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The Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) is an independent special-purpose library district serving the 69,843 residents〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Libraries in the United States Survey )〕 of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California. PVLD is governed by an elected Board of Library Trustees that consists of five members who voluntarily serve without monetary compensation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Board of Trustees )〕 PVLD's three libraries - Peninsula Center Library, Malaga Cove Library, and Miraleste Library - serve the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Locations )〕 In 2010, the three branches of the PVLD recorded a door-count of 653,481 people, and circulated 837,386 items out of their collection of 336,000+ items.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Libraries in the United States Survey )〕 The district employs 81 employees as of March 2007 (37 full-time and 44 part-time). ==Services offered== PVLD's website〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Website )〕 offers access to a wealth of information including historic photos of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, information about early Japanese farmers on the Peninsula,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=40 Families Project )〕 databases and full-text magazine and newspaper articles,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Online Resources )〕 downloadable audio and e-books,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District eBook Collection )〕 and information about upcoming events and programs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Events Calendar )〕 It offers interlibrary loans〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District ILL Services )〕 and a passport acceptance agency.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Passport Services )〕 The Peninsula Center Library has notary public staff.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Palos Verdes Library District Notary Public Services )〕 PVLD partners with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District to improve the quality of education for Palos Verdes students, as well as the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to support local businesses, and other local organizations to enhance the quality of life on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palos Verdes Library District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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