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block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the county library system, see <a href="/wiki/LA_County_Library" title="LA County Library">County of Los Angeles Public Library</a>. For the pilot licence, see <a href="/wiki/Light_aircraft_pilot_licence" title="Light aircraft pilot licence">Light aircraft pilot licence</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>The Los Angeles Public Library system (LAPL) is a <a href="/wiki/Public_library" title="Public library">public library</a> system in the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">City of Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, operating separate from the <a href="/wiki/LA_County_Library" title="LA County Library">Los Angeles County Public Library system</a>. The system holds more than six million volumes,<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> and with around 19 million residents in the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Greater Los Angeles</a> area, it serves the largest metropolitan population of any public library system in the United States.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Los_Angeles" title="Mayor of Los Angeles">mayor of Los Angeles</a> in staggered terms, and operates 72 library branches throughout the city.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> In 1997 a local historian described it as "one of the biggest and best-regarded library systems in the nation."<a href="#cite_note-pittLAAZ-6">[6]</a> <table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="text-align:center;background-color:#ededed;">Los Angeles Public Library</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png/220px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png/330px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png/440px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="456" data-file-height="51"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Los-angeles-central-library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Los-angeles-central-library.jpg/250px-Los-angeles-central-library.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Los-angeles-central-library.jpg/375px-Los-angeles-central-library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Los-angeles-central-library.jpg/500px-Los-angeles-central-library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1577"></a><div class="infobox-caption">South entrance of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Central_Library" title="Los Angeles Central Library">Richard J. Riordan Central Library</a> at Hope Street</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="14" data-overlays='["_1b7da7a8c53ffb7797e0e154aaa2e8b194f75047"]'><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,14,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&revid=1275593148&groups=_1b7da7a8c53ffb7797e0e154aaa2e8b194f75047" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,14,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&revid=1275593148&groups=_1b7da7a8c53ffb7797e0e154aaa2e8b194f75047 2x" alt="Map"></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">Headquarters: 630 West 5th Street Los Angeles, California, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data label">Public</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1872; 153 years ago (1872)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data">72</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Collection</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">6,393,429</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Access and use</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Circulation</th><td class="infobox-data">18 million (2008)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population served</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist">4,030,904 (city) 18,783,638 (metro) </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:center;background: #ededed;">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">US$134,630,543</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Director</th><td class="infobox-data">John F. Szabo (Fall 2012)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lapl.org">lapl.org</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align:left">References: <a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History">1 History</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#City_librarians">1.1 City librarians</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Central_Library">2 Central Library</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Branches">3 Branches</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#High_school_diploma">4 High school diploma</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Special_services">5 Special services</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Awards">6 Awards</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also">7 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References">8 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#External_links">9 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="History">History</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg/220px-1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="762" data-file-height="463"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 134px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg/220px-1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="134" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg/330px-1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg/440px-1880s_view_of_the_Downey_Block_located_on_the_northwest_corner_of_Temple_and_Main_streets_as_seen_from_the_front_of_Temple_Block.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The Downey Block, 1880s</figcaption></figure> The Los Angeles Library Association was formed in late 1872, and by early 1873, a well-stocked reading room had opened in the <a href="/wiki/Downey_Block" class="mw-redirect" title="Downey Block">Downey Block</a> at Temple and Main streets under the first librarian, John Littlefield.<a href="#cite_note-Orlean-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> The original library consisted of two rooms. The larger room was called the "Book Room," and the smaller room was called the "Conversation Room," which contained newspapers, tables, chairs, and spittoons for the chess and checkers players who gathered there.<a href="#cite_note-jstor.org-9">[9]</a> Women were not initially involved in the conception and development of the Los Angeles Library Association. <a href="/wiki/First_Ladies_and_Partners_of_California" class="mw-redirect" title="First Ladies and Partners of California">First Lady of California</a> <a href="/wiki/Maria_Downey" title="Maria Downey">Maria Downey</a> was given an honorary membership out of "courtesy," but otherwise, no women were listed in the association's founding documents, women were not represented on the board, and women were denied access to the library's reading room. However, this changed in 1876 when the association decided to implement a "Ladies Room." While this new room did not offer any books, it did provide a number of magazines and comfortable sofa and chairs for local clubwomen to use.<a href="#cite_note-jstor.org-9">[9]</a> After <a href="/wiki/Mary_Foy_(librarian)" title="Mary Foy (librarian)">Mary Foy</a> was appointed as the first head woman librarian in 1880, her appointment was viewed as an act of charity by Mayor Toberman, who may have thought Foy to be in need of a job. Joanne Passet even posited that Foy's nomination, and librarian nominations in general, were seen as "an honorable means of assisting needy men and women in the community." This notion was mostly confirmed when Foy was replaced by Jessie Gavitt, whose economic need was deemed greater than Foy's by the board.