Description
The South Bay Branch (Clarence E.
Anthony Branch) serves a large number of children providing them
with programs and educational and recreational reading. For its
diverse populations there are growing collections of African
American and Spanish materials to meet their needs.
They currently
have access to hundreds of periodicals through IAC, a service that
provides citations and text to thousands of articles for the
personal and educational use of patrons.
Patrons have full access to the Internet. The Gates Foundation gave the
branch three computers in 2000. Children have access to games
as well as to Encarta Encyclopedia and Encarta Africana
Encyclopedia. In addition, the branch provides computers for
word processing. The branch now has a computer
to help adults learn to read.
Tutors and
students, and some students on their own, may use
the programs to reach their reading goals. If you are
interested in helping teach someone to read or know some one who
needs help learning to read, call the branch. The library
meeting room can accommodate 25 people.
History of the Branch
- Opened: May 1992, 4,000 sq. ft.
- Named after Clarence E. Anthony,
Mayor of South Bay.
