Library - Pauma Tribe Community

The Pauma AA’Alvikat Library: Empowering Knowledge and Community Growth

Enriching Minds, Uniting Communities

The Pauma AA’Alvikat Library exists for the benefit of the Pauma/Yuima Band of Luiseno Indians and the surrounding tribal community, Non-tribal community, of all ages, for personal enrichment, enjoyment and educational needs. The library is dedicated to providing practical access to all forms of information and cultivating the desire to learn in people of all ages.

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Diverse Collection

Explore our collection of 5000+ items, including adult, children, and juvenile fiction and nonfiction, as well as videos. We also have a reference collection and a special collection focusing on American Indian, California Indian, and Local and California History. Access our catalog online to find books and reference materials. Visit the Pauma AA’Alvikat Library online here.

Community Engagement

Join us in community activities, including literacy classes, a native tribal garden, computer classes, archives, and a college-level Native American book collection. We also offer tutoring, personal finance classes, cultural classes, and more, all aimed at enhancing our community's well-being.

Library Growth

Discover our journey from a single-room library in the late 1980s to our current four-room building with full-time staff. We extend our gratitude to Tribal and General Council members, Palomar Community College, California State University, San Marcos, San Diego County Libraries, tribal communities, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services for their support in our growth.

Discover the Pauma
Library Experience

Connecting Community, Fostering
Growth, and Expressing Gratitude

From the late 1980s to now the Pauma Library has grown with the tribe. Originally housed in one room that acted as a college classroom, library, afterschool program, and counselor’s office, the library now occupies a four-room building with full-time staff serving the tribe. Early volunteers and workers paved the way for the operation that exists now.

The library is grateful to the Tribal and General Council members who have supported the library throughout its history. Without the vital participation of Palomar Community College, California State University, San Marcos and San Diego County Libraries, surrounding tribal communities, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services, none of the growth present could have taken place