Linda Vista Branch Library
Branch Calendar
Branch Brief
Financed by a 1956 bond issue that also funded the Hastings and San Rafael Branches, the Linda Vista Branch Library opened in 1957. The Branch participates in Pasadena's School-Library Cooperative Project with Linda Vista Elementary School.
The Linda Vista Branch Library neighborhood profile provides more detail about where the branch is located.
Services and Programs
Book Groups
See book groups at all branches.
Children's Programs
Preschool Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Adult Programs
For special events and holiday programs, call (626) 744-7278.Or, for more information about programs here and throughout the Pasadena Public Library, you can visit our Library Calendar.
Linda Vista Branch Collection
The Branch houses approximately 29,000 volumes with the adult collection focusing on travel, gardening, cooking, biographies and contemporary fiction. The children's collection strongly supports the school curriculum, emphasizing California history, the United States and general science.
Special Features
The Linda Vista Branch Library has had its own Friends group since the early 1960s. Now called the Linda Vista Associates, they have helped support the library with donations of books, magazine subscriptions, and other gifts.
Linda Vista Branch Library is pleased to offer free wireless Internet access to patrons with appropriately equipped wireless devices. A valid Pasadena Library Card and PIN are required to access the library's wireless Internet services.
Children's Services
In the 2008-2009 fiscal year, Linda Vista offered 58 programs for children with attendance of 1,463.
Branch Characteristics
| Opened/Expanded |
1957 |
| Building Size (Sq. Ft.) |
3,500 |
| Meeting Room Seats |
n/a |
| Parking Spaces |
3 |
| Collection |
28,976 |
Branch Use Statistics
| Fiscal Year |
Circulation |
Total Visitors |
| 2004/2005 |
44,742 |
25,443 |
| 2005/2006 |
45,225 |
25,208 |
| 2006/2007 |
44,659 |
23,302 |
| 2007/2008 |
50,534 |
22,284 |
| 2008/2009 |
34,837 |
24,076 |