Company Profile
Palos Verdes Library District
Company Overview
The Palos Verdes Library District is a nationally recognized, award-winning public library system that operates three libraries and a teen Annex serving the 68,000 residents of the four cities on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula. We collaborate with our community to create environments for learning and inspiration, and to share the unique history of the Peninsula. The Palos Verdes Library District’s role as the community's center for discovery, lifelong learning, and personal enrichment for all is supported by a strong emphasis on community engagement and a robust network of community partners.
As an Independent Special District, the District’s $8.8 million budget is funded primarily by a dedicated allocation of local property taxes, and is governed by a publicly elected Board of Library Trustees. We have a creative and engaged staff, a large and dedicated volunteer corps, and our Friends of the Library provide over $400,000 of financial support annually.
Located 15 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport, the Palos Verdes Peninsula is known for its excellent schools, stunning coastline, quiet neighborhoods, and its open space and outdoor recreation facilities- all within close proximity to the urban amenities of the greater Los Angeles area.
The Palos Verdes Library District collaborates with our community to create environments for learning and inspiration, and to share the unique history of the Peninsula.
Company History
Palos Verdes Library District is an independent special district which was formed in April 1928 under the provision of Sections 19600-19734 of the California Education Code and encompasses the entire approximate 28 square miles of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
The purpose of forming the special library district was to permit residents of unincorporated towns and villages to create for themselves an independent, locally controlled library district supported by property taxes and governed by a locally elected Board of Library Trustees responsive directly to the service needs of the community. Since 1928, the Board of Library Trustees has utilized local revenues to create for the Palos Verdes Library District community a public library system which has served as a model for public libraries throughout the country.
Currently, Palos Verdes Library District provides library services to the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and to a small unincorporated Los Angeles County area, all of which lie within Palos Verdes Library District's boundaries and represents a population of approximately 68,000 people.
Benefits
The District offers an excellent benefits package that includes: health, dental, and vision insurance; long-term disability insurance; life insurance; participation in the CalPERS retirement plan (formula dependent on date of enrollment); social security; employee-funded deferred compensation plans; 7 paid holidays per year, plus 7 floating personal holidays; 10 to 20 vacations days per year depending on years of service; tuition reimbursement program.