Earthquake: The Long Road Back : Where to Get Help : A Guide to Coping With The Quake : Directory

* Disaster Hot Line

(800) 525-0321

TDD (800) 660-8005

This number has been set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for general information.

* FEMA Telephone Registration Line: (800-462-9029

TDD (800) 462-7585

The FEMA lines are available 24 hours a day. Registrants can choose to apply over the phone or by visiting one of the Disaster Aid Centers. Be prepared to provide your name, address, Social Security number and those of other occupants in house at the time of quake. Several languages are spoken on both these lines, including Spanish.

* Los Angeles Housing Department

(213) 847-RENT and (800) 994-4444

For assistance on relocations and repairs.

* Structure inspections

The City of Los Angeles has set up special hotlines to call for inspections of quake-related damage. All these numbers are in the (213) area code: 237-0920, 237-0921 and 237-1487 and 485-1936, 485-1937, 485-1938, 485-7091, 485-7092, 485-7093, and 485-8573. These numbers are good for people in the 818 and 310 area codes.

* Street lights

If street lights are still out in your area or if lights are damaged, call the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting at (800) 303-5267.

* City volunteer help line

(213) 847-3125.

Disaster Aid Centers For those who wish to volunteer their goods or services and for people needing the assistance of volunteers.

These FEMA application centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily until further notice. Other centers will be opened in coming days. Those who have suffered losses may obtain local, state and federal assistance by visiting the center nearest them. Programs are being offered to cover earthquake losses to homes, personal property, and businesses not covered by insurance or other aid programs.

* Crenshaw

Department of Water and Power

4030 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles 90008

* Fillmore

St. Francis Catholic Church Community Hall

1058 Ventura St., Fillmore 93016

* Hollywood/Fairfax

Hollywood Recreation Center

1122 Cole Ave., Hollywood 90038

* Northridge/Granada Hills

Winnetka Recreation Center

8401 Winnetka Ave., Northridge 91306

* Panorama City/Sunland

Stonehurst Recreation Center

9901 Dronfield Ave., Los Angeles 91352

* Reseda/Tarzana

Balboa Recreation Center

17015 Burbank Blvd., Tarzana 91316

* Santa Clarita/Saugus

Canyon Country Park

17615 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita 91351

* Santa Monica

Retail Space

1431-33 2nd St., Santa Monica 90401

* Sherman Oaks

Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Park

14201 Huston St.

Sherman Oaks 91423

* Sherman Oaks/Van Nuys

Van Nuys Recreation Center

14301 Vanowen Ave., Van Nuys 91405

* Simi Valley

Sycamore Drive Community Center

1692 Sycamore Dr., Simi Valley 93065

* South Central

Kedren Community Mental Health Center

4211 S. Avalon Blvd.

Los Angeles

This center will be open from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and thereafter from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

* Sylmar/San Fernando

Sylmar Recreation Center

12109 Borden Ave., Sylmar 91342

Shelters The National Guard has set up tents at these locations:

* Lanark Recreation Center, 21816 Lanark St., Canoga Park (2,500 people)

* Winnetka Recreation Center, 8401 Winnetka, Los Angeles (600 people)

* Valley Plaza Park, 12240 Archwood St., North Hollywood (1,000 people)

* Reseda Park, 18411 Victory Blvd., Reseda (1,000 people)

* Balboa Park, 17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino (1,000 people)

* West Valley Park, 6701 Wilbur St., Reseda (600 people).

* Red Cross hot line: 213-739-4543

For getting or offering assistance. Red Cross shelters can provide food, blankets, some medical care and cots for an overnight stay. The Salvation Army shelters also provide food and a place to stay.

