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Long Beach BRIEFS: Library Offers Ancestry Resources, Reward For Desecration Of MLK Statue and FY Budget

LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Public Library will be showcasing a different digital resource each month via tits website and social media pages. July kicks it off with Ancestry Library Edition, a resource that can be used to gather information about one’s genealogy and family history.

The easy-to-use Ancestry Library Edition is stocked with billions of records, such as Census data, city directories, cemeteries, wills, probate, immigration information and more to help an individual learn about their roots. In addition to this resource, LBPL also offers digitized newspaper archives that can be especially useful for family historians.

LBPL card holders can access Ancestry Library Edition on-site at any of the open library locations, or log in from a personal device through the Library’s website. Remote access to the tool will remain available through December 31, 2021. All Digital Library resources are available to LBPL card holders free of charge.  

Details: 562-570-7500; lbpl.org

 

Anti-Defamation League Donates Funds To Find Those Responsible For Desecrating MLK Statue

LONG BEACH — Long Beach City Council July16, unanimously approved to apply a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of the individuals responsible for the desecration of Martin Luther King Jr statue on July 2. The Anti-Defamation League donated an additional $3,000 to make the total reward $8,000.  

Anyone with information about the statue desecration is encouraged to immediately contact the LBPD Violent Crimes Detail at 562-570-7250, or  lacrimestoppers.org.

 

Long Beach Unveils Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

LONG BEACH — The City of Long Beach July 16, unveiled its Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) Budget. The Proposed FY 22 Budget is $3 billion and continues the tradition of providing a diverse array of services addressing the City Council’s priorities while emphasizing good financial management and policies.  The Proposed FY 22 Budget maintains these services at the FY 21 level

Details: www.longbeach.gov/-proposed-fiscal-year-2022-budget/ 

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