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    LA County Library - Culver City Library

    3.8 (84 reviews)
    Open • 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Garden by the entrance
    Cris I.

    The Culver City Library is a hidden gem for bookworms and casual browsers alike. It offers a wide selection of materials, from the latest bestsellers to hidden literary treasures. But the library experience goes beyond just books. It frequently hosts events and programs, including author talks, book clubs, and storytime for children. There may be times that it can get a little noisy, especially in the children's section. Right at the entrance you'll see the Kaizuka meditation garden which was donated to the city in 1974 as a gift from its sister city in Kaizuka, Japan. It's kind of odd that it's called meditation garden but it's actually gated and off limits to the public.

    Nguyen T.

    Nice library that is spacious, clean, and with a good amount of outlets. They have great hours too

    Maruko X.

    The Culver City library is part of the county library system, and the staff working here is very friendly and patient with questions. The library itself isn't huge, although it has decent collections of books, and particularly a large section for children and teenagers.

    Children's section
    Gee B.

    My family was warmly welcomed by Malia and Courtney who helped us get our library cards. Librarian Zach did a phenomenal job of selecting some beautiful books for my son. The only negative thing I can say about this his library is that popular books I've been looking for are scarce at the weekends.

    Jeff T.

    A medium sized library with a modern interior. They've got a medium sized parking lot with some shade, possibly solar panels. One cool inside spot is the Friends of the Library book sale, a used book store. Used books are cheap but they only take cash, there's DVDs too

    Bring back your overdue books this month for free! :-)
    Nick A.

    I think everyone in LA county should have a County of Los Angeles library card. Why? Because they have a ton of great online resources that will save you oodles of money, that's why. More on that later. Here are a few details about my visit: The parking lot was full. Turns out some of the people in the building next door use it that aren't supposed to be using it. Street parking is available but not abundant unless you want to j-walk across Overland, as there are many more parking places on the other side of the street. The closest parking place I found on the library side the street was about 1/4 mile away. I actually don't plan on visiting this library again because it's not close to me, but it's a very nice library if you're in the area I highly recommend it. Plenty of room inside, well furnished, and nicely laid out. I was just there to get a library card and Petrella, one of the librarians helped me out. She was terrific and handed me my new library card within a couple of minutes. My main reason for getting an LA County Library card is because of their online resources. For instance, they have Lynda tutorials which are about $300 if you want to buy them, but you can use them for free when you log into the LA County Library from home. They have several other learning programs including foreign language programs. You can also check out electronic books online and download audio books. Hint: Download the Overdrive app on your phone or your computer, or both. It's free. You can easily download audio and electronic books using the app. All you need is your library card number and pin to login. You can add other electronic libraries to it as well. There you have it. One visit to the LA County library and you are totally hooked up for some serious savings and serious learning.

    Homeless person with an entire cart and an overflow of bags.
    Katrina S.

    Every time I come here I'm seeing this more and more - homeless people in the library with all of their dirty, bagged, worldly goods. This is a library, a place of learning, not a hostel or a halfway house. This is outrageous.

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    I had a work event in their large event space and it was a great experience. Kind and helpful staff.

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    Very helpful staff. Never that crowded. Always easy to get a good seat. Makes me want to read more

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    Recently changed their hours in order to guarantee they are never open when you'd like to go there.

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    Super quiet library with many desks to choose to work from! Staff were very nice and accommodating!

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    14 years ago

    This library is small and old. I did however set up an account as they had a few books I needed to help with my studies.

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    “Anyone can come and get access to high level help at the reference desk for free.”

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    Robertson Branch Library

    3.8(33 reviews)
    2.9 mi•Beverlywood

    Such a nice little library. I need to stop by this area while driving because I have a class and…read morediscovered this hidden gem! Cool exterior and interior design. Free parking, plenty of seatings and strong wifi. Staffs are really nice too! Would definitely visit again my next study session.

    pros: - it has a nice ambience…read more - you can park in the neighborhood nearby - open on sundays ??: - there a sign with a rule that your bag and other items cannot be more than a certain amount in total and i wasn't sure if my 2 bags were too much or not but i was already a few blocks away from my car at that point so i just went in and no one got mad at me - it's not super quiet which is bad if you need it to be dead silent but good if you don't like having to worry about every single minor sound you might create cons: - it's not that big so there aren't really good spots that are out of the way of people - there are not outlets reachable from every sitting spot like there are with other libraries. they're mostly by the computers and group tables which is not good cause people who have come by themselves will have to either go without an outlet or take up a whole group table/ computer spot - the bathroom doors are kind of weird and confusing to open so you're not sure if you should keep trying or someone is in there that you don't want to terrorize. also due to this scenario while using the restroom you may be terrorized by repeated break in attempts

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