* Red Cross emergency centers:

* Birmingham High School, 17000 Haynes St., Van Nuys

* Canyon High School, 19300 W. Nadal St., Santa Clarita

* Church on the Way, 14434 Sherman Way, Van Nuys

* Fairfax High School, 7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles

* Glendale Armory, 100 Colorado Ave., Glendale

* Granada Hills High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave., Granada Hills

* Hollywood High School, 1521 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles

* Jackie Robinson Center, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena

* Le Conte Junior High School, 1316 N. Bronson Ave., Los Angeles

* Los Angeles Community College, 855 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles

* Manual Arts High School, 4131 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles

* Mason Recreation Center, 10400 Mason Ave., Chatsworth

* McCambridge Recreation Center, 1515 Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank

* Newhall Park Center, Boys and Girls Club, 24909 N. Newhall Ave., Santa Clarita

* Newhall Senior Center, 22900 Market Ave., Santa Clarita

* Piru Elementary School, 3811 E. Center Street, Piru

* Royal High School, 1402 Royal Ave., Simi Valley

* San Cayetano Middle School, 514 Mountain View Ave., Fillmore

* San Fernando High School, 11133 O’Melveny Ave., San Fernando

* San Fernando Recreation Center, 208 Park Ave., San Fernando

* Santa Monica Community College, 17th and Pearl streets, Santa Monica

* Santa Monica Park, 14th Street and Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica

* Saugus High School, 21900 W. Centurion Way, Saugus

* Sepulveda Recreation Center, 8801 Kester Ave., Sepulveda

* Shepherd of the Hills, 19700 Rinaldi St., Porter Ranch

* Sylmar High School, 13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar

* Van Nuys High School, 6525 Cedros Ave., Van Nuys

* Veterans Memorial Building, 511 2nd St., Fillmore

* Wilson Junior High School, 1221 Monterey Road, Glendale

Salvation Army Hot Lines:

* (800) 725-9005

* (213) 380-9729 (Spanish)

This 24-hour hot line is for referrals to shelter and food for quake victims, as well as credit card donations.

Salvation Army shelter locations:

* Hollywood Corps, 5941 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

* San Fernando Valley Corps, 14917 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys

* L.A. Salvation Army Central, 860 W. 9th St. (Spanish services)

* Burbank Corps, 300 E. Angelino St., Burbank

* Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Cyn. Blvd., Canoga Park

* Glendale Corps., 320 W. Windsor Road, Glendale

* Young Israel of Beverly Hills synagogue

8701 Pico Blvd., east of Robertson Boulevard. Call 310-275-3020.

Water Water will be available from 7 a.m. to midnight at the following locations. Recipients must bring their own clean containers. There is no limit; trucks refill and return to sites throughout the day.

* Canoga Park Elementary School, 7438 Topanga Cyn. Rd., Canoga Park

* Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park

* Chatsworth Convalescent Home, 10610 Owensmouth Ave., Chatsworth

* Chatsworth High School, 10027 Lurline Ave., Chatsworth

* Cleveland High School, 8140 Vanalden Ave., Reseda

* El Camino Real High School, 5440 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills

* Fillmore High School, 555 Central Ave., Fillmore.

* Granada Hills High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave., Granada Hills

* Kennedy High School, 11254 Gothic Ave., Granada Hills

* San Fernando High School, 11133 O’Melveny Ave., San Fernando

* Sylmar High School, 13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar

* Taft High School, 5461 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills

* Woodley Avenue Park, 6350 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys

* Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar

Ice trucks will make rounds today between 11:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. at four locations:

* Chatsworth High School, 10027 Lurline Ave., Chatsworth

* Granada Hills High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave., Granada Hills

* Kennedy High School, 11254 Gothic Ave., Granada Hills

* Sylmar High School, 13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar

Free bottled water will be distributed today at 18330 Lemarsh Ave., Northridge, and at the Salvation Army, 14917 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys.

Portable Toilets The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has portable toilets at the following locations:

* Chatsworth High School, 10027 Lurline Ave., Chatsworth

* Granada Hills High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave., Granada Hills

* Kennedy High School, 11254 Gothic Ave., Granada Hills

* Sylmar High School, 13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar

* Balboa Mission Shopping Center, Granada Hills

* Devonshire and Reseda Shopping Center in Northridge

* Glenoaks and Bledsoe Shopping Center in Sylmar

Schools * Los Angeles Unified School District

Public information lines:

(213) 625-4000 (English)

(213) 625-4643 (Spanish)

Other phones:

Elementary schools: (818) 997-2550

Junior high schools: (818) 904-2036

High schools: (213) 742-7501

A total of 97 schools in the West San Fernando Valley will be closed indefinitely because of quake damage. Parts of these campuses may open next week as inspections continue.

