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The Whittier Public Library provides free basic service and equal access to all the citizens. Its primary function is to satisfy the information needs of the community. Those needs include the leisure, cultural, and educational interests of the residents. The library collection represents a broad range of ideas and viewpoints and contains over 250,000 items in a variety of formats including books, audio cassettes, videos and compact discs. In addition, the Library has public internet access, information retrieval systems, microforms and public access personal computers.

Professional staff at both the Central Library and the Whittwood Branch Library offer a variety of services in both adult and children's services. Adult services provides reference research on all subjects, including current sources of business information, consumer and employment information, inter-library loans materials anywhere in the United States, and access to state-wide reference centers. Children's services provides research assistance for children, as well as programs to promote literacy such as Preschool Story Time and Summer Reading Club.

The Whittier Public Library is also an official Passport Acceptance Facility of the U.S. Department of State. Located at in the Main Library at 7344 S. Washington Avenue, the office is open Weekdays between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Evenings Monday through Wednesday 5:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays (by appointment only) between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Get expert assistance and free informational brochures in a comfortable private office at a great Whittier destination.