Literacy Book Club

Reaching for the Moon

This meeting will discuss Reaching for the Moon, by NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.

25 copies will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. They may be obtained at the Central Library Info Desk, the Casa Verdugo Library, or the Montrose Library, beginning May 5, 2026. 

You may also contact the Literacy Center at 818-548-6450 or literacy@glendaleca.gov to reserve one of the available copies, and you are always welcome to bring your personal copy of the book.

Registration is not required for this event. Please contact the Literacy Center with any questions.

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Parking

Visitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3-hour FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketplace parking structure with validation at the service desk. Accessible parking is available on any metered space for free with the use of an ADA placard when displayed. This includes parking in Lot 10 (parallel to Brand Blvd behind BevMo). ADA parking spots on the South side of Adult Recreation Center are also available for library patrons. For additional information about this event, please contact Central Library at 818-548-2021 or send us an email at LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Literacy | Classes & Workshops | Book Club |

TAGS: | workshop | literacy | Central Library | Adults | Adult |

Established in 1906.

Library services in Glendale were first provided in 1906. The women of the Tuesday Afternoon Club, a social and philanthropic organization, raised money through a series of lectures to fund a library collection. The library opened in a renovated pool room at Third and E (Wilson and Everett) Streets with seventy books, soon supplemented by a State Traveling Library of fifty more, and served a population of 1,186.

In 1907, the City Trustees passed Ordinance 53 which established and supported a library which "...shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the City of Glendale..." The first year the library had 251 books, 165 registered patrons, and a budget of $248.88.

In 1913, a Carnegie grant of $12,500 made possible the construction of the main library at Kenwood and Fifth (Harvard Street). The building was completed and dedicated November 13, 1914.