The Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library is the third largest central library in the nation. Its subject departments contain more than 2.6 million books; 10,000 magazine subscriptions; almost 3 million historic photographs, 5 million U.S. patents, plus language learning and multi-media materials. The Central Library is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Public Library, which includes 72 branch libraries.
The Central Library has nine Subject Departments that provide a variety of reference services over-the-counter, by telephone, mail, e-mail, computer “chat” or fax. Materials in the Central Library can be ordered by patrons throughout the city and shipped to the borrower’s local branch. It also hosts a wide variety of events and exhibition throughout the year and offers docent led tours of the historical building highlighting its art and architecture.
The Los Angeles Public Library’s Central Library is the third largest central library in the nation. Its subject departments contain more than 2.6 million books; 10,000 magazine subscriptions; almost 3 million historic photographs, 5 million U.S. patents, plus language learning and multi-media materials. The Central Library is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Public Library, which includes 72 branch libraries.
The Central Library has nine Subject Departments that provide a variety of reference services over-the-counter, by telephone, mail, e-mail, computer “chat” or fax. Materials in the Central Library can be ordered by patrons throughout the city and shipped to the borrower’s local branch. It also hosts a wide variety of events and exhibition throughout the year and offers docent led tours of the historical building highlighting its art and architecture.
