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This library serves the county of Los Angeles. For the library serving the city, see Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library

The Los Angeles Public Library system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California, California, United States. With over 6 million volumes, LAPL is one of the largest public library systems in the world....
.


The County of Los Angeles Public Library system serves residents living in 51 of the 88 incorporated cities of Los Angeles County, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and those living in unincorporated area
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
s resulting in a service area extending over 3,000 square miles.

The library system
Public library

A public library is a library which is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and may be operated by Civil services....
, headquartered in Downey, California
Downey, California

Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,323....
, is overseen by the Library Commission of 20 appointed members who report on administration, operation, and service to the County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of December 2, 2008 are:...
 who operate County Library as a special fund department.

Library services are provided by eighty-four regional and community libraries, four bookmobiles, and seven special reference/resource centers.






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This library serves the county of Los Angeles. For the library serving the city, see Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library

The Los Angeles Public Library system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California, California, United States. With over 6 million volumes, LAPL is one of the largest public library systems in the world....
.


The County of Los Angeles Public Library system serves residents living in 51 of the 88 incorporated cities of Los Angeles County, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 and those living in unincorporated area
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
s resulting in a service area extending over 3,000 square miles.

The library system
Public library

A public library is a library which is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and may be operated by Civil services....
, headquartered in Downey, California
Downey, California

Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,323....
, is overseen by the Library Commission of 20 appointed members who report on administration, operation, and service to the County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of December 2, 2008 are:...
 who operate County Library as a special fund department.

Library services are provided by eighty-four regional and community libraries, four bookmobiles, and seven special reference/resource centers. Circulating books, periodicals, computer access and audio visual materials are available to visitors. The system also offers consumer health information under CHIPS (Consumer Health Information Program and Services), and four ethnic resource centers that provide specialized resource materials focusing on the American Indian
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
, African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
, Asian-Pacific American, and Chicano
Chicano

Chicano is a word for a Mexican American . The terms Chicano and Chicana were originally used by and regarding U.S. citizens of Mexican descent....
 communities.

According to the American Library Association
American Library Association

The American Library Association is a group based in the United States that promotes library and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members....
, the County system is the 13th largest library in the United States.

History

The county library system, originally named the Los Angeles County Free Library, was established in 1912 under authority of the County Free Library Act.

Branches




*Agoura Hills (Agoura Hills
Agoura Hills, California

Agoura Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, and has the ZIP code 91301. The population was 20,537 at the 2000 census....
) (formerly the Las Virgenes Library, renamed in 2001)
*Alondra (Norwalk
Norwalk, California

Norwalk is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 103,298 at the 2000 census.Founded in the late 1800s, Norwalk was incorporated in as a city in 1957....
)
*Artesia (Artesia
Artesia, California

Artesia is a general law city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, California, United States and is one of the county's Gateway Cities. It was incorporated on May 29, 1959....
)
*Avalon (Avalon
Avalon, California

Avalon, or Avalon Bay, is the only city on Santa Catalina Island, California. Besides Avalon, the only other center of population is the small unincorporated area town of Two Harbors, California on the island....
)
*Baldwin Park
*Bell (Bell
Bell, California

Bell is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 36,664 at the 2000 census.Bell is located on the west bank of the Los Angeles River and is situated north of South Gate, California....
)
*Bell Gardens (Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens, California

Bell Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 44,054 at the 2000 census.Bell Gardens is notable for being one of the only five cities in Los Angeles County to permit casino gambling ....
)
*A. C. Bilbrew (Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy
*Carson Regional (Carson
Carson, California

Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, Carson had a total population of 89,730. It is located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and is classified as a suburb of the city....
)
*Castaic (Castaic
Castaic, California

Castaic, California and area code 661 is an unincorporated area community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park....
)
*Charter Oak (Covina
Covina, California

Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California about 22 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, California. The population was 48,837 at the 2005 census....
)
*Chet Holifield (Montebello
Montebello, California

Montebello is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,150....
)
*City Terrace (Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Claremont
*Clifton M. Brakensiek (Bellflower
Bellflower, California

Bellflower is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. It was incorporated on September 3, 1957....
)
*Compton (Compton
Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The city was incorporated in 1888....
)
*Cudahy (Cudahy
Cudahy, California

Cudahy is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. In terms of area, Cudahy is the second smallest city in Los Angeles County with one of the highest population densities of any incorporated city in the United States....
)
*Culver City Julian Dixon (Culver City
Culver City, California

Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also has a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County....
)
*Diamond Bar
*Duarte
*East Los Angeles (East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles, California

East Los Angeles is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 124,283....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*East Rancho Dominguez (Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*El Camino Real (East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles, California

East Los Angeles is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 124,283....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*El Monte (El Monte
El Monte, California

El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. The city's slogans are "the end of the Santa Fe Trail" and "Welcome to Friendly El Monte." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 115,965....
)
*Florence (Florence-Graham
Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 60,197 at the 2000 census....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Gardena Mayme Dear (Gardena
Gardena, California

Gardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 57,746 at the 2000 census....
)
*Graham (Florence-Graham
Florence-Graham, California

