County of Los Angeles Public Library – Lawndale Library

This library is great for toddlers. My 4-​year old loves it here. They have books, toys, kid’s desktops, storytime and lots of activities. We usually go after lunch and spend about an hour or 2. My daughter never gets tired to go and always wants to go almost every weekend now.

I love this library. It’s fairly new in the area and has a modern feel to it. There are many areas for people to study and has a friendly staff. My favorite part of the library is the little area in the front where they sell used books that are dirt cheap. I go in once in a while to check it out. Totally worth coming!

Came here and tried to check out textbooks for my term for college. They didn’t have any. The place is organized and clean but kinda small. Staff are helpful and friendly! Computers and printers are always available.

Very clean library. Doesn’t get too loud except on special event days. Plenty of outlets. Great studying library! Very clean. The staff is very friendly and are always willing to help.

I bring my kids to the Children’s book department often. It is so clean and organized. One morning I even saw a man taking all of the toys and cleaning them, one by one. I was impressed with that. The staff could be friendlier, but overall I really like this library. Storytime on Saturdays are fun too.

Cute library. It looks to be on the newer side.
The coolest thing is the self checkout podium. Yes! You can actually check your books out yourself with your library card. And if you get a little flustered, there’s an attendant nearby to show you how to do it properly.
Library is between small and medium in size. The children’s section is pretty cool and organized.
Staff was very friendly and answered all questions. There’s a lot of street parking available nearby.

It’s pretty small, but it’s in a cute little area that seemed to have a good amount of people coming in and out which makes it feel a bit more comfortable to be there! There’s a school right next to it, I’m not sure if that affects the library vibe because I went before school got out. Seemed clean. I’d go back, just maybe not every day!

It’s a beautiful facility. Staff is friendly and it’s very organized and clean.
Moreover, I’ve studied their numerous times. I’m taking the LSAT in December and was excited to hear there was a local library now. Unfortunately, it gets incredible loud in there. People are so rude. They talk on their phones, have full blown conversations, and let their children run around like it’s an outdoor playground. It’s really frustrating that the staff doesn’t tell them to stop either. There is a guy that goes their everyday and sleeps and snore extremely loud. Again, no one says anything. And on top of that, he takes off his shoes and he’s feet look like they have some type of bacterial infection (very unhygienic).
I’ve been to many libraries and this is the loudest and the hardest to study in. I really don’t know if I can go back.

OK, now THIS is a library — yeah !
Great facility (with a little lawn area outside, even), great staff, speedy self check-​out, extensive DVD selection, lots of tables.
I even picked up a free (Michael Connoly) book from the ‘free’ trolley.
Easy parking on Grevillea. This streets in this area are currently (Jan ’12) being worked on, but it’s well worth it, even if you have to ‘nagivate around’ a little.

One of the best neighborhood COLAPUBLIB libraries. The DVD section is huge, and I like how the kids’ section is in a different wing. The «adult» side of the library is pretty quiet, which is rare nowadays. Great selection of books, and they have self check out as well.

The new and improved Lawndale Library is only a little over a year old. This place still smells new and is state of the art. It’s not the largest library but it serves the small community of Lawndale well. I like to come here because of the effortless self check-​outs and laptop docks.
The collection consists of approximately 80,000 items, including books, audio books, DVDs, CDs, and magazines. Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese materials are readily available. The International Children’s Collection consists of hundreds of picture books and chapter books in dozens of languages donated by countries around the world.
The Library offers EXCELLENT reference assistance, electronic databases and other online information, public access Internet computers, WiFi, a Career Center, Technology Lab, and library programs for all ages. The Friends of the Lawndale Library sponsor a DVD Rental Collection featuring new releases and an ongoing used book sale that I utilize weekly.