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About

The Newport Beach Public Library is the cultural heart of the community, serving more than one million patrons each year. We are an essential provider of books, information, and technology, through the Central Library and our three branches: Mariners, Balboa, and Corona del Mar.

Hours and Locations

Addresses, phone numbers, maps, and hours for NBPL locations

How to Get a Library Card

Information about getting a card

About Newport Beach

General information about the City of Newport Beach

History of the Newport Beach Public Library

The Newport Beach Public Library has a long history of service to the community

Board of Library Trustees

Information about the governing board of the library

Library Policies

Rules for using the Newport Beach Public Library

Literacy Services

Project Adult Literacy is located on the lower level of the Central Library, and provides services for adults seeking to improve their English reading and writing skills

Cultural Arts

The Cultural Arts Division of the Newport Beach Public Library, with guidance and support by the Newport Beach City Arts Commission, brings cultural and arts programming to the community

Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library fund children's programs, Sunday Musicales, and other library programs through used book sales and donations

NBPL Foundation

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation funds valuable library resources and services, and presents a variety of literary programs design to engage the community

News & Press

News releases, facts & figures, photos, and other information helpful in preparing articles about NBPL and upcoming events

Contact Us

Get in touch with us via email, phone, or mail

Summer Zine Exchange

  • Date: 07/01/2023  (all day)
  • Introduction: Hello and welcome to the Newport Beach Public Library’s Third Annual Summer Zine Exchange!

Summer Zine Exchange. Pick up a free Zine Creation Packet at your local NBPL location. We will make copies of your zine to share with others in the exchange, and you will all be able to pick up your own personal library of new zines in Aufgust!

We are so excited that you have decided to create something to share with others!

The Zine Exchange process:

  1. Pick up a zine creation packet at your local Newport Beach Public Library location
  2. Use the included paper and marker/brush pen (and your own photos, drawings, magazine clippings, or whatever else you’d like) to create a zine
  3. Return your completed zine and submission form in the supplied baggie to any NBPL locations by July 31st 2023 (no need to staple them, we can do that for you; and the marker/brush pen is yours to keep!)
  4. The library will make (black and white/grayscale) copies of your zine and put them in other people’s bags, and their zines in yours
  5. You can pick up your new zine collection starting August 15th, 2023 (your zine will be sent to the location you checked on your submission form, if none is selected, we will have it at Central)

Additional information:

You retain all rights to your own work. The library will only make and distribute copies of your zine for this event.

To respect your privacy, your name will not be attached to your zine by the library. We are collecting names only to help find your baggie of stuff when you come pick it up… feel free to use a pseudonym, but include your name in your zine if you want!

We will do our best to return your original work to you along with your new zines, but there’s always the chance they could get bent or torn.
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