<a href="#cite_note-jstor.org-9">[9]</a> Following Foy's appointment, the LAPL would go on to be "headed by a series of women administrators" for the next 25 years. These administrators included, Mary E. Foy (1880–1884), Jessie Gavitt (1884–1889), Lydia Prescott (1889), Tessa Kelso (1889–1895), Clara Fowler (1895–1897), Harriet Child Wadleigh (1897–1900), and Mary L. Jones (1900–1905).<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> There was further speculation as to why the board decided on appointing Foy as the first head woman librarian. It may have been a political choice since she represented values that flourished in women's organizations, aiming to please the city's powerful women's clubs who may have been applying pressure. It's also suggested that Foy's nomination was a financial move; John Littlefield earned a salary of $100 while Mary Foy earned $75, which included janitorial work.<a href="#cite_note-jstor.org-9">[9]</a> <a href="/wiki/Tessa_Kelso" title="Tessa Kelso">Tessa Kelso</a> was appointed head librarian in 1889. She abolished the membership fee, increased membership from 100 to 20,000, increased the collection from 12,000 to 300,000 volumes, moved the books to open shelves, and permitted children to use the library. She set up an early system of branch libraries and moved the central library in to City Hall. She was forced out after a controversy over the library's acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Jean_Richepin" title="Jean Richepin">Jean Richepin</a>'s book La Cadet, which was considered indecent at the time.<a href="#cite_note-Orlean-7">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Mary_Letitia_Jones" title="Mary Letitia Jones">Mary Jones</a>, who was appointed Librarian in 1905, was fired by the library board in favor of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis" title="Charles Fletcher Lummis">Charles Fletcher Lummis</a>. The only reason given for this was that the library should be run by a man, not a woman. This provoked "The Great Library War". Women in Los Angeles petitioned and marched in support of Jones but she was finally forced out; she took up a position as head of the library at <a href="/wiki/Bryn_Mawr_College" title="Bryn Mawr College">Bryn Mawr College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrlean2018a132,_139%E2%80%93143-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> Lummis established several special collections, including photography, autographs, and California and Spanish history. He oversaw two moves into larger buildings, and he greatly increased use of the library through several outreach programs.<a href="#cite_note-Orlean-7">[7]</a> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1914, the collection numbered 203,600.<a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> The central library was located in the "<a href="/wiki/May_Company_California" title="May Company California">Hamburger Building</a> at Eighth and Broadway" with plans to soon move to the "<a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Building_(Los_Angeles)" title="Metropolitan Building (Los Angeles)">Metropolitan Building</a> at Fifth and Broadway."<a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> The library had 22 branch "reading rooms" including two (San Pedro and Hollywood) housed in <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_library" title="Carnegie library">Carnegie library</a> buildings.<a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> The library had a total of 41 "branches and distribution points" at that time, and cooperated with the "playground department" to offer "branch libraries" at "the Violet Street, Slauson, Hazard, and Echo Park playgrounds, and at the Recreation Center."<a href="#cite_note-:0-13">[13]</a> Aggressive expansion and growth of the system began in the 1920s. The first building dedicated exclusively for library use opened in 1926.<a href="#cite_note-Orlean-7">[7]</a> On January 8, 2025, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Palisades,_Los_Angeles" title="Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles">Pacific Palisades</a> Branch Library was destroyed in the <a href="/wiki/Palisades_Fire" title="Palisades Fire">2025 Palisades Fire</a>. <a href="#cite_note-PacPalLib-14">[14]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="City_librarians">City librarians</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: City librarians" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg/170px-Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="232" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4210" data-file-height="5741"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 232px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg/170px-Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="232" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg/255px-Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg/340px-Mary_E._Foy_LCCN2014702212.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Mary Foy</div></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg/130px-Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="182" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1302" data-file-height="1818"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 130px;height: 182px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg/130px-Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg" data-width="130" data-height="182" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg/195px-Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg/260px-Tessa_Kelso_At_the_Pleasure_of_the_Board.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Tessa Kelso</div></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg/130px-Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="181" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="209" data-file-height="291"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 130px;height: 181px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg/130px-Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg" data-width="130" data-height="181" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg/195px-Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis_2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Charles F. Lummis</div></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>1873–1879: John Littlefield</li> <li>1879–1880: Patrick Connolly</li> <li>1880–1884: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Foy_(librarian)" title="Mary Foy (librarian)">Mary Foy</a></li> <li>1884–1889: Jessie Gavitt</li> <li>1889–1889: Lydia Prescott</li> <li>1889–1895: <a href="/wiki/Tessa_Kelso" title="Tessa Kelso">Tessa Kelso</a></li> <li>1895–1897: Clara Bell Fowler</li> <li>1897–1900: Harriet Child Wadleigh</li> <li>1900–1905: <a href="/wiki/Mary_Letitia_Jones" title="Mary Letitia Jones">Mary Letitia Jones</a></li> <li>1905–1910: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Fletcher_Lummis" title="Charles Fletcher Lummis">Charles Fletcher Lummis</a></li> <li>1910–1911: Purd Wright</li> <li>1911–1933: Everett Robbins Perry</li> <li>1933–1947: <a href="/wiki/Althea_Warren" title="Althea Warren">Althea Warren</a></li> <li>1947–1969: Harold Hamill</li> <li>1969–1990: Wyman Jones</li> <li>1990–1994: <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Martinez_(librarian)" title="Elizabeth Martinez (librarian)">Elizabeth Martinez</a></li> <li>1995–2004: Susan Goldberg Kent</li> <li>2004–2008: Fontayne Holmes</li> <li>2009–2012: Martin Gomez</li> <li>2012–present: <a href="/wiki/John_Szabo" title="John Szabo">John Szabo</a><a href="#cite_note-Orlean-7">[7]</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Central_Library">Central Library</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Central Library" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Riordan_Central_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard J. Riordan Central Library">Richard J. Riordan Central Library</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LA_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/LA_Library.jpg/170px-LA_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="576"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 170px;height: 227px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/LA_Library.jpg/170px-LA_Library.jpg" data-width="170" data-height="227" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/LA_Library.jpg/255px-LA_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/LA_Library.jpg/340px-LA_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Los Angeles Central Library at Flower Street</figcaption></figure> The Central Library Goodhue building was constructed in 1926 and is a <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles" title="Downtown Los Angeles">Downtown Los Angeles</a> landmark.