Branch Entrance as seen from the east.

55 South Hill Avenue
      (626) 744-7264

Mon - Thu:  10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: Closed
      Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

   Neighborhood Profile
   

The current Hill Avenue Branch building, the oldest in the Pasadena Public Library system, was designed by Marston, Van Pelt and Maybury, and opened May 6, 1925. The building's historical architecture has been maintained throughout the years and is listed in the City of Pasadena's Cultural Heritage Landmarks.

SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

Children's Programs

Preschool Storytime Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. For special events and holiday programs, call (626) 744-7264. Or, for more information about programs here and throughout the Pasadena Public Library, you can visit our Library Calendar.

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Hill Avenue Branch Collection

Presently, the collection has 41,000 volumes which include career and job development, large type fiction and nonfiction and popular fiction for adults. There is a small Spanish collection for adults and children, a collection of adult classics in paperback, and a featured collection in four Asian languages.

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Meeting Room

The meeting room with tables and chairs will accommodate up to 19 people. This room is free to groups who do not charge an admission fee or restrict admission on the basis of membership.

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Special Features

Located directly across the street from Pasadena City College, Hill Avenue Branch library is home to the system's Asian language collection. The collection features Chinese books, newspapers and magazines, as well as a fiction and non-fiction collection for adults and children in Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese. The Hill Avenue Branch serves three elementary schools and eight preschools in the area. Hill Avenue Branch is also used by students and faculty from Pasadena City College and Caltech.

Hill Avenue 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. For more information on this service, please visit our Wireless Internet Access page.

School Services
In the 2008-2009 fiscal year, Hill Avenue Branch provided 176 programs for children with 5,135 in attendance. Of these, 95 were class visits with total attendance of 2,608.

 

Hill Avenue Branch Characteristics

Opened/Expanded	1925
Building Size (Sq. Ft.)	4,752
Meeting Room Seats	19
Parking Spaces	11
Collection	41,859

Branch Statistics 

 

Fiscal Year	Total Circulation	Total Visitors
2004/2005	77,185	43,810
2005/2006	76,254	44,446
2006/2007	75,651	41,711
2007/2008	80,205	43,288
2008/2009	57,664	43,047