Donors to the Library Foundation help the Library provide special services and resources that enhance the quality of life for the community's youth. During the coming year, the Foundation will raise funds for the following projects.

Student Smart
Tools for Becoming a Better Student
This initiative is designed to help middle school and high school students prepare for college. Developed in collaboration with The Princeton Review, Student Smart consists of citywide seminars and New SAT, PSAT, and ACT Practice Test sessions, conducted by The Princeton Review Instructors in LAPL Branches/Central Library. Seminar topics will include:

• A Philosophy of Learning
• How to Take Notes
• Preparing for Examinations
• Financial Aid
• Test Taking Strategies
• College Application Process
• Common College Admission Myths

 
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After-School Computer Aides
Specially trained aides instruct students (elementary through high school) on how to use the computers and printers, and how to use the Library's databases and the Internet to complete school research assignments. They guide young people to electronic information resources that are appropriate to their age and level of learning, and help them build important technical skills in the process. Library computer aides are required to be proficient in English, math, and computers; most are bilingual.
 
The Foundation's goal is to have an After-school Computer Aide in each branch library.

 
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he Vermont Square Branch, built in 1913 with monies donated by the Carnegie Foundation, is the first library building actually owned by the Los Angeles Public Library. Until the time that the Vermont Square Branch was built, all other library branches and facilities, including the Central Library, were housed in rented quarters.