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> It was designed by architect <a href="/wiki/Bertram_Goodhue" title="Bertram Goodhue">Bertram Goodhue</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOrlean2018b3-16">[16]</a> This was his last work, because the man died suddenly in 1924.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> The Richard Riordan Central Library complex is the third largest public library in the United States in terms of book and periodical holdings. Originally named the Central Library, the building was first renamed in honor of the longtime president of the Board of Library Commissioners and President of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufus_B._von_KleinSmid" title="Rufus B. von KleinSmid">Rufus B. von KleinSmid</a>. The new wing of Central Library, completed in 1993, was named in honor of former mayor <a href="/wiki/Tom_Bradley_(American_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Bradley (American politician)">Tom Bradley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> The complex (i.e., the original Goodhue building and the Bradley wing) was subsequently renamed in 2001 for former Los Angeles Mayor <a href="/wiki/Richard_Riordan" title="Richard Riordan">Richard Riordan</a>, as the Richard Riordan Central Library. The building was burned out by a catastrophic fire in 1986 when a million books and many other records (patents, play scripts, photographs) were damaged or totally destroyed. Arson was suspected but never proved.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Branches">Branches</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Branches" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> Besides the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Central_Library" title="Los Angeles Central Library">Central Library</a> in downtown Los Angeles, the system operates 72 branch locations in the city's <a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_and_neighborhoods_of_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles">neighborhoods</a>. Eight of the larger branches are designated "regional branches." <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Photograph</th> <th>Address</th> <th>Zip Code</th> <th>Phone</th> <th>Area</th> <th>Neighborhood Served</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=01">01</a></td> <td>Benjamin Franklin</td> <td></td> <td>2200 E. First St.</td> <td>90033-3902</td> <td>323-263-6901</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyle_Heights,_Los_Angeles" title="Boyle Heights, Los Angeles">Boyle Heights</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=02">02</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Heights_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln Heights Branch">Lincoln Heights</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2557" data-file-height="1439"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 56px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="56" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Lincoln_Heights_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2530 Workman St.</td> <td>90031-2322</td> <td>323-226-1692</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Heights,_Los_Angeles" title="Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles">Lincoln Heights</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=03">03</a></td> <td>Pío Pico-Koreatown (피오 피코 코리아타운 도서관)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/100px-Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4074" data-file-height="2631"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 65px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/100px-Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/150px-Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/200px-Pio_Pico_Koreatown_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>694 S. Oxford Ave.</td> <td>90005-2872</td> <td>213-368-7647</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Koreatown,_Los_Angeles" title="Koreatown, Los Angeles">Koreatown</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=04">04</a></td> <td>Vernon</td> <td></td> <td>4504 S. Central Ave.</td> <td>90011-3632</td> <td>323-234-9106</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Historic_South_Central_Los_Angeles" title="Historic South Central Los Angeles">South Central</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=05">05</a></td> <td>Arroyo Seco</td> <td></td> <td>6145 N. Figueroa St.</td> <td>90042-3565</td> <td>323-255-0537</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Highland_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Highland Park, Los Angeles">Highland Park</a>/<a href="/wiki/Garvanza,_Los_Angeles" title="Garvanza, Los Angeles">Garvanza</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=06">06</a></td> <td>Exposition Park</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG/100px-Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG/100px-Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG/150px-Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG/200px-Lapl-branch-exposition-park.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>3900 S. Western Ave.</td> <td>90062-1111</td> <td>323-290-3113</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Exposition_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Exposition Park, Los Angeles">Exposition Park</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=07">07</a></td> <td>Junipero Serra</td> <td></td> <td>4607 S. Main St.</td> <td>90037-2735</td> <td>323-234-1685</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="South Park, Los Angeles">South Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=08">08</a></td> <td>Echo Park</td> <td></td> <td>1410 W. Temple St.</td> <td>90026-5605</td> <td>213-250-7808</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Echo_Park,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Echo Park, Los Angeles">Echo Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=09">09</a></td> <td>San Pedro</td> <td></td> <td>931 S. Gaffey St.</td> <td>90731-3606</td> <td>310-548-7779</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles" title="San Pedro, Los Angeles">San Pedro</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Branch" title="Wilmington Branch">Wilmington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg/100px-Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg/100px-Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg/150px-Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg/200px-Wilmington_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1300_N._Avalon_Blvd._in_2024_February_01.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>1300 N. Avalon Blvd.</td> <td>90744-2639</td> <td>310-834-1082</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Los_Angeles" title="Wilmington, Los Angeles">Wilmington</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=11">11</a></td> <td>Goldwyn Hollywood</td> <td></td> <td>1623 Ivar Ave.</td> <td>90028-6304</td> <td>323-856-8260</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood, California">Hollywood</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_C._Fremont_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles" title="John C. Fremont Branch Library, Los Angeles">John C. Fremont</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles,_CA_90038.