HOW TO READ ON SORA
LAUSD's DIGITAL LIBRARY
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ProQuest Central (all subjects)
Encyclopedia Britannica (for middle school)
Gale National Geographic for Kids (science/nature)
ProQuest SIRS Discoverer (various research topics)
ProQuest CultureGrams (culture/social sciences)
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NEARBY LAPL BRANCHES
*Note: The Lomita library by City Hall is a County library, so it's a different card
24000 S. Western
Harbor City, CA 90710
310-534-9520
Mon: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tue: 12 noon - 8 p.m., Wed: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thu: 12 noon - 8 p.m.,
Fri: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sun: Closed
San Pedro Regional Library
931 S. Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
310-548-7779
Mon: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tue: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Wed: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thu: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.,
Fri: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sun: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Wilmington Branch Library
1300 N. Avalon Boulevard
Wilmington, CA 90744
310-834-1082
Mon: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tue: 12 noon - 8 p.m., Wed: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thu: 12 noon - 8 p.m.,
Fri: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sun: Closed