When you enter the doors of The Paley Archive at the Beverly Hills Public Library, you will find a vibrant cultural destination where families, students, scholars, artists, and the creative community can explore and engage with the living history of media through the archive and enjoy a robust schedule of year-round entertaining and educational events. 

The Paley Archive—The Paley Center for Media's permanent collection of over 160,000 television and radio programs and advertisements, often referred to as a national treasure—is an invaluable resource that covers more than a century of media history. The archive offers an extraordinary window into the evolution of media, news, entertainment, sports, and storytelling, spanning the genres of comedy, drama, news, public affairs, performing arts, sports, reality, animation, documentary, and children’s and family programs. Read more about the wonders of the archive below. 

In addition to the archive, Paley will present in-person family story time and arts & crafts for kids, the acclaimed Conversations with the Paley Curators series, a Scholars Room, and much more to come. The Paley Archive is open during the Beverly Hills Public Library’s hours of operation and is managed by the warm and knowledgeable Paley staff.