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2688"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg/150px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg/200px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_John_C._Fremont_branch_6121_Melrose_Avenue_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90038.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>6121 Melrose Ave.</td> <td>90038-3501</td> <td>323-962-3521</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hancock_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Hancock Park, Los Angeles">Hancock Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=13">13</a></td> <td>Westchester-Loyola Village</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2705" data-file-height="2705"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Westchester-Loyola_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>7114 W. Manchester Ave.</td> <td>90045-3509</td> <td>310-348-1096</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westchester,_Los_Angeles" title="Westchester, Los Angeles">Westchester</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Square_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Vermont Square Branch">Vermont Square</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Vermont_Square_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2947" data-file-height="1906"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 65px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Vermont_Square_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>1201 W. 48th St.</td> <td>90037-2838</td> <td>323-290-7405</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Square,_Los_Angeles" title="Vermont Square, Los Angeles">Vermont Square</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=15">15</a></td> <td>Pacific Palisades</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Pacific_Palisades_Branch,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Pacific_Palisades_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>861 Alma Real Dr.</td> <td>90272-3730</td> <td>310-459-2754</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Palisades,_Los_Angeles" title="Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles">Pacific Palisades</a></td> <td>Destroyed by the <a href="/wiki/Palisades_Fire" title="Palisades Fire">2025 Palisades Fire</a>.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=16">16</a></td> <td>Donald Bruce Kaufman Brentwood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg/100px-Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5270" data-file-height="3513"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg/100px-Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg/150px-Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg/200px-Donald_Bruce_Kaufman_Brentwood_Branch.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>11820 San Vicente Blvd.</td> <td>90049-5002</td> <td>310-575-8273</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brentwood,_Los_Angeles" title="Brentwood, Los Angeles">Brentwood</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles" title="Jefferson Branch Library, Los Angeles">Jefferson-Vassie D. Wright</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Jefferson_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="72" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2889" data-file-height="2079"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 72px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="72" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Jefferson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2211 W. Jefferson Blvd.</td> <td>90018-3741</td> <td>323-734-8573</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Jefferson Park, Los Angeles">Jefferson Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malabar_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabar Branch">Malabar</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Malabar_Branch_Library,_Boyle_Heights.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG/100px-Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG/100px-Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG/150px-Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG/200px-Malabar_Branch_Library%2C_Boyle_Heights.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2801 Wabash Ave.</td> <td>90033-2604</td> <td>323-263-1497</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyle_Heights,_Los_Angeles" title="Boyle Heights, Los Angeles">Boyle Heights</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library" title="Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library">Robert Louis Stevenson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="72" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2364" data-file-height="1704"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 72px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="72" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>803 Spence St.</td> <td>90023-1727</td> <td>323-268-4710</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyle_Heights,_Los_Angeles" title="Boyle Heights, Los Angeles">Boyle Heights</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cahuenga_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Cahuenga Branch">Cahuenga</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg/100px-Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3910" data-file-height="2331"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 60px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg/100px-Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="60" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg/150px-Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg/200px-Cahuenga_branch_los_angeles_public_library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>4591 Santa Monica Blvd.</td> <td>90029-1937</td> <td>323-664-6418</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="East Hollywood, Los Angeles">East Hollywood</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=21">21</a></td> <td>El Sereno</td> <td></td> <td>5226 S. Huntington Dr.</td> <td>90032-1704</td> <td>323-225-9201</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Sereno,_Los_Angeles" title="El Sereno, Los Angeles">El Sereno</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=22">22</a></td> <td>Palms-Rancho Park</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg/100px-Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg/100px-Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg/150px-Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg/200px-Palms-Rancho_Park_Branch_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2920 Overland Ave.</td> <td>90064-4220</td> <td>323-840-2142</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palms,_Los_Angeles" title="Palms, Los Angeles">Palms</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Rancho Park, Los Angeles">Rancho Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Nuys_Branch" title="Van Nuys Branch">Van Nuys</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Van_Nuys_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="72" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3077" data-file-height="2219"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 72px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="72" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Van_Nuys_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>6250 Sylmar Ave.</td> <td>91401-2707</td> <td>818-756-8453</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Nuys,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Nuys, California">Van Nuys</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=24">24</a></td> <td>Canoga Park</td> <td></td> <td>20939 Sherman Way</td> <td>91303-1744</td> <td>818-887-0320</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canoga_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Canoga Park, Los Angeles">Canoga Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=25">25</a></td> <td>Studio City</td> <td></td> <td>12511 Moorpark St.