Azusa has a nice semi small library . They are in the heart of Downtown Azusa by the Police Station. I used to visit here frequent when I lived in Monrovia, or Covina. But they have more newspapers and magazines than ever. Older books and childrens books. You rent books for cheap price as well . Just bring back good memories coming here to spend time. read more

Amazing staff members, always helpful, especially an employee named Alyssa, always there to help if you need to look for a book for a report or just to read read more

This is one of our regular stops for the kids. They have a lot of fun picking out their books for the week and playing in the children's section of the area. There is a pretty good choice of books for adults; they have a lot of current authors. A large meeting room with a stage is also available to rent for gatherings; it is pretty bare but it has a PowerPoint screen and tables and chairs as needed. The staff have always been friendly, informative, and kind. It is always a pleasure coming here! read more

The kids and I are always here picking out books. Once a month, they have a nintendo switch event that the kids love. The staff is always good with kids, patient, friendly and helpful. They always have something going on for kids from summer reading programs to carnivals. read more

Good to come to when studying/working from home has too many distractions. Pros - bright, lots of light. Cons - need more electrical outlets for those bringing laptops in. Only the tables along the window have them. read more

I like libraries a place of peace and quiet. I just wish I had the free time to sit and read a book but not at this moment in my life. The place is organized very well and was busy on a Tuesday afternoon. read more

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Ms ginger is very friendly and they offer so many great activities for kids. We love their zoom story times and the arts and crafts they provide. Everyone with kids needs to check out their local libraries but as far as local libraries go, this one is really too notch! read more

My favorite place to go with the kids on Saturday & Sunday! The friendliest staff members and a great range of book selections. Our new favorites are the packages with learning materials relating to the book. Thank you for being our home away from home here in Azusa! read more

A very poor selection of books as well as it having a very uncomfortable feeling about being inside.

Library is very clean nice and most importantly air conditioned! Workers as are very nice and helpful. This is a smaller library but pretty busy. But not ghetto at all I highly recommend. I also uploaded some pics of some good resources for acquing green card and DMV needs. read more

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Small size library compared to others in neighboring cities. The staff is nice and I like the children's programs they offer. I enjoy that is relatively quiet and the park has a playground for my daughter to play in after we get our books (sometimes before, depending on the mood). I do think that the facility itself is in need of upgrades and renovations though. read more

Amazing library. Very good collection for children section. The story time is terrific. Ms. Ginger Antunez is full of energy and really nice story teller. We have been bringing our daughter often. Can't admire enough the overall experience. read more

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I love this library! They have tons of new stuff readily available to check out! Their story times are THE BEST!! Ms. Ginger is phenomenal. I've been to a lot of story times but this one takes the cake. They also have the best crafts!! You can tell this library invests in the children. Thanks, Azusa library! read more

The Hispanic female security guard who was standing outside gave me a very dirty look as if she wanted to pull her firearm on me and I had not done anything wrong it frightened me made me feel very uncomfortable and this is the only library that I know of that charges for a guest pass to use the computer. Also maybe because of the pandemic they have plastic bags wrapped around the computer keyboards which is ridiculous. The library is in a beautiful peaceful environment but the inside needs to be updated and please replace the out dated computers with newer state of the art computers Glendale central library is much better than this one read more

Great customer service! Very friendly staff and helpful. It is a small library but they have a lot of the newest best selling books compared to the Covina library and even West Covina Library. There are good portion of tables to study and read but not many outlets. Good location. read more

This library is small...they charge for some of the DVDs (The most popular/current ones). You can use one of their computers, but forget about watching any DVD on it...They don't allow use of any DVDs even their own. Poor selection of materials...much of it old or out of date especially foreign language and music CDs It is a noisy library at times...the staff are not well informed...I usually find my answer to a question elsewhere...numerous times I have asked questions of one of the reference librarians and have never had a satisfactory answer or solution...she seems more concerned about her personal computing needs.....I use Irwindale and Santa Monica libraries....better selection and NO CHARGE.....I wouldn't recommend this library for study... wifi okay, sometimes spotty read more

Cool spot to study or get work done. Free WiFi, quiet place, comfortable. Nice scenery if you sit by the window. Longer hours than Glendora. Lots of charging stations. Lots of audio books. 100% FREE. read more

The passport lady was extremely nice. The library is clean and everyone so professional!

