Covina Public Library

Our goal is to provide information and materials to the community, be responsive to residents’ needs, and to encourage library use as a community center.

The Covina Reading Room and Library Association, started by private subscription, opened its doors on May 10, 1897. On Sep...tember 26, 1903, the city's local paper, The Covina Argus, reported a "special meeting of the trustees of the Covina City Library [...] to consider the wisdom of asking Mr. Carnegie for a subscription of $6,000 for the erection of a public library building. All the...