Encino-Tarzana Branch Library

Books are great and this place is a great stop for studying… It has good big selection, if you want the popular books you’ll have to wait and order it (if you do order a book make sure you pick it up because they do charge a fee… This place continues to be my go-​to-​study spot (college student)…Since the age of three I have been coming here… they’ve remodel the place so that there’s a children’s section with fun deco, toys, and books. they have a book reader come in every Wednesday (will probably volunteer myself)…There’s a teen/​student section where you can study with a charge station filled with animé/​comics/​young adult books…
Staff is great (like alwaysthere’s some positive/​negative), but for most of my experience with them they’ve been very helpful…
–Highs school student should make the best out of this place… plenty college prep books… and they have event from college preps to help sign in into al sorts of program
–movie nights
–children book readers
–book store (most expensive book is probably 2 dollars! make sure you know when they put up knew selection parents can make the best of this with the children books.
–recreational session… such as yoga (Never been part of it)

The service is horrible!!! The selection is ok. It is a big selection but not that great!!!
There was this old lady that single handedly earned 2 stars! She was not helpful at all! Another man was trying to help a gentleman, so the man call the main library and the old lady yelled at him for calling because she said that nobody was there, but he still called and another person answered and helped the gentlemen.
When we were ready to check out, we went to the counter and she called us over with this sweet smile so we were like oh ok she seems nice, then while she was checking out our books she was way more concerned in the other persons conversation that checking out out books! Finally when she finished she snapped at US to GRAB OUR OWN RECEIPT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTER!!!
This was my first time coming here because it is not my home library but I am definitely not going to come back.

The Internet is so slow! Both hardwired and wifi. It makes going there pointless if you are attempting to do anything online.
I get more bandwidth out of my toaster oven.

The woman that works now it’s just extremely rude and disgusting I do not know how people like that work at a library I checked a book and had to go out of state take care of my mother-​in-​law since she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer she did pass I did explain everything to that woman still she wanted to
charge me $ 48 for a $ 15 book just silly and rude

It’s such a small but great library. I wad surprised of how many books you can check out (30 if I’m not mistaken). They also have events where grandmas come and read stories for children. I highly recommend this place

I do love libraries, all those fabulous books available to read and the best part is they are free! for those of you that are not so familiar with libraries, it’s time to get familiar. If you don’t already know it, all the best sellers are available at the library if you don’t mind waiting a bit for the popular ones. You can order books online, download the app and monitor when they have arrived to pick up. One hint, if you do order a book do not forget to pick it up because there is a fee if you order a book and do not collect it.
The problem with this library is of course not the books, some of the staff are less than helpful. there is one librarian who is pretty sharp and willing to help when asked.
This library has a drop box that you can drive up to which is convenient.