I come to the library to study every so often. It's clean, close to my house, and has a great study area when there are seats available. However, make sure you bring some earplugs because the employees working the information desk have built-in megaphones in their voice boxes and make sure that everyone in the library can hear every word they say. It also gets extremely noisy on weekdays after school gets out because kids come to hang out and pretend they're doing homework. Besides the noise, this place is a great part of the community! read more

Love, love, love! Once you walk inside, you'll notice how a nice job the city has done on this library. It's clean, neat, & fresh. I just feel this location is very convenient for me, so I rather go here instead of other library branches. The staff are very friendly, kind, & most important of all, helpful. Highly recommended. I love LaCrescenta & I love its library. read more

Marta Wiggins, the head librarian and her staff are extremely helpful, and so personable. I love going there to pick up dvd's and cd's. Often, I can get things that just came out. It's unbelievable. Love it!! Thanks for your years of service. read more

This library is one of a kind with its high ceilings and modern architecture! A great place for kids and parents to unwind and enrich their knowledge thru reading! Also a great after school place for teenagers to study and enrich their academics thru the various resources avialable out there. Kids can get tutoring as well as homework done in one place. read more

I've never written a bad review for anyone or any business but this one definitely deserves a bad review. It's mainly for one of the clerks (HYANGWON KIM ), she's rude, unprofessional and had temper problem!! Me and my 10 year old son walked in around 6 pm not knowing they close at 6 and wondered around for about 10 min to find and check out a book for my son to read. We went to the desk and tried to self check out on the computer and all the sudden this Asian lady comes out all aggressive asking what we were doing here, how we got in, saying don't you know we're closed and on and on as if I broke into a bank!! I said I'm sorry but didn't know your closed since your hope was open and if she could just help us get this boob checked out and we will leave, she kept saying NO don't you understand what closed mean, who told us to come in and she storms back to the office to get the librarian. It was absolutely disgusting the was she acted. my son and I were shocked by the way we were treated and talked to and seeing my son scared really got me upset. She comes back with the librarian more aggressive and that when I had enough and put her in her place. The librarian was nice and tried to control the situation and knew that it was wrong by the way we were treated and helped us check out and repeatedly apologized for her. Even on the way out the other clerks said we're so sorry and that was so wrong of her to talk to us the way she did cause apparently they heard it too. She has no business working for a public library with this kinda attitude and bad temper specially when kids are involved as well. This should be a good experience for them not like this. I will make sure the upper management heat about this too. read more

We spend lots of time with my kids on this library. The staff and librarians are very patient and friendly.

I'm sorry to say this is sooooo not the place to go if you are trying to study in a quiet place! I came to the library to leave the madness of home life for quiet studying but must say this was the last place I should have come. Even the library staff would shout to each other from across the room. Has library etiquette died since I last owned a library card? I personally got up to censor a few overly talkative teens and finally got annoyed that I was doing the job of the staff and moved over to the kids section that was ironically much quieter than the adult section....what a waste....doesn't anyone have any respect anymore? Next thing we'll be aloud to wear daisy duke shorts and chew gum at mass on Sunday's....wait...they already do......oh know.....parents, please teach your kids respect or we'll all be in trouble..... read more

If you would like to be talked down to about "water damage" that happened to a book you checked out, feel free to engage one the higher-ups here. I went into the library to renew a book and to mention that during vacation the glue had come loose on the binding of the book I had. I thought I was being a considerate person. Instead I ended up getting a lecture from a librarian. She made sure I felt like an idiot and not a 29 year old mother of 2 who has had her own library card since she was 5. It makes me not want to return to this branch at all, which is a bummer because it's right down the street. I'm more willing to go to Pasadena and not be spoked to like I'm a hater of book conditions and an idiot. P.S. There is a nice librarian who I have encountered a few times (she always goes out of her way to talk to the kids). She is usually at the desk in the back. Not at the front. Talk to her if you can. read more

La county public libraries employee's are apparently not allowed to change a light bulb? So, I was told "you're welcome to move to any other table." there we're no other tables with decent lighting, because of the energy conservation plan they follow "when the lights burn out we don't replace them" .............idiots. read more

Very quiet and welcoming environment. Staffs are so professional and helpful. I definitely recommend it!!

