| Los Angeles Public Library | |
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 South entrance of the Richard J. Riordan Central Library at Hope Street | |
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| Location | Headquarters: 630 West 5th Street Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1872 |
| Branches | 72 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 6,393,429 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 18 million (2008) |
| Population served | 4,030,904 (city)
18,783,638 (metro) |
| Other information | |
| Budget | US$134,630,543 |
| Director | John F. Szabo (Fall 2012) |
| Employees | 944 |
| Website | lapl.org |
| References: [1][2] | |
The Los Angeles Public Library system (LAPL) is a public library system in Los Angeles, California. The system holds more than six million volumes,[3] and with around 19 million residents in the Greater Los Angeles area, it serves the largest metropolitan population of any public library system in the United States.[4] The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the mayor of Los Angeles in staggered terms, and operates 72 library branches throughout the city.[5] In 1997 a local historian described it as "one of the biggest and best-regarded library systems in the nation."[6]
- ^ Martin Gomez (February 2010). "City Librarian's Report to Friends Groups". Los Angeles Public Library. Archived from the original (.PPS) on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Los Angeles Library Foundation - Annual Report 2008-2009". Library Foundation of Los Angeles. 2009. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ "Los Angeles Public Library Facts 2013 (for fiscal year 2012-13) | Los Angeles Public Library". www.lapl.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Szabo, John (2015). "LAPL Strategic Plan 2015-2020" (PDF). Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Board of Library Commissioners | Los Angeles Public Library". www.lapl.org. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ Pitt, Leonard; Pitt, Dale (1997). Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. p. 300>. ISBN 0-520-20274-0.