</td> <td>91604-1372</td> <td>818-755-7873</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Studio_City,_Los_Angeles" title="Studio City, Los Angeles">Studio City</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Angeles Mesa Branch Library, Los Angeles">Angeles Mesa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Angeles_Mesa_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2700 W. 52nd St.</td> <td>90043-1953</td> <td>323-292-4328</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Hyde Park, Los Angeles">Hyde Park</a>/<a href="/wiki/Leimert_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Leimert Park, Los Angeles">Leimert Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=27">27</a></td> <td>West Los Angeles</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg/100px-West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2751" data-file-height="2751"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg/100px-West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg/150px-West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg/200px-West_Los_Angeles_regional_branch_library_LAPL_2022_November.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>11360 Santa Monica Blvd.</td> <td>90025-3152</td> <td>310-575-8323</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Los_Angeles" title="West Los Angeles">West Los Angeles</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=28">28</a></td> <td>Cypress Park</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Cypress_Park_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library,_California.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg/100px-Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg/100px-Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg/150px-Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg/200px-Cypress_Park_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library%2C_California.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>1150 Cypress Ave.</td> <td>90065-1144</td> <td>323-224-0039</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cypress_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Cypress Park, Los Angeles">Cypress Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilshire_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilshire Branch">Wilshire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Wilshire_Branch,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/100px-Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2118"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 65px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/100px-Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/150px-Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/200px-Wilshire_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>149 N. St. Andrews Pl.</td> <td>90004-4019</td> <td>323-957-4550</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-Wilshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-Wilshire">Mid-Wilshire</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=30">30</a></td> <td>Ascot</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1872" data-file-height="1248"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Ascot_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>120 W. Florence Ave.</td> <td>90003-1805</td> <td>323-759-4817</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florence,_Los_Angeles" title="Florence, Los Angeles">Florence</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=31">31</a></td> <td>Will & Ariel Durant</td> <td></td> <td>7140 W. Sunset Blvd.</td> <td>90046-4416</td> <td>323-876-2741</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=32">32</a></td> <td>Eagle Rock</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5660" data-file-height="3183"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 56px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="56" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg/150px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg/200px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Eagle_Rock_Branch.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>5027 Caspar Ave.</td> <td>90041-1901</td> <td>323-258-8078</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Rock,_Los_Angeles" title="Eagle Rock, Los Angeles">Eagle Rock</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_for_the_Arts_Eagle_Rock" title="Center for the Arts Eagle Rock">Article on the former building</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=33">33</a></td> <td>Hyde Park-Miriam Matthews</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2161" data-file-height="2161"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Miriam_Matthews_Hyde_Park_branch_library_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2205 W. Florence Ave.</td> <td>90043-5101</td> <td>323-750-7241</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Hyde Park, Los Angeles">Hyde Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=34">34</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Muir_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles" title="John Muir Branch Library, Los Angeles">John Muir</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:John_Muir_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="73" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2913" data-file-height="2112"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 73px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="73" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-John_Muir_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>1005 W. 64th St.</td> <td>90044-3605</td> <td>323-789-4800</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont-Slauson,_Los_Angeles" title="Vermont-Slauson, Los Angeles">Vermont-Slauson</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=35">35</a></td> <td>Sunland-Tujunga</td> <td></td> <td>7771 Foothill Blvd.</td> <td>91042-2137</td> <td>818-352-4481</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sunland,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunland, Los Angeles">Sunland</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tujunga,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Tujunga, Los Angeles">Tujunga</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=36">36</a></td> <td>Los Feliz</td> <td></td> <td>1874 Hillhurst Ave.</td> <td>90027-4427</td> <td>323-913-4710</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Feliz,_Los_Angeles" title="Los Feliz, Los Angeles">Los Feliz</a></td> <td>The library computer room is named after actor <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" title="Leonardo DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprios</a> whose childhood home was located on the site, DiCaprios family foundation sponsored the computer equipment.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=37">37</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Hollywood_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="North Hollywood Branch">North Hollywood Amelia Earhart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/100px-North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/100px-North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/150px-North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg/200px-North_Hollywood_Amelia_Earhart_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>5211 Tujunga Ave.</td> <td>91601-3119</td> <td>818-766-7185</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="North Hollywood, Los Angeles">North Hollywood</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=38">38</a></td> <td>Mar Vista</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Mar_Vista_branch_library,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System,_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg/100px-Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2268"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 56px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg/100px-Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="56" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg/150px-Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg/200px-Mar_Vista_branch_library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_System%2C_Venice_%26_Inglewood_September_2023.