• Building size: 33112 sq. ft.
• Meeting Room: Capacity 125
• Children's area with Family Place
• Teen Space
• Study Room available
• Book Drop for returning items accessible 24 hours
• Household Battery Recycling Site

nearby libraries

• Gardena Mayme Dear Library
• Lomita Library
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
• A C Bilbrew Library

getting here

• Local Transit:
  
  Torrance Transit 3 & Rapid 3
  Carson Circuit, Route B (Keystone)
  City of Carson North-South Shuttle
  
• Carson Dial-A-Ride: provides reliable and affordable transportation to Carson residents, who are at least 60 years old, or who are disabled adults 18 years of age or older.
• Large parking lot available in front of the building.

• Non-English Language Collection(s):
  
  Chinese Books for Adults
  Chinese DVDs for Kids and Adults
  Japanese DVDs for Kids and Adults
  Korean DVDs for Kids and Adults
  Spanish Books for Adults
  Spanish Books for Kids
  Spanish DVDs for Kids and Adults
  Tagalog Books for Adults
  Tagalog DVDs for Kids and Adults
  
• Other Special Collection(s):
  
  Large Print
  
• Children's Special Collection(s):
  
  Family Place Collection
  
• Online Collections - Available 24 hours:
  
  Online research
  Downloadable Audiobooks from OneClick Digital
  Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks from Overdrive
  Downloadable Music from Freegal
  Streaming Movies, Audiobooks & Music from Hoopla
  

your local papers

• Daily Breeze
• Los Angeles Times
• The Long Beach Press - Telegram

Find more magazines and newspapers.

• In person and telephone research assistance
• Photocopier

children's services

• Live Homework Help
• Homework Center
• Family Place

teen services

• Live Homework Help
• LearningExpress Library (username = 13-digit library card number, password = create your own)

online services

• Email a Librarian
• Online Catalog
• Research Databases
• Downloadable Audiobooks, eBooks and Music

Carson Library has:

• Public computers: 14
• Children's computers: 4
• Early literacy computers: 3
• Free Wi-fi

Computer policies for the County Library

friends of the library

Friends of the Carson Library is a volunteer-run organization that supports the library and library events - join today to get involved!

Friends of the Carson Library provides these service(s) to support the library:

• Friends of the Library DVD Rentals
• Friends of the Library Book Sale

library history

Established in 1938 as the Keystone Branch, the library merged with the Carson Branch in 1959. The present building was opened in 1972 and serves 19.24 square miles.

political representatives

• U.S. Congressional District 44: Nanette Barragan
• California State Assembly District 64: Mike A. Gipson
• California State Senate District 35: Steven Bradford
• County Supervisorial District 2: Mark Ridley-Thomas

local links

• California State University, Dominguez Hills: This site offers class schedules, admission information, distance learning and other useful information about the California University System.
• Carson Chamber of Commerce
• Carson Online: Carson Online contains over 200 pages of information about the city, including the city's history, its citizens, schools, churches, shopping, dining, city hall, upcoming events, tourist attractions, projects in the planning stages (such as the MetroMall), community groups... you name it. There are special sections (mini-sites) for Carson High School (and the Colts), for the South Bay Pavilion, and for the Carson Chamber of Commerce. There is also information about celebrities who have lived in Carson (such as Brandy and Forest Whitaker), and even a page about the Goodyear Blimp (which is based in Carson).