Great Los Angeles Central Library
The Los Angeles Public Library system (LAPL) serves the residents of the City of Los Angeles. The system holds more than six million volumes, and with over 18 million residents in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area, it serves the largest population of any publicly funded library system in the United States.The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles in staggered terms in accordance with the city charter,More info:wiki
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#10 Los Angeles Central Library: The Story of an L.A. Icon,More info:discoverlosangeles
The Los Angeles Public Library is a behemoth system with 72 branches spread across the city. Its crown jewel and headquarters is the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, situated between the hotels and sky-high office buildings of Downtown L.A. Built in 1926, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The eight-story building is the third largest central library in the U.S. and houses more than ten million items, from popular fiction titles to rare genealogical publications, historic photographs and U.S. patents.
#9 Los Angeles Central Library,More info:laconservancy
The Los Angeles Central Library was the last work of major American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. When it opened in 1926, the building’s expanses of unadorned concrete and skyscraper-like profile heralded Modern architecture. At the same time, it alluded to ancient Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, and various Islamic civilizations, as well as to Spanish Colonial and other revival styles.
Ornamental and symbolic artworks are integral to the library’s design. The limestone sculptures on the building’s exterior, by artist Lee Lawrie, represent various disciplines and literary figures. The brilliantly colored tile pyramid at the building’s summit features a sunburst and is topped by a handheld torch symbolizing the light of knowledge.
#8 The most beautiful libraries in Los Angeles,More info:timeout
It’s always a good time to curl up with a great book—even more so when you have libraries as beautiful as we do in Los Angeles. Sure, you may not find Hogwarts-like halls filled with books, but L.A. does have its fair share of Renaissance-inspired sanctuaries and Art Deco shrines to literature. From a Downtown landmark to a state-of-the-art complex in Santa Monica, these are the most beautiful libraries in Los Angeles. Oh, and while you’re checking out a book, make sure to brush up on how your L.A. library card can save you cash.
#7 Los Angeles Central Library Interior,More info:drywired
#6 Check Out LA’s Central Library,More info:redtri
Libraries rock. They are beautiful, filled with things to do (books! story time! play spaces!) and are indoors, which is key in LA with these recurring heatwaves. So, clearly your local library is a regular stop. But if you need a change of scene and a destination date, head downtown to visit one of the most amazing libraries in the country. Brimming with history, a great Children’s Room, activities and events—if you haven’t been, you’re due for a visit.
#5 Los Angeles Central Library: The Story of an L.A. Icon,More info:bluesyemre
#4 Los Angeles Central Library,More info:tripadvisor
#3 Los Angeles Central Library,More info:tutorperini
#2 If you love libraries and books, Susan Orlean’s ‘The Library Book’ is for you,More info:usatoday
Just as the name implies, Susan Orlean’s “The Library Book” (Simon & Schuster, 317 pp., ★★★½) celebrates the love of books and the wonder of public libraries. But, as it turns out, it is so much more.
At its core, it’s the story of one of the worst building fires in L.A. history, a 1986 conflagration in the city’s Central Library, an architectural landmark. One of the most complicated blazes the fire department ever tackled, it exceeded 2,000 degrees and destroyed or damaged more than 1 million books.
Orlean turns this into a whodunnit, focusing on the search for an arson suspect. After the fire, the city posted requests for clues on billboards and on radio ads. The library staff worried that it might be a disgruntled employee. But librarians remembered a blond young man who was shooed out of the closed history stacks.
#1 Los Angeles Central Library,More info:flickr
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