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>12006 Venice Blvd.</td> <td>90066-3810</td> <td>310-390-3454</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mar_Vista,_Los_Angeles" title="Mar Vista, Los Angeles">Mar Vista</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=39">39</a></td> <td>Panorama City</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Panorama_City_14345_Roscoe_Blvd._branch_39_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>14345 Roscoe Blvd.</td> <td>91402-4222</td> <td>818-894-4071</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panorama_City,_Los_Angeles" title="Panorama City, Los Angeles">Panorama City</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=40">40</a></td> <td>Venice-Abbot Kinney</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg/100px-Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3639" data-file-height="2426"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg/100px-Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg/150px-Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg/200px-Venice_Abbot_Kinney_501_S._Venice_Blvd._branch_40_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_02.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>501 S. Venice Blvd.</td> <td>90291-4201</td> <td>310-821-1769</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles" title="Venice, Los Angeles">Venice</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=41">41</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Irving_Branch" title="Washington Irving Branch">Washington Irving</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg/100px-Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="52" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4199" data-file-height="2180"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 52px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg/100px-Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="52" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg/150px-Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg/200px-Washington_Irving_Branch_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>4117 W. Washington Blvd.</td> <td>90018-1053</td> <td>323-734-6303</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Los_Angeles" title="Arlington Heights, Los Angeles">Arlington Heights</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mid-City,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-City, Los Angeles">Mid-City</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=42">42</a></td> <td>Robertson Branch Library</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles,_CA_90035_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg/100px-Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2951" data-file-height="2951"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg/100px-Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg/150px-Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg/200px-Robertson_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_1719_S._Robertson_Boulevard_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_90035_02.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>1719 S. Robertson Blvd.</td> <td>90035-4315</td> <td>310-840-2147</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beverlywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Beverlywood, Los Angeles">Beverlywood</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cheviot_Hills,_Los_Angeles" title="Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles">Cheviot Hills</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pico-Robertson,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles">Pico-Robertson</a></td> <td>Closed Saturday and open Sunday due to widespread observation of <a href="/wiki/Shabbat" title="Shabbat">Shabbat</a> in this neighborhood </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=43">43</a></td> <td>Alma Reaves Woods-Watts</td> <td></td> <td>10205 Compton Ave.</td> <td>90002-2804</td> <td>323-789-2850</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Watts,_Los_Angeles" title="Watts, Los Angeles">Watts</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=44">44</a></td> <td>Atwater Village</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5712" data-file-height="3213"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 56px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="56" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg/150px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg/200px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Atwater_Branch.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>3379 Glendale Blvd.</td> <td>90039-1825</td> <td>323-664-1353</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atwater_Village,_Los_Angeles" title="Atwater Village, Los Angeles">Atwater Village</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=45">45</a></td> <td>Mark Twain</td> <td></td> <td>9621 S. Figueroa St.</td> <td>90003-3928</td> <td>323-755-4088</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Vista,_Los_Angeles" title="Vermont Vista, Los Angeles">Vermont Vista</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=46">46</a></td> <td>Baldwin Hills</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg/100px-46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2184" data-file-height="2184"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 100px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg/100px-46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="100" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg/150px-46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg/200px-46_Baldwin_Hills_Branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library_2023_April.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2906 S. La Brea Ave.</td> <td>90016-3902</td> <td>323-733-1196</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_Hills,_Los_Angeles" title="Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles">Baldwin Hills</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=47">47</a></td> <td>Encino-Tarzana</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Encino-Tarzana_Branch,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/100px-Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2491" data-file-height="1646"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 66px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/100px-Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="66" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/150px-Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG/200px-Encino-Tarzana_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>18231 Ventura Blvd.</td> <td>91356-3630</td> <td>818-343-1983</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Encino,_Los_Angeles" title="Encino, Los Angeles">Encino</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tarzana,_Los_Angeles" title="Tarzana, Los Angeles">Tarzana</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=48">48</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felipe_De_Neve_Branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Felipe De Neve Branch">Felipe de Neve</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Felipe_de_Neve_Branch,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2667" data-file-height="1721"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 65px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Felipe_de_Neve_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2820 W. 6th St.