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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 Zines Begins!

Looking to express your creativity this summer?

  • Date: 06/07/2025  (all day)

Looking to express your creativity this summer? Starting June 7, you're invited to stop by any Newport Beach library to pick up a free Zine Creation Packet. Each packet contains paper and a marker/brush pen for you to use to create your zine. Feel free to add your own photos, drawings, or magazine clippings. For Teens and Adults.

Return your finished zine to the library by July 18 to receive five free black and white copies of your zine to share with your friends or other zine lovers. Participants can pick up their original zine plus five copies starting Tuesday, August 5. Your zine will be sent to the location you check on your submission form. If no location is selected, pickup will be at Central.

Bonus to celebrate your creativity, join us for a Zine Share! Adults (18+) are invited to our It’s a Wrap…Party & Zine Share on Tuesday, August 5 at 6 p.m. 

Teens (7th-12th grade) are invited  to our Teen Summer Zine Swap on Wednesday, August 7 at 7 p.m.

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 via submission form to facilitate zine pickup only. We will do our best to return your original work to you intact, but there’s always the chance they could get bent or torn.

 

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