County of Los Angeles Public Library – Masao W. Satow Library

Small, but with a huge selection of children’s books, small play area, and very pleasant staff. They have several computer stations. Overall, not amazing, but good enough for a local library branch.

I really like this library. Its small and modest but the staff is really nice and attentive. I like how they help the kids with their homework. I’ve taken my nieces and they seem to love story time and they really like a young girl who works there. Its a nice place to go to relax eith a good book and I definitely recommend this library to anyone looking for a good book and a nice place to relax!!!

Not too shabby. I wouldn’t say it’s great but its definitely not the worst either. It’s quiet, and humble. Not too big and not too small. The staff seemed pretty nice and although there weren’t a ton of computers there, the ones they had weren’t taken (a benefit of being a small library that’s tucked away).
They don’t have the best set up for their CD collection. Most libraries have them on bookshelf. Satow has them on a heavy rotating console. If you want a CD, place it on hold and let someone else try to find it for you.
The parking lot was a bit small so be careful getting in and out.

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Some items, like recent movies, have long waits, but if you like older stuff, you can often get it in a few days.
The Masao W. Satow branch is nor my a favorite because of the parking lot and surrounding neighborhood. There always seems to be people sitting in their cars, homeless/​rehab folks sitting around and other suspicious-​looking folks in the alley behind the library. No one appears to monitor the parking lot and I the few times I used this branch I always worried about my car. I’m a big guy, so my personal safety wasn’t an issue, but I would never send my wife or kids to this library.