</td> <td>90057-3114</td> <td>213-384-7676</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westlake,_Los_Angeles" title="Westlake, Los Angeles">Westlake</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=49">49</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Branch" title="Memorial Branch">Memorial</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Memorial_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2713" data-file-height="1780"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 66px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/100px-Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="66" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/150px-Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG/200px-Memorial_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>4625 W. Olympic</td> <td>90019-1832</td> <td>323-938-2732</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_Club_Park,_Los_Angeles" title="Country Club Park, Los Angeles">Country Club Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=50">50</a></td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library,_Reseda,_CA.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG/100px-West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="57" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="586"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 57px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG/100px-West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="57" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG/150px-West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG/200px-West_Valley_Regional_Branch_Library%2C_Reseda%2C_CA.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>19036 Vanowen St.</td> <td>91335-5114</td> <td>818-345-9806</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reseda,_Los_Angeles" title="Reseda, Los Angeles">Reseda</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=51">51</a></td> <td>Sherman Oaks</td> <td></td> <td>14245 Moorpark St.</td> <td>91423-2722</td> <td>818-205-9716</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Oaks,_Los_Angeles" title="Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles">Sherman Oaks</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=52">52</a></td> <td>Sun Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Sun_Valley_7935_Vineland_Ave._branch_52_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>7935 Vineland Ave.</td> <td>91352-4477</td> <td>818-764-1338</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Valley,_Los_Angeles" title="Sun Valley, Los Angeles">Sun Valley</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=53">53</a></td> <td>Pacoima</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="2016"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Pacoima_13605_Van_Nuys_Blvd._branch_53_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>13605 Van Nuys Blvd.</td> <td>91331-3613</td> <td>818-899-5203</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacoima,_Los_Angeles" title="Pacoima, Los Angeles">Pacoima</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=54">54</a></td> <td>Sylmar</td> <td></td> <td>14561 Polk St.</td> <td>91342-4055</td> <td>818-367-6102</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylmar,_Los_Angeles" title="Sylmar, Los Angeles">Sylmar</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=55">55</a></td> <td>Playa Vista</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3417" data-file-height="2278"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Playa_Vista_branch_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>6400 Playa Vista Dr.</td> <td>90094-2168</td> <td>310-437-6680</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Playa_Vista,_Los_Angeles" title="Playa Vista, Los Angeles">Playa Vista</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=56">56</a></td> <td>Granada Hills</td> <td></td> <td>10640 Petit Ave.</td> <td>91344-6452</td> <td>818-368-5687</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Granada_Hills,_Los_Angeles" title="Granada Hills, Los Angeles">Granada Hills</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=57">57</a></td> <td>Valley Plaza</td> <td></td> <td>12311 Vanowen St.</td> <td>91605-5624</td> <td>818-765-9251</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valley_Glen,_Los_Angeles" title="Valley Glen, Los Angeles">Valley Glen</a>/<a href="/wiki/North_Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="North Hollywood, Los Angeles">North Hollywood</a></td> <td>Formerly known as Vanowen Park Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=58">58</a></td> <td>Woodland Hills</td> <td></td> <td>22200 Ventura Blvd.</td> <td>91364-1517</td> <td>818-226-0017</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodland_Hills,_Los_Angeles" title="Woodland Hills, Los Angeles">Woodland Hills</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=59">59</a></td> <td>Northridge</td> <td></td> <td>9051 Darby Ave.</td> <td>91325-2743</td> <td>818-886-3640</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northridge,_Los_Angeles" title="Northridge, Los Angeles">Northridge</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=60">60</a></td> <td>Chatsworth</td> <td></td> <td>21052 Devonshire St.</td> <td>91311-2314</td> <td>818-341-4276</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chatsworth,_Los_Angeles" title="Chatsworth, Los Angeles">Chatsworth</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=61">61</a></td> <td>Fairfax</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Fairfax_branch,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Fairfax_branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>161 S. Gardner St.</td> <td>90036-2717</td> <td>323-936-6191</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_District,_Los_Angeles" title="Fairfax District, Los Angeles">Fairfax</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=62">62</a></td> <td>Lake View Terrace</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Lake_View_Terrace_Branch_Library%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>12002 Osborne St.</td> <td>91342-7221</td> <td>818-890-7404</td> <td>East Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_View_Terrace,_Los_Angeles" title="Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles">Lake View Terrace</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=63">63</a></td> <td>Chinatown</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Chinatown_Lib.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Chinatown_Lib.jpg/100px-Chinatown_Lib.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Chinatown_Lib.jpg/100px-Chinatown_Lib.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Chinatown_Lib.jpg/150px-Chinatown_Lib.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Chinatown_Lib.jpg/200px-Chinatown_Lib.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>639 N. Hill St.</td> <td>90012-2317</td> <td>213-620-0925</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Los_Angeles" title="Chinatown, Los Angeles">Chinatown</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=64">64</a></td> <td>Little Tokyo</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg/100px-11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg/100px-11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg/150px-11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg/200px-11-11-06-Vibiana-LittleTokyoBranch.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>203 S. Los Angeles St.</td> <td>90012-3704</td> <td>213-612-0525</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Tokyo,_Los_Angeles" title="Little Tokyo, Los Angeles">Little Tokyo</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=65">65</a></td> <td>Platt</td> <td></td> <td>23600 Victory Blvd.</td> <td>91367-1349</td> <td>818-340-9386</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Hills,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="West Hills, California">West Hills</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=66">66</a></td> <td>Mid-Valley Regional</td> <td></td> <td>16244 Nordhoff St.