County of Los Angeles Public Library – El Monte Library

This review is pretty much based on the ghetto stuff I’ve seen here because the establishment itself is nice and fine.
Kids crawling under the computer desks, running around, screaming… Yuck. Teach your kids to behave, El Monte.

Finally come back here again.
First, nice place! It becomes better and it’s great place to read. But Internet is still hard to connect, even though u have the password. And I can not say that it’s not suitable to study here for everyone because of the noise. For me, it’s ok, no children yelling (or may be only today), ppl speak not too loud.
Anyway, good to see the better environment here!

You know, I really thought I was going to be able to get some work done in here.
All I needed was two hours away from my insane family. Two hours of peace and quiet to get some stuff done.
I walk in after the remodel, and it looks great. Cushy, comfortable chairs. Peace and quiet. Neat and clean. Very good.
Unfortunately, the peace and quiet did not last very long. There were two different babies in the place that were allowed to yell and scream without any of the librarians saying anything.
But what was even more disappointing is that I was not able to connect to the free wifi on my iPad. For some reason, instead of making it an open, unlocked network, they have it set up so that you have to login with your library card number and a passcode. But the login page will not pop up on the iPad — in about half an hour of fiddling with it, the login page came up only twice, and lasted only about 3 seconds each time before automatically closing. So unless you can type in a sixteen digit library card number and passcode in less than three seconds, the wifi here is not tablet-​friendly.
In conclusion, this is not a place to go if you are trying to get any work or studying done.

I come to this library often because I tutor elementary and middle school kids that need extra help in math and English. I really like the fact that this library is small but has everything I need (which is tables and chairs basically) and I don’t need to get on the freeway to get here from my side of the train tracks.
I believe it has recently been renovated, most of their furniture looks brand new. I always see some of the same people here and a lot of older folks come in the afternoon to use the computers.
I think this is a great library for the neighboring folks. The only downside is there is very limited parking. I’ve never had a problem finding a space but around 4 pm it gets busy so good luck. Overall, it gets the job done, it’s clean, it’s accessible to my kids, and it’s a nice little spot where I can make a difference in the life of our youth one math problem at a time.

This is the library closest to where I live. It’s ok. It’s recently renovated, but they basically just added more desks, new chairs and a few more computers. They really need to add more outlets everywhere so that we can charge our laptops, which I usually need for studying and doing homework. Sometimes it’s better to avoid this place in the afternoon when the kids get out of school because it can get a little noisy. But I guess it’s better that they spend their time in a library rather than the streets in this neighborhood.

Limited parking (I had to park on the street) and the building is being renovated until end-​of-​October.

I’ll always have a soft spot for this library just because it’s the one I grew up with.
It’s incredibly small, has a very limited number of books, and is usually a bit too noisy to study in. But the workers are always friendly. All generations of people come here to be productive in their own ways. A necessary resource and safe space for El Monte.
P. S. Limited parking. Park in the nearby residential area.

I only ever go to this library if the one closer to my house is closed or if I’m in the area. They have about ten computers and there can be a handful of people waiting for one every now and then, mostly after school has been let out. Library is clean and staff is helpful