The Los Angeles Public Library has three mobile outreach vehicles. These are multifunctional vehicles that serve to showcase library services to a wide audience. The vehicles allow for demonstrations of the online library catalog, database research, and e-media services. The mobile outreach vehicles are not bookmobiles.

Outreach staff attend events, visit organizations, and schools within the city of Los Angeles. We also partner with other city departments. Events that we attend should be free and open to the public.

In addition to our guidelines for attending community events, we also have to consider the vehicle's dimensions before deciding if a vehicle can attend an event.

Length: 23 ft. (29 ft. with lift open)
Width: 9 ft. (15 ft. with awning open)
Height: 10 ft.

Please use this form to request library outreach for your event or organization.

The Community Outreach Unit and Bilingual Outreach Librarians provide a wide range of services and cater to the audience's needs.

Services include:

• answering reference questions
• e-media demonstrations
• library card sign up
• resources for parents and caregivers
• storytimes for babies and children
• tools for job seekers

The vehicle does not have a collection of books for checkout.

Yes, the outreach team can provide library cards at community events.