.
- The library district has an extensive community calendar that offers a myriad of activities for all ages. These include summer reading programs for kids, art exhibits, concerts, various speaker events and the list goes on and on. For a complete list of events: https://www.pvld.org/calendars
- Your Story is the Peninsula’s Story Collection (YSPS) is part of a 2015 Institute of Museum and Library Services grant (#40-8615) awarded to the Palos Verdes Library District’s Local History Center to help preserve and make accessible the unique history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Residents are encouraged to upload their photos. Palos Verdes residents can be a part of our local history by uploading their photo contributions to PVLD’s digital archive available at www.palosverdeshistory.org
