City News
City Hall Open for Essential Services; Phone, Email Transactions Encouraged
City Hall and the Police Department will remain open to the public for essential services during the immediate COVID-19 (coronavirus) response, with social distancing measures in place.
25th Anniversary Celebration Begins
Newport Beach Public Library will mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Central Library with special programs and festivities throughout the year, culminating in the week long celebration July 7-13, 2019.
NBPL Named STAR Library
The Board of Library Trustees is pleased to announce that Newport Beach Public Library was once again named as a Star Library in a national ranking compiled by “Library Journal.”
Friends Present Gift of $116,377.
The Friends of the Library presented City and Library officials with a check on "Giving Tuesday."
Kanopy Kids offers free streaming video for children
The Library recently added Kanopy Kids to its eBranch Resources. Kanopy Kids offers thoughtful entertainment for children aged preschool and up.
Test Proctoring Services
Are you taking an exam for correspondence, distance learning or other courses which require a proctor?
Friends of the Library Donate $250,000
Hard work and dedication results in huge donation from Friends of the Library.
Bistro Express Now Open Sundays
Enjoy a cup of coffee, lunch or afternoon snack at Bistro Express in the Central Library.
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Tags: Adventure, Family, Action
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tags: Classics, Historical Fiction, Marriage
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Tags: Historical Fiction, Family Saga, Moving
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Tags: Romance, Love Triangles, Fantasy
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Tags: Classics, Sisters, Romance
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Tags: Adventure, Historical Fiction, Sea Stories
It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Tags: Nonfiction, Mental Illness, Humor
An Elephant in My Kitchen by Francoise Malby-Anthony
Tags: Autobiographies, South Africa, Wildlife Refuge
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Tags: Classics, Communism, Leadership
Internment by Samira Amhed
Tags: Diversity, Dystopia, Revolutionaries
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Murder
Leprechauns, Unicorns, and Mark Kurrian by Curtis L. Cornell
Tags: Fantasy