County of Los Angeles Public Library – Quartz Hill Library

I visited this branch after reading the other reviews posted here. I made a little extra effort to greet and make friendly conversation with the staff. In return, they were delightfully friendly back to me. The library is small so it is probably best to visit Monday through Friday during normal workday hours and before kids get out of school to maximize on the quiet time and limited work spaces. The book collection seems to be up on the latest trends, though popular books will likely be on hold. The wifi is decent. The only major bummer is the lack of electric outlets. Meaning, your study session is only as good as the battery on your laptop.

Everyone in this library is very kind and helpful. They have a descent selection of books and whatever you can’t find will be there from another library in less then 7 days. The only thing is it is a bit small which is why I rates it 4 stars but everything else is great.

Ah! As promised — a review! Sorry about the bookmark on the records, but this place is seriously hard to pinpoint and furthermore had some real cruddy hours. Open until 8pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 5pm all other days; closed on Sundays.
The first time I went looking for this library without a GPS and went miles too far into Quartz Hill from Lancaster amidst dusty dirt road construction that slowed down traffic but still did not allow me to find the library. The second time my GPS led me to … somewhere near the library. Determined to find it this time, I wandered back and forth on 50^th street between Avenue M-​4 and L-​12 for ten minutes before spotting the building. The building is pretty much nondescript, about the size of a single classroom on an elementary campus and slightly reminiscent of an old fashioned lock smith. Keep yer eyes peeled! The parking is small but decent.
The library itself is comprised of two rooms, a kid’s room and an everything else room. Computers are clustered in the center before the librarian desks and seem to be consistently occupied. There were maybe about 10 people in the everything room and it felt crowded. Random tables and chairs litter the library in an effort to create nice study and reading corners, but the overall effect reminds one very much of cram school. The librarians are frank and uninterested, at one point talking animatedly to one another and sobering up so completely as she turned to me I wondered if I had offended her by interrupting her chatter to ask a question. The other librarian, when checking out my materials, gave me a dry smile then resumed a bored look as she quickly turned away. I don’t feel I am being too sensitive.
For all my hating, the library had a decent selection. I judge library selections based on the copies of Harry Potters available — 6 copies of 4 books — and the Tales of Beedle the Bard! + 1 star. And fliers were up for gingerbread house making festivities in December. But I didn’t want to talk to the librarians. And I thought I liked all libraries — what a shame.