Florence-Graham is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 60,197 at the 2000 census....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)

*Hacienda Heights (Hacienda Heights
Hacienda Heights, California

Hacienda Heights is an unincorporated census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 53,122....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Hawaiian Gardens (Hawaiian Gardens
Hawaiian Gardens, California

Hawaiian Gardens is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. It is the smallest city in the county and was incorporated on April 9, 1964....
)
*Hawthorne
*Hermosa Beach
*Hollydale (South Gate
South Gate, California

South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County....
)
*Huntington Park (Huntington Park
Huntington Park, California

Huntington Park is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 61,348....
)
*Angelo M. Iacoboni (Lakewood
Lakewood, California

Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 79,345 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Long Beach, California on the west and south, Bellflower, California on the north, Cerritos, California on the northeast, Cypress, California on the east, and Hawaiian Gardens, California on the sout...
)
*La Caņada Flintridge
*La Crescenta
*La Mirada
*La Puente
*La Verne
*Lake Los Angeles (Palmdale
Palmdale, California

Palmdale is a city located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States.The first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city , Palmdale is separated from Los Angeles, California by the San Gabriel Mountains range....
)
*Lancaster Regional
*Lawndale Library
*Lennox
*Littlerock
*Live Oak (Arcadia)
*Lomita
*Los Nietos (Unincorporated Los Angeles County) (Serves Whittier
Whittier, California

Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 83,680....
)
*Lynwood
*Malibu
*Manhattan Beach
*Maywood Cesar Chavez
*Montebello
*Newhall
*Norwalk
*Norwood (El Monte
El Monte, California

El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. The city's slogans are "the end of the Santa Fe Trail" and "Welcome to Friendly El Monte." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 115,965....
)
*George Nye, Jr. (Lakewood
Lakewood, California

Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 79,345 at the 2000 census. It is bordered by Long Beach, California on the west and south, Bellflower, California on the north, Cerritos, California on the northeast, Cypress, California on the east, and Hawaiian Gardens, California on the sout...
)
*Paramount
*Pico Rivera
*Quartz Hill

*Anthony Quinn (East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles, California

East Los Angeles is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 124,283....
, an area known as Belvedere, in Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Rivera (Pico Rivera
Pico Rivera, California

Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 63,428....
)
*Rosemead
*Rowland Heights (Rowland Heights
Rowland Heights, California

Rowland Heights is an unincorporated community of , in Los Angeles County, California, located in the San Gabriel Valley. The population was 48,553 at the 2000 census....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*San Dimas
*San Fernando (San Fernando
San Fernando, California

San Fernando is a city located in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 23,564 at the 2000 census. The city was named for the nearby Mission San Fernando Rey de Espa?a, and is completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, California, with the districts of Sylmar, Los Angeles, California to the no...
)
*San Gabriel
*Masao W. Satow (Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Sorensen (Unincorporated Los Angeles County) (Serves Whittier
Whittier, California

Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 83,680....
)
*South El Monte (South El Monte
South El Monte, California

South El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 21,144....
)
*South Whittier (South Whittier
South Whittier, California

South Whittier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California just south of the city of Whittier, California....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County) (Serves Whittier
Whittier, California

Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 83,680....
)
*Sunkist (La Puente
La Puente, California

La Puente is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 41,526 at the 2006 census.* City flower: The Golden Hibiscus...
)
*Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey (Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey, California

Marina del Rey is a seaside unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. Its Fisherman's Village offers a view of Marina del Rey's dominant feature as one of the largest man-made small boat harbors in the U.S., with 19 marinas with capacity for 5,300 boats....
, Unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Temple City
*Valencia Library
*Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Carson
Carson, California

Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, Carson had a total population of 89,730. It is located 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, and is classified as a suburb of the city....
)
*View Park (View Park-Windsor Hills
View Park-Windsor Hills, California

View Park-Windsor Hills is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 10,958 at the 2000 census....
, unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Walnut
*Leland R. Weaver (South Gate
South Gate, California

South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County....
)
*West Covina
*West Hollywood (West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California

West Hollywood, a city in Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984. The lastest residential population estimate was 34,675....
)
*Westlake Village
*Willowbrook (Willowbrook
Willowbrook, California

Willowbrook is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, California. The population was 34,138 at the 2000 census. The community is located within the unincorporated part of South Los Angeles....
, unincorporated Los Angeles County)
*Wiseburn (Hawthorne
Hawthorne, California

Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The city in 2000 had a population of 84,112....
)
*Woodcrest (unincorporated Los Angeles County)


Bookmobiles

  • Antelope Valley (Lancaster
    Lancaster, California

    Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles north of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California Antelope Valley....
    )
  • Las Virgenes (Lancaster
    Lancaster, California

    Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States. Lancaster is located approximately 70 miles north of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California Antelope Valley....
    )
  • Santa Clarita Valley (Santa Clarita
    Santa Clarita, California

    Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The California Department of Finance estimated the city population as of January 1, 2008 at 177,045....
    )
  • Urban Outreach (West Covina
    West Covina, California

    West Covina is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, California. Located some 20 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, it is a suburb of Los Angeles....
    )


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