The following list is subject to change. For more information, parents should call their children’s school.

* Addams Continuation High*

* Aggeler High*

* Andasol Avenue Elementary*

* Aliso Continuation High*

* Bassett Street Elementary*

* Balboa Boulevard Magnet: major cleanup, no significant structural damage

* Beckford Avenue Elementary*

* Bertrand Avenue Elementary*

* Birmingham High*

* Blythe Street Elementary*

* Broadous Elementary*

* Calabash Street Elementary:damage in auditorium

* Calahan Street Elementary*

* Calvert Street Elementary*

* Canoga Park Elementary: flooded rooms

* Canoga Park High*

* Cantara Street Elementary*

* Capistrano Avenue Elementary*

* Castlebay Lane Elementary: major cracks, main building hit hard

* Chatsworth High*

* Chatsworth Park Elementary: one building off foundation, vandalism

* Cleveland High*

* Columbus Middle: water main broken, cracks in buildings

* Danube Elementary: major structural damage

* Darby Avenue Elementary: no apparent structural damage

* Dearborn Street Elementary: broken plaster, no apparent serious damage

* El Camino Real High and Community Adult: major damage, buckled floors

* El Oro Way Elementary*

* Einstein Continuation High*

* Encino Elementary: serious cracks in classroom

* Emelita Street Elementary*

* Frost Middle: two buildings flooded, two bridges unsafe

* Fulbright Avenue Elementary*

* Gault Street Elementary*

* Germain Street Elementary*

* Gledhill Street Elementary*

* Granada Elementary: cracks in walls, tiles down

* Granada Hills High*

* Grey Continuation High*

* Hale Middle: stairways cracked, ceiling tiles down

* Hamlin Street Elementary: major cracks, asbestos tile down

* Hart Street Elementary: walls down

* Haskell Elementary*

* Henry Middle: structural damage, water damage

* Holmes Middle: possible structural damage

* Independence Continuation High*

* Justice Street Elementary: cracks in auditorium, major cleanup

* Kennedy High and Community Adult: extensive structural damage

* Lawrence Middle: four bungalows off foundations, light fixtures down

* Leichman High: school unsafe

* Lemay Street Elementary: cafeteria flooded

* Leonis Continuation High*

* Limerick Avenue Elementary: apparent structural damage

* Lockhurst Drive Elementary*

* Lokrantz Special Education Center: serious damage on campus

* Lorne Street Elementary*

* Lull Street Elementary: cracks in auditorium

* Mayall Street Elementary*

* Melvin Avenue Elementary: apparent structural damage

* Miller High: buckling hallways and walls.

* Monroe High*

* Mulholland Middle: multipurpose room not usable

* Napa Street Elementary: light fixtures down

* Nestle Avenue Elementary*

* Nevada Avenue Elementary*

* Nobel Middle: multipurpose room and gym closed

* Northridge Middle*

* Owensmouth Continuation High*

* Parkman Middle: science storeroom damaged

* Parthenia Street Elementary*

* Pomelo Drive Elementary: major damage to lunch area, cracks in hallway

* Porter Middle: covered eating area condemned, water damage

* Reseda Elementary: major damage, sidewalk separated

* Reseda High and Community Adult: gym and auditorium closed

* Serrania Avenue Elementary*

* Shirley Avenue Elementary*

* Stagg Street Elementary*

* Stoney Point Continuation High*

* Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary: water leaks in kitchen

* Superior Street Elementary: apparent structural damage

* Sutter Middle: Structural damage to cafeteria, shift in walkways

* Taft High*

* Tarzana Elementary: one of the most damaged schools, bridge near school closed

* Thoreau Continuation High*

* Topanga Elementary*

* Topeka Drive Elementary*

* Tulsa Street Elementary*

* Valerio Street Elementary*

* Valley Alternative: Bungalow moved away from steps

* Van Gogh Street Elementary*

* Vanalden Avenue Elementary: light fixtures, major power line down

* Vintage Street Elementary*

* Welby Way Elementary: cracks in wall, ceiling tiles down

* West Granada Continuation High*

* West Valley Occupational Center: major structural damage

* Wilbur Avenue Elementary*

* Winnetka Avenue Elementary: foundation cracks, light fixtures down

* Woodlake Elementary*

* Woodlands Hills Elementary: no water

* Damage report unavailable

* Acton-Agua Dulce School District

Reopening Monday.