</td> <td>91343-3806</td> <td>818-895-3650</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Hills,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="North Hills, California">North Hills</a></td> <td>Regional Branch </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=67">67</a></td> <td>Porter Ranch</td> <td></td> <td>11371 Tampa Ave.</td> <td>91326-1729</td> <td>818-360-5706</td> <td>West Valley</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porter_Ranch,_Los_Angeles" title="Porter Ranch, Los Angeles">Porter Ranch</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=68">68</a></td> <td>Harbor City-Harbor Gateway</td> <td></td> <td>24000 S. Western Ave.</td> <td>90710-1741</td> <td>310-534-9520</td> <td>Central Southern</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbor_City,_Los_Angeles" title="Harbor City, Los Angeles">Harbor City</a> & <a href="/wiki/Harbor_Gateway,_Los_Angeles" title="Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles">Harbor Gateway</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=69">69</a></td> <td>Edendale</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5712" data-file-height="3213"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 56px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg/100px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="56" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg/150px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg/200px-Los_Angeles_Public_Library_-_Edendale_Branch.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2011 W. Sunset Blvd.</td> <td>90026-3122</td> <td>213-207-3000</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Echo_Park,_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Echo Park, Los Angeles">Echo Park</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=70">70</a></td> <td>Pico-Union</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Pulibrary.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pulibrary.jpg/100px-Pulibrary.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pulibrary.jpg/100px-Pulibrary.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pulibrary.jpg/150px-Pulibrary.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Pulibrary.jpg/200px-Pulibrary.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td>1030 S. Alvarado St.</td> <td>90006-3712</td> <td>213-368-7545</td> <td>Hollywood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pico-Union,_Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Pico-Union, Los Angeles, California">Pico-Union</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=71">71</a></td> <td>Westwood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG/100px-Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG/100px-Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG/150px-Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG/200px-Westwood_Branch_Library.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>1246 Glendon Ave.</td> <td>90024-4914</td> <td>310-474-1739</td> <td>Western</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Los_Angeles" title="Westwood, Los Angeles">Westwood</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=72">72</a></td> <td>Silver Lake</td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Silver_Lake_Branch,_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3257" data-file-height="1839"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 56px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/100px-Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="56" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/150px-Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg/200px-Silver_Lake_Branch%2C_Los_Angeles_Public_Library.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a></td> <td>2411 Glendale Blvd.</td> <td>90039-3217</td> <td>323-913-7451</td> <td>Northeast</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silver_Lake,_Los_Angeles" title="Silver Lake, Los Angeles">Silver Lake</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="High_school_diploma">High school diploma</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: High school diploma" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> The library offers an online program that allows adult patrons who have not completed high school to earn their high school diploma.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Special_services">Special services</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special services" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> TESSA is Los Angeles Public Library online historical collections. TESSA is named after <a href="/wiki/Tessa_Kelso" title="Tessa Kelso">Tessa Kelso</a>, Los Angeles City Librarian from 1889 to 1895.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> In 2023, the library issued a limited-edition library card featuring the mountain lion <a href="/wiki/P-22" title="P-22">P-22</a> in a <a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Society" title="National Geographic Society">National Geographic</a> photo with the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Sign" title="Hollywood Sign">Hollywood Sign</a> in the background.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg/220px-Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="969" data-file-height="675"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 153px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg/220px-Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="153" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg/330px-Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg/440px-Parasol_Library_in_Pershing_Square_circa_1938.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>"Parasol Library in Pershing Square" <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1938, photographed for the Federal Writers' Project</figcaption></figure> The Los Angeles Public Library received the <a href="/wiki/National_Medal_for_Museum_and_Library_Service" title="National Medal for Museum and Library Service">National Medal for Museum and Library Service</a>, the nation's highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> City Librarian John F. Szabo and community member Sergio Sanchez accepted the award on behalf of the library from First Lady Michelle Obama during a White House Ceremony on May 20, 2015. The Los Angeles Public Library was selected for its success in meeting the needs of Angelenos and providing a level of social, educational, and cultural services unmatched by any other public institution in the city. The award recognizes the library's programs that help people on their path to citizenship, earn their high school diploma, manage personal finances and access health and well-being services and resources.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Los_Angeles_Public_Library&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><noscript><img alt="photo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg/32px-LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1880"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 32px;height: 21px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg/32px-LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg" data-alt="photo" data-width="32" data-height="21" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg/48px-LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg/64px-LA_Skyline_Mountains2.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> <a href="/wiki/Portal:Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Los Angeles">Los Angeles portal</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Registered_Historic_Places_in_Los_Angeles" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles">List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Bradford_Caswell" title="Samuel Bradford Caswell">Samuel Bradford Caswell</a> (1828–1898), one of the first trustees of the first Los Angeles public library, owned property where the Central Branch was built</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_D._Lorenzen#Central_Library" title="Donald D. 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