I did not like this library. I came here to study because I heard that no one goes to this library so I thought that it would be quiet. It is too small. There were like maybe 6-8 tables just like in the middle and that was it. So I picked my table and I just felt like I was getting stared out because it was so out in the open. Also, since there is like no study and no social space people will just talk so while I'm trying to work I hear like two conversations at the same time. So annoying. I didn't bother going in the kids section. Also, it did not look like they had a very good selection of books. Like I said, this place is TINY. I also inquired about getting a library card and apparently you need a picture ID and a piece of mail that has your address on it even if your current address is on your ID. Stupidest policy ever. Overall this place screams outdated and small. I really did not enjoy my experience here and would not go back. read more

Since I'm an Azusan, I feel I must support our public library. It is a cute lil library, that has the old school feeling to it. The library staff are nice and helpful, if you go up to them. The check out staff are friendly ladies, who checks you out with a smile on their faces. The library would've gotten a 5 stars from me, if they would have a private parking lot for library patrons. There is only street parking, which in my opinion isn't that convenient unless you biked over or walked. Other than that, this library has everything you would need from a library even if it's a smaller one. I'm content with our Azusa library. read more

The Azusa Library offers a wide range of free programs for their community. With free wi-fi and public access computers, the volume of patrons that go through this library on a daily basis is remarkable. They offer free tutoring, English as a Second language classes, literacy classes, computer classes and passport services. It may not be as quiet as people expect in a traditional library, but the majority of people that come in here for the programs seem to appreciate the devoted staff and the opportunities offered here. The library is also open longer hours than the surrounding libraries. read more

Since I live so close to the library, it is extremely convenient. The people are always polite, and there selection of fiction always seems to satisfy what I need. My only, and largest complaint, is the fact that I can only renew a book once, even if there is not a waiting list. I dont mind supporting the library, but i have had issues renewing books "the day of", in other words, if they are due on March 20th, and I log on to renew them on March 20th, the system determines that I have past due items, and I need to physcially go to the library to renew them. I guess it just means I have to be a little more organized when it comes to handling my renewals, but just a little losening up on these rules would make this a much better experience. read more

Small library but lots and lots of services and programs. Free computer classes, storytime for kids, tutoring for adults and kids, just to name a few. Good selection of materials. Open late during the week. Free wifi! Just make sure to sit near the outlets (wifi turns off 5min before closing). The library can get a bit loud when there are special programs, especially during the summer. Parking available on Dalton Ave (1hr parking), lot across the library and behind the library. read more

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I like to come to this library often as it is close to home and where my children go to school. Normally I have no issues with the staff here but on a Thursday evening we arrived around 5 pm hoping to pick up some books and do some homework. (What we usually do on our visits.) I was unaware that the library closed at 6 pm, so at 5:45 we were just about done with my sons book report and the library staff started shutting off all the lights. Quite a bit of families were there looking at wide eyed like what the heck is going on? The staff said nothing. We sat there for about 5 minutes till we decided to pack up and check our books out. We had 6 books. I hand the librarian my card, she scans it and says "you owe $4.60, and we're closed already so you need exact change." (Mind you by this time I checked my phone it was 5:54) i said no its 5:54 you close at 6 you still owe me 6 minutes of your time, she said "YOU OWE MONEY." I told her I'd give her a $5 but she didn't want it because she demanded exact change. Handed her another library card told her it's a kids card I can only check out 4 she tried to scan 5 told me rudely I couldn't do more than 4 and I said I know, I told you that. Proceeded to exit angrily. Point is, the staff here is rude AF, if you're closing, don't limit customers to their method of payment- wait to close your registers read more

I go to a lot of public libraries in Southern California. I took the Gold Line extension and spent a few hours at the Azusa library, I had never been. (The light rail is about a block away, and the Starbucks a bit further.) I give it a B+. I have a check list for libraries and this one scores well on most counts. I did not have trouble with the wi-fi, my chief need at the library. Good response time, easy to log on (the password is posted at the desk) and stay on, the signal did not suddenly just die as is so common. Another big plus that you grow to really loathe when it isn't working: clean bathroom. Single occupant only, I had to wait, but only a few minutes. I have seen some really, really bad library bathrooms from which the indigent population simply will not exit for hours and hours and hours, this was not the case here. Another plus: working drinking fountain, clean, with cool water. Another: generous amounts of natural light. You can ponder the nice trees in the park next door and admire the mountains only a couple of miles away. I noticed some Yelp complaints about the size, but believe me I have been in much smaller. While the library is not large, I had a table to myself and would still have had plenty of room if someone joined me. The library is large enough that the noise from the children's section did not bother me. Public libraries in communities such as this one make enormous efforts to reach out to parents, bless them for this. If especially quiet study is important to you, no, this may not be the library for you. If you have kids, it appears to have a good children's section. And, as I said, they have segregated the children's section, it was not especially loud. My complaint about noise would be that they should enforce the no phone conversation policy. It did not appear that the staff was doing so - at all. People are unbelievable, not only do have to yak away in the library, but one guy was really loud. Do you have the courage to speak up when someone does this? It can get ugly, quick. Etiquette on phones has changed so much, and for the worse. "It's my phone, it isn't like I can just ignore the call." Can't wait for when this happens when I am on a jury someday. I did not check out the collection, I did not speak to the librarians. As I said, when I check out a library, I head first to the internet, second to the bathroom. A thing I wish I had investigated, but did not have a need for this day: number of electrical outlets for devices. This is another one that is important to me, I forgot to investigate. On another cool Fall day I will be going back to Azusa to ponder the loverly Sycamores outside the window. read more

Yasmin Cardona-Byrne is amazing. She is a community resource specialist and helped me build my resume which helped me get the job. If you need any help in that area, she's your go to. read more