* Castaic Union School District

Reopening Monday.

* Culver City School District

All campuses open.

* Beverly Hills Unified School District

All campuses open.

* William S. Hart Union High School District

Hart High and Placerita Junior High schools are closed until further notice. Canyon and Saugus High schools will reopen Monday and Tuesday with a minimum day schedule from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Arroyo Seco and Sierra Vista Junior High schools will reopen Monday and Tuesday with a minimum day schedule from 8:05 a.m. to noon. The Learning Post and Bowman High School will reopen Monday with a regular schedule. All adult school and ROP programs are canceled until further notice.

* Simi Valley Unified School District

Most schools will reopen Monday. For updated information, call (805) 520-6500.

* Fillmore Unified School District

All campuses open.

* Las Virgenes Unified School District

All campuses open.

* Los Angeles Archdiocese

Decisions to open will be made on a school-by-school basis for elementary. All high schools open except Alemany in Mission Hills and St. Genevieve’s in Panorama City. For information, call the individual schools or (213) 251-3300.

* Adat Ari El

Open.

* Coutin School

Reopening Monday.

* Landmark West School

Reopening Monday.

* Meadow Oaks School

Reopening Monday.

* Newhall School District

Reopening Monday.

* Notre Dame High School

Reopening Monday from 8 to 11 a.m.

* Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Reopening Monday.

* Saugus Union School District

All schools reopening Monday except Rosedell Elementary, which is expected to reopen Wednesday.

* Seeds University Elementary School

This school on the UCLA campus is open.

* Sulphur Springs School District

Reopening Monday.

* Temple Israel of Hollywood

Reopening Monday.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

* California State University, Northridge

Closed until Feb. 14.

* California State University, Los Angeles

All classes in session.

* Los Angeles Community College District

Mission College in Sylmar will reopen Monday.

Pierce College in Woodland Hills will reopen Monday.

* Learning Tree University

Classes at the Chatsworth campus of this private, nonprofit university will resume Tuesday. Students can call (818) 882-5599 for rescheduling information.

* UCLA

All classes in session.

* USC

All classes in session.

* California Institute of the Arts, Valencia

Classes resume Monday.

* College of the Canyons

Scheduled to reopen on Jan. 31.

Utilities / Other Services * Southern California Gas Co.

(800) 427-2200

This is a special 24-hour service line to request service restoration or suspected leaks. Or you may call the number of your local gas company office found on your gas bill, or in the white pages of the your telephone directory. These walk-in emergency service centers are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday:

* Granada Hills High School, 10535 Zelzah Ave., Los Angeles

* K mart parking lot at Plummer Street and Corbin Avenue, Northridge

* Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation Building, 1692 Sycamore St., Simi Valley.

* San Fernando Recreation Center, 208 Park Avenue, San Fernando

* Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita

* St. Francis Church, 1048 Ventura St., Fillmore

In addition, these gas company offices will be open today from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

* Santa Monica, 1228 5th St.

* Crenshaw, 3288 W. Slauson Ave.

* Hollywood, 1811 N. Hillhurst Ave.

Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday:

* Van Nuys, 6470 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite D

* GTE

Customers may call these numbers for service information:

* (800) 483-4000 (residential customers)

* (800) 483-5000 (business customers)

* (800) 483-7724 (Spanish)

For quake victims, GTE has established three phone bank centers where people can go to make calls:

* San Fernando Recreation Park, 208 Park Ave., San Fernando

* LAPD, Foothill Division, 12760 Osborne St., Pacoima

* GTE Building, 510 Park Ave., San Fernando

GTE is waiving monthly charges for 90 days for people displaced by the quake and is also providing boxes and bags for storage purposes at Red Cross shelter locatiuons. In addition, GTE is offering a variety of free services to people displaced by the quake, including remote call forwarding, voice mail or transfer of service to a new location.

