Welcome to our beautiful Westport Heights Library

Westport Heights Elementary School opened its new two room state of the art Wonder of Reading Library in 2001. Thanks to funds raised from our Booster Club and a matching grant from the Wonder of Reading organization, our library is now a vibrant focal point for our school. The Wonder of Reading is a non profit organization whose purpose is to inspire the love of reading. Their mission is to have a specific impact on reading in Southern California elementary schools. For more information on this organization, go to: http://www.wonderofreading.org/
We are seeking volunteers to read one-on-one with students in the Library. These struggling readers need guidance and friendship from someone like you. After a three-hour training session, we match each volunteer with one student, and they work together for the school year. Volunteers work with students one hour every week during school hours. If you are interested in volunteering, Click here.
Library Staff
Janet Evans Library Aide
Margaret Emmons Library Assistant
Library Telephone: 310-645-5611
Library Hours: 8:00am – 2:30pm, Monday Through Friday.

The library is also open before school, during recess and lunch and after school on early release days.
Your child’s class will visit the Library every week on an assigned day. Pre-K through 3rd grades will have 30 minutes and have a story read to them before checking out a book. 4th and 5th grades will have 45 minutes to use the Library for research, as well as checking out books.
  Library Policy
  • Only students with parent permission letters on file may check out a book.
  • The maximum number of books that may be checked out by each student is as follows:
    -Pre K – 1st grade students may check out 1 book
    -2nd & 3rd grade students may check out 2 books.
    -4th & 5th grade students may check out 3 books.
    Books are checked out for 1 week and can be renewed if needed.
  • Students will not be allowed to check out additional books if they have an overdue book still out.
  • Parents are expected to pay the replacement price for any lost or damaged library book.

Vision Statement
The Library Media Center program is an enriching atmosphere with up to date technology that promotes reading, listening, viewing and interacting with the world. This Center is to be a place for endless adventures from book to book. Through consistency, respect and working together to protect the library’s resources, we can inspire Westport Height’s students for generations to come.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Westport Heights Library Media Center is to promote intellectual excellence for our students. Parents and community, through a state-of-the-art, fully-stocked media center. All students, family and community will have equal access to a full-range of books, which will foster enthusiasm and appreciation for reading and learning.
Westport Heights Elementary School
  
6011 West 79th St. Los Angeles CA
Principal Karen G. Long:
Phone (310) 645-5611 Fax (310) 645-4258