LOCAL LIBRARIES (PUBLIC & COLLEGE)

Public Libraries
County of Los Angeles Public Library
El Segundo Public Library
Inglewood Public Library 
Long Beach Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
Palos Verdes Library District
Redondo Beach Public Library
Santa Monica Public Library 

College & University Libraries 
Cal. State Dominguez Hills
Cal. State Long Beach 
El Camino College
Harbor College

LOCAL LIBRARY CATALOGS

Links to the Online Catalog systems of local libraries

California Libraries Catalog (CalCat from OCLC)
County of Los Angeles Public Library Catalog 
Long Beach Public Library Catalog 
Los Angeles Public Library Catalog
MELVYL Web Catalog The University of California's library system. 
OCLC WorldCat   Search library holdings worldwide
Palos Verdes Library District Catalog 
Redondo Beach Public Library Catalog
Torrance Public Library Catalog

LIBRARY DIRECTORIES
These resources have been specifically designed to find library Web pages and links to their online catalogs.

Lib-Web-Cats - Search for libraries by type (public, academic, special, etc.) city, stare and country.
Libdex - An index of library Web pages, online catalogs and Friends of the Library pages.
Libweb - Links to over 6,000 international library Web pages.
Publiclibraries.com - A directory of United States public libraries by geographic location, as well as a geographic directory of university and college libraries.
School Libraries on the Web - Find international school media center libraries.

LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

American Library Association - ALA - This professional organization promotes "the highest quality library and information services and public access to information."
California Library Association - A source of information about the development, promotion, and improvement of library services, librarianship, and the library community in California.
MCLS - Metropolitan Cooperative Library System - This association of libraries in the greater Los Angeles area can help you use the resources of all our member libraries, including eight million books, newspapers and other multimedia resources.