I love this library. The staff are friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed. The building and landscaping are BEAUTIFUL. I love the stained glass windows, in particular. Book check out is fast as it's electronic. I like to borrow CDs and DVDs and am always able to find something interesting. I also love that I can reserve items and renew items on-line. I feel lucky to have this library in my neighborhood. read more

I'm not sure why everyone gives such low stars for this library, its such a nice local library. It has all the amnemities like computers, private desks to study, copy machines, etc.. It's true that the staff can be rude at times but overall my experience at this library is always a positive one. I would recommend this library to anyone near the area. read more

Newer library. A lot more kids friendly than the La Canada library. Definitely better DVD selection, though I usually reserve online and pick up there only. Staff is more friendly. Parking can be a pain. read more

I love these place so huge I usally go to print few stuff nd every-time I need help to get on the computer BCUZ there is something wrong with my card but the guy is supper nice and helps me all the time I don't really like going when the school just finished BCUZ there is always kids in front screaming nd inside talking loudly but I deff would recommend this place to anybody read more

Nice little library. Small but adequate collection of books and DVDs. Clean, well maintained, quiet. Children's section well separated from adult, so any activities and noise there don't interfere with us oldsters. And it's open on Sunday! Good for a freelancer like myself. One complaint: the chairs. They don't have a way to hook a backpack or tote strap over so it holds up; as a result, everything ends up on the table or the floor. LA City library in Sunland-Tujunga and La Canada Flintridge County Library have the more useful chairs. Obviously these were chosen for design, not usefulness. read more

Nice, clean library. Friendly staff ready to help. Wonderful place to take kids that want to read and learn.

I was wrong. There's more parking on the Foothill side, and leaving that lot doesn't slam your car's nose unavoidably into the pavement.

Nice & clean with comfortable study areas. The only thing is that staff members are loud when they talk. Make sure to bring ear plugs when you come in. read more

I love the library. But the people work here are so rude!!!! I hate dealing with them. I hate asking for help!!

I brought my cousins here when I was in los angeles. The place is super modern and nice. I swa tons of kids studying and workimng hard. I'm true believer that if you provide the right environment for a child they are more inclined to study. read more

Helpful staff, beautiful building, and great programs. It can get crazy busy in the afternoon once the schools are out, but it's nice to know that kids and teens still use the library! read more

This is a nice neighborhood library, kind of on the small side and a little loud. There are many schools in the area, many students use this location for socializing, daycare and homework. It's probably not the best place to do serious studying from 3 pm to 6 pm. Staff are patient and helpful. read more

Your Library is great. Who cares if mean people are writing harsh reviews? Children are a little loud but it doesn't bother me. People who are writing mean reviews must stop. It is not nice. What if someone said (the plave where you work) stinks and people writing reviews. Go to the Library someday and please say you are sorry. read more

Huge disappointment! I agree with the reviewer below who commented on the librarians - yes, they are incredibly rude and incompetent. They seem to know nothing about books, they can never find anything and I've never seen one smile. Over a year ago we checked a couple of books out and returned all in the same condition (they were practically new) and then got a call from the library 2 months later telling us that some of the books were damaged and that we needed to pay for it. They never said how it was damaged, how much we owed and they never sent a bill. My husband went to the library to see the books, because they were fine when we dropped them off, but the library couldn't find them - they had been checked out! Why would they put a "damaged" book back in circulation? So my husband said we're not paying this; we didn't damage the books. They call us every 6 months asking us to pay for it; but never say how much, never send us a bill, never show any proof of the damage or that it was our responsibility. Very bizarre and annoying. We LOVE the LA County library in Montrose. Much better web site, excellent service, quiet knowledgeable and polite librarians. Further away from us, but so worth the trip. read more