County of Los Angeles Public Library – Temple City Library

Small town. Small library. Kid friendly.
First I would like to make a note that librarians are NOT computer technicians. Years ago a fellow graduate decided she would like to become a librarian. It was at that time we learned what that entailed. Small towns might promote within allowing some folks to become a head librarian. Most libraries require a degree in library science [don’t remember the actual title] to obtain the coveted position.
While we looked over the degrees requirements from book acquisition and inter-​library management; computer science and trouble shooting was not listed.
People don’t work at libraries for the pursuit of money. They work here because they love books, reading, the wonder and adventure that the written word provides.
Talk to the librarian of your writing a school paper and need ideas or a direction. Having trouble finding a book on a topic your just learning about and don’t know where to start, ask a librarian.
This is a child friendly library that is located in a public friendly park. The children’s section fills half the library. Movies, music, books on tape and computers fill another quarter. Fiction and non-​fiction round out the rest.
I like the computers limit what other people see from side angles. The political/​history section is limited but fair (expected, few people want to understand such things when complaining is so much easier).
I’ll be back and may move it up to 5-​stars.

Staff are not competent to handle computer problems. Last week they took about 20 minutes and still could not fix the problems. Neither IE nor Firefox could print. The lady pulled out a sheet with a couple for-​staff-​use-​only ID and passcode and tried to test the system, which responded that those accounts expired. What a joke. On the other hand, that says a lot about the library system’s IT department.

Some toys provided in this library and good for kids. However, I have been to so many libraries for story time, this is by far the most uncomfortable and dirty place. Parents and kids all sat on carpet or on a long folded table covered by colored plastic, which made our pants dirty.

I came here with my daughter to pick out some books to read for school. The selection is really bad here. There are no books in her reading level that ar at this branch. Rosemead and West Covina seem to have a lot of them, but too far for us to go. I think we will check out Arcadia Library instead…

Nice, small library with about 10 desks and