County of Los Angeles Public Library – Sunkist Library

Loudest library that I’ve ever been to even during slow hours. People are conversing LOUDLY, laughing LOUDLY, kids are playing LOUDLY. It’s definitely a playground here. I cannot imagine how this place is like once kids are out of school. There’s a place for conversing and its called Starbucks people. UGHHH.

This is a great little library with very friendly librarians. I find this to be a great spot to study and get work done. The library is small so if your looking for a specific book, you probably won’t find it here. But, if there is something specific you are looking for, you can ask the librarian and they can have it shipped to the library for free!
The library is also has a few desktop computers for people to use but they are always full. If you have a laptop you can connect to their Wifi which is pretty fast.

Its rare to review a library I think but I feel like its necessary, specially when someone uses a library as a place where you can work.
This library is probably the loudest library Ive ever been in. So if you are looking a for a quiet place to concentrate, this is not the place. It feels more like a childcare space.

I love this library! It’s small but the books seem a bit new and when they have a book sale its amazing! A bag for $ 1.00! Not a dollar a book but a bag!

The library in BP is closed for renovation and the temporary one inside the community center didn’t have the books that my son needed. The girl at the counter must’ve noticed how exasperated I looked standing there hoping I won’t be late for work. She was really nice and helpful recommending me to drive to this location instead. She even called over to make sure they have the books we needed and had them waiting for us when we got here.
Another small library but this one is with adequate lighting. Checkout was a breeze, the worker here was patient enough to show us how to check the books out ourselves. The restroom was clean and with a surprisingly attractive red wall. Wish I could stay longer to pore over their book collections. I’ll try to come by one these days.
I love the exterior of the building painted burnt orange, can’t miss that. Parking seemed adequate but then again it’s not peak hours so it might get busy then.

Although this is a small library, I like the fact they are open 6 days out of the week. Jumping on a public computer may take a little time, but there are children/​teen computers that can be used as long as no children are in need of them. sometimes customer service could be slow depending on who is helping you. Also, if you are returning books, either watch them check them in or put them in the slot. There has been a few times when my returned books were not accounted for.

With budget cuts and less money being allocated towards LA county libraries, It’s definitely a luxury to have the Sunkist library open on Monday. The library is small but has enough books and up to date copies of the Los Angeles Times, to keep me both entertained and satisfied.
The tables here are nice but there is not enough socket outlets to charge your computer. If you need to plug in your computer, you need to go towards the back and search for a long table.
The library has only a handfull of computers and they are always in use. I recommend bringing your laptop and taking advantage of the Wi-​Fi. Tip: Wi-​Fi is free but you need to use your library card number and pin to log onto the system. This just means you need to pay your fines if you have an outstanding balance and request your pin.
The library just added a small section of carpet and tools that provide a space to lounge. The library can get a little rowdy at times from 3:00 — 5:00 pm but that’s just normal because kids are geting out of school. The workers here are nice but it does sometimes feel understaffed. I have yet to use to self-​check out but I will update my review later record how efficient the system is.
Regardless if you like this library or not, you can always buy candy from the workers here.

Being new to the area and a student, I needed a place to checkout books for my reading needs. As it seemed, this library was really close to my house-​walking distance in fact. I just came back from my little adventure and let me just say ‘wow’! My experience was absolutely confusing. As soon as you walk in, the facility might seem nice. That’s where everything goes wrong. There was only one staff member who actually bothered to helped, after standing there for a good 10 minutes like a fool. So I later hear from him that they’re understaffed. This library is pretty small, smaller than the ones I usually frequent. Their selection isn’t much, but it’s doable if you’re not given a list of books to read.
I gave them my reading list and after the first staff member not finding it, he handed my «case» over to someone else. She eventually found one book out of my seven I had wanted. She seemed impatient and lethargic, like she wanted to rid of my existence. Fine. We checked out and left. but even before that the machine where we self check-​out apparently wouldn’t read my book and give me the option to print out my receipt. Even the machines didn’t like me. Seems like this library just doesn’t like me.
Service: 2
Organization:2.5
Facility:3.5

Good Wifi. Unfriendly Staff. (Except for the tall cute woman with the «librarian» glasses and long hair, she seems nice)
Checking out videos and books here is like operating a vending machine. Pretty soon, they wont need the staff there anymore. Please keep the cute woman (or keep like 100 clones of her, and the world will be a better place)
Parking sucks from 4 to 6:30pm.