August 10, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  Leslie Unger - (310) 247-3090
                         lunger@oscars.org

Academy Library to
Keep Longer Hours

Beverly Hills, CA — To better serve its numerous patrons, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Margaret Herrick Library is extending its public hours one day a week. Beginning August 15, the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The longer hours are in response to requests from the library’s users, who indicated in a survey that additional time later in the day would be beneficial, particularly for those who work or attend school on a full-time basis.

“We hope the extended hours enhance the convenience for people who already know about and utilize the library,” said Library Director Linda Harris Mehr. “It would also be wonderful if new users, who might not otherwise be able to take advantage of our resources, would now be able to do so.”

The Margaret Herrick Library is one of the world’s most extensive and comprehensive research collections on the subject of motion pictures. Founded in 1928 as the Research Library and later named after a former Academy librarian and longtime executive director, the Herrick counts among its holdings more than 32,000 books; 1,800 periodical titles; 75,000 screenplays; 200,000 clipping files; 30,000 posters; lobby cards, pressbooks and other advertising ephemera; over 8 million photographs; over 1,000 manuscript and other special collections relating to prominent industry individuals, studios and organizations; sheet music, music scores and sound recordings; production and costume sketches; artifacts; and oral histories.

A valid I.D. is required for entrance to the Herrick and access to materials, which are non-circulating and for on-site reference use only. Hours on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays remain unchanged: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The library is closed on Wednesdays and weekends.

Since 1992, the Margaret Herrick Library has been located at 333 South La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills, in a renovated former water treatment facility that has won national awards for adaptive reuse.

For more information, visit www.oscars.org or call 310-247-3000, ext. 201.

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