| LA County Library | |
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| 33°55′40″N 118°09′41″W / 33.92778°N 118.16139°W | |
| Location | Downey, Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1912 |
| Reference to legal mandate | County Free Library Act |
| Branches | 86 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 4,799,808 |
| Criteria for collection | County residents |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 13,026,434 |
| Population served | 3,375,417 |
| Members | 3,045,433 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | US$131,063,244 (2015/16)[1] |
| Director | Skye Patrick, County Librarian |
| Employees | 1,483 (2010)[1] |
| Website | www |
| References: [2] | |
LA County Library is one of the largest public library systems in the United States[3] which serves residents living in 49 of the 88 incorporated cities of Los Angeles County, California. United States, and those living in unincorporated areas resulting in a service area extending over 3,000 square miles (7,800 km2).[4] The LA County Library system provides local libraries to several unincorporated areas and cities across Los Angeles County.
- ^ a b "Statistics County of Los Angeles Public Library". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Skye Patrick (2017). "Statistical Information Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016". LA County Library. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "ALA Library Fact Sheet 22 - The Nation's Largest Libraries". American Library Association. September 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "Statistics | County of Los Angeles Public Library". lacountylibrary.org. Retrieved March 7, 2016.