Los Angeles Public Library

Los Angeles Public Libraries

Syliva kindly took us on a tour of the newest public library in the system - Silver Lakes.
This new library has been designed with the environment in mind. There are photovoltaic cells on the library that generate 30-40kw of energy. Lots of emphasis has been placed on using sustainable products throughout the library. Bamboo has been used throughout the library and the library customer service counters have been constructed from recycled materials.

Key statistics.

33 computers
75% usage of self serve machines
Techlogic Automated Materials Handling - 5 bins
EFT 7 staff

Key learnings

Automated Materials Handling - can be problems with audio books - many cd's
Patrons can borrow 30 items + 3 DVD's

We then continued on and visited the Chinatown Library.

Donations supplement the budget

Key Statistics

360,000 loans per year
26-30,000 visitors per month
Large Chinese collection


50,000 items are couried per month
Home Delivery service is no longer offered
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