* Pacific Bell

Free voice mail and call forwarding is available for customers displaced by the quake. To order voice mail, call:

* (800) 273-7000, Ext. 345 (residential customers)

* (800) 540-8020 (business customers)

To order call forwarding, call:

* (800) 371-2355

* Southern California Edison Co.

Customers whose homes were destroyed will not be billed for electricity used between their last bill and the quake, and are asked to call (800) 643-0517 with service questions.

Customers facing less severe hardships can take advantage of several special payment arrangements and are asked to contact Edison at the phone number listed in the right-hand corner of their bill or the regional number.

* Department of Water and Power

Electric service has been restored. Customers with service problems should call:

* (818) DIAL DWP

* Outside the 818 area code: (800) DIAL DWP

Pets * L.A. Department of Animal Regulation

East Valley Animal Care and Control

13131 Sherman Way

North Hollywood

(818) 764-7061

* West Valley Animal Care and Control

20655 Plummer St.

Chatsworth

(818) 882-8800

In the Santa Clarita Valley:

* L.A. County Animal Care and Control Center

31044 Charlie Canyon Road

Castaic

(805) 257-3100

In western L.A. County and Thousand Oaks:

* L.A. County Animal Care and Control

Agoura Animal Shelter

29525 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills

(818) 991-0071

Donations * Blood donations:

Donating blood takes about an hour. Persons wishing to donate should be at least 18 years old, weigh more than 110 pounds and be in good health. For blood donation sites:

* American Red Cross (800) 974-2113

* Red Cross

The American Red Cross is accepting monetary donations only. Make check to “Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.”

* Los Angeles Chapter

American Red Cross

2700 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles 90057

* Salvation Army

Assistance and credit card donations: (800) 725-9005. Mail monetary donations to:

* Los Angeles Salvation Army Central,

900 W. 9th St.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

* Catholic Charities

Earthquake Disaster Fund

1400 W. 9th St.

Los Angeles 90015

(213) 251-3400

* Operation USA

Accepting money for long-term assistance to community organizations damaged in the earthquake and soliciting corporate gifts in bulk.

* 8320 Melrose Ave., Suite 200

Los Angeles 90069

(800) 678-7255

* World Vision

Accepting donations for neighborhood cleanup and recovery programs.

World Vision Earthquake Relief Fund

P.O. Box 1131

Pasadena, CA 91311

* Shell Oil Co.

Distributing free water, non-perishable food and other necessities to earthquake victims at a relief tent at 19040 Vanowen St., Reseda.

* West Los Angeles Community Organization Emergency Response Team

Accepting blankets at Stoner Park, corner of Nebraska and Stoner Avenues, West Los Angeles.

* Direct Relief International

Collaborating with disaster response agencies throughout Southern California to provide emergency first aid and surgical items to major hospitals in the San Fernando Valley. Send donations to:

Direct Relief International

27 S. La Patera Lane

Santa Barbara, CA 93117-3251

* Brotherhood Commission

An arm of the California Southern Baptist Convention; coordinates mass feeding, child care and cleanup efforts. Accepting monetary donations only. Make checks to:

Brotherhood Commission-Disaster Relief Fund

1548 Poplar Ave.

Memphis, TN 38104

(901) 272-2461

* Seventh-day Adventist Church donated goods hot line, (800) 253-3000

* United Way of Greater Los Angeles

Make check out to “United Way Earthquake Relief Fund,”

621 South Virgil Ave.

Los Angeles 90005

(818) 445-6300

* Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles

6505 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles 90048

(800) 385-9065

* California Community Foundation

Donations will be directed to nonprofit organizations working in the areas of community health, counseling and transitional living. Make checks payable to:

L.A. Earthquake Recovery Fund

606 S. Olive St.

Suite 2400

Los Angeles 90014

* Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

Accepting financial donations as well as canned or non-perishable food items to distribute to other charities for quake victims.

1734 E. 41st St.

Los Angeles 90058

(213) 234-3030

Counseling Among the groups providing counseling or referrals to counseling for earthquake victims:

* University of Southern California

The human relations center at USC is offering free and low-cost counseling for individuals and families traumatized by the earthquake. Information: (213) 740-1600.

* L.A. County Dept. of Mental Heath

(800) 854-7771 has been set up as a toll-free information and referral hot line for people who have been emotionally affected by the earthquake. In addition, county centers are offering free counseling to victims.

* West Valley Mental Health Center

8101 Sepulveda Blvd.

Van Nuys

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays

* Santa Monica West Mental Health Center

1525 Euclid St.

Santa Monica

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays

(310) 458-2400

* Las Encinas Hospital

Pasadena

(800) 443-5744 is a line for earthquake victims only, staffed 24 hours a day.

* Antioch Counseling Center

13274 Fiji Way, fourth floor

Marina del Rey

* Catholic Charities

(213) 251-3400

For counseling and referrals; 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays.

* Jewish Family Service of Greater Los Angeles

Providing crisis counseling or referrals on a non-sectarian basis.

(213) 852-7723

* Pine Grove Hospital and Mental Health Center

7011 Shoup Ave. Canoga Park

Offering food, shelter and free initial counseling.

Insurance These are special numbers for policyholders affected by Monday’s quake. Try to call your agent first.

* Aetna: (800) 238-6225

* Allstate: (800) 755-4126

Allstate is opening mobile catastrophe centers to serve quake victims. The centers are at 21040 Califa St. in Woodland Hills and 16800 Devonshire St. in Granada Hills.

* Automobile Club of Southern California: (800) 672-5246

* Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.: (800) 562-4822

* Cal-Vet Home Loans: (800) 221-8998

* Cigna Property & Casualty: (800) 421-2471

* Crusader Insurance Co.: (800) 669-9800

* Farmers Group of Insurance Companies: (800) 543-5736.

* Firemen’s Fund: (800) 548-HELP

* Home Insurance Group: (800) 366-6653

* ITT Hartford Insurance Group: (800) 243-5860

* Kemper National Insurance: (800) 833-0355

* Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.: (800) 500-7881, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and (800) 526-1547 after 4:30 weekdays and weekends.

* State Farm Insurance: (800) SF-CLAIM

* Safeco Insurance Co. of America: (800) 452-7117

* T.I.G. (formerly Transamerica Insurance Group): (800) 241-2541

* 20th Century Insurance: (800) 443-3100

* USAA: (800) 531-8222

Libraries Twenty-three of the branches of the Los Angeles Public Library will be closed until further notice. For recorded information about when libraries will reopen, call(213) 228-7000.

* Baldwin Hills Branch, 2906 S. La Brea Ave.

* Canoga Park Branch, 7260 Owensmouth Ave.

* Chatsworth Branch, 21052 Devonshire St.

* Eagle Rock Branch, 5027 Casper Ave.

* Encino-Tarzana Branch, 18231 Ventura Blvd.

* Fairfax Branch, 161 S. Gardner St.

* Goldwyn-Hollywood Branch, 1623 N. Ivar Ave.

* Granada Hills Branch, 10640 Petit Ave.

* Junipero Serra Branch, 4301 S. Figueroa St.

* Los Feliz Branch, 1939 1/2 Hillhurst Ave.

* North Hollywood Branch, 5211 Tujunga Ave.

* Northridge Branch, 9051 Darby Ave.

* Pacoima Branch, 13605 Van Nuys Blvd.

* Sherman Oaks Branch, 14245 Moorpark St.

* Studio City Branch, 4400 Babcock Ave.

* Sylmar Branch, 13059 Van Nuys Blvd.

* Valley Plaza Branch, 12311 Vanowen St.

* Van Nuys Branch, 6250 Sylmar Avenue Mall.

* Vernon Branch, 4504 S. Central Ave.

* West Los Angeles Branch, 11360 Santa Monica Blvd.

* Will and Ariel Durant Branch, 1403 N. Gardner St.

* Woodland Hills Branch, 22200 Ventura Blvd.

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