1. Please contact the Facility Rental Coordinator for the Main Library at 562-570-6457 or Branches at 562-570-6291 for availability at the location you'd like to reserve.

2. Once you've booked a reservation through the Facility Rental Coordinator, a Facility Reservation Form must be completed and approved for all facility rental requests. Please email or fax (562-570-7408) completed forms to the attention of the Facility Rental Coordinator.

3. You will be contacted by the Facility Rental Coordinator to discuss insurance options and required documents.

4. Library Services fees apply. See a complete list of Library Services fees and charges.

Billie Jean King Main Library
There are three community meeting room options. A kitchenette is available for rental as well.

• Meeting Room A has a capacity of 90 standing.
  
  
• Meeting Room B has a capacity of 65 standing.
  
  
• Meeting Room A + B combined into one room has a capacity of 164.
  
  

Alamitos Neighborhood Library
Reservations are not available at this time.
Community meeting room has a capacity of 90. Access to the second floor is by stairway only.

Ruth Bach Neighborhood Library
Community meeting room has a capacity of 90. 

Bay Shore Neighborhood Library
Community meeting room has a capacity of 90.

Brewitt Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 50.

Burnett Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 60.

Dana Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 90.

El Dorado Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 80.

Bret Harte Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 80.

Los Altos Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 80.

Mark Twain Neighborhood Library
The community meeting room has a capacity of 79.

Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library
There are three community rooms available:

• Large Community Room, equipped with a Hearing Loop
  1784 sq. ft.
  capacity:
  256 standing
  117 seated
  

• Medium Classroom, equipped with a Hearing Loop
  790 sq. ft.
  capacity:
  113 standing
  50 seated

• Conference Room
  331 sq. ft.
  capacity:
  23 standing
  14 seated 

As a condition of granting any permit, the Permittee shall provide evidence of General Liability insurance covering the event in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit. Please see Facility Rules & Regulations for details.

A tax identification number is required when providing evidence of insurance coverage. 

Upon request, quotes for low cost liability insurance that meets the requirements of the permit are available. To purchase liability insurance from the City of Long Beach, contact the Facility Rental Coordinator at (562) 570-6291 for details.

• A - Facility Reservation, Fee Schedule & Information Last Revised 02/2020
  

• B - (Example) Certificate of Insurance 

and either:

• C - (Example) Insurance Endorsement - General Required with Certificate of Insurance

OR

• D - (Example) Insurance Endorsement - Additional Insured Required with Certificate of Insurance