Los Angeles Public Library – Sylmar Branch

Yikes!!! This place is pretty sad. I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s start with the noise level. There are a group of kids on the computer that are so loud it is distracting… then when you put this noise together with the lady on her cell phone who is talking as if the person on the other end is deaf… it’s a noise concert in here. On top of that, there are some high school kids running around as if this were a play ground.
The restrooms deserve a whole review of their own.
They are truly like indoor portpotties. GROSS AND DISGUSTING. TAKE YOUR PICK! Graffiti on the walls. The separating stalls have been repainted so many times that they looked layered. The floor is wet with who knows what… And the cherry on top… no hand soap for that zoo of germs.
Finally there is the book selection. Yes they have books, but certainly not enough… at least in the kids section. Half the shelves, which there are about eight and a half, plus a back wall, are about half way empty. I would recommend you find another library if you can or be prepared for the very limited selection of books. The sad part is that my son wanted to come to a library because he thought it would be a good, quiet place to do homework… He quickly realized that would not be the case in this library.

This place looks beautiful from outside. Moved to the area not to long ago and barely discovered this place. I came here and it took a while to get my card. Aside from that they don’t have 2 books I was looking for. The place is very small and the kids from the nearby schools come in here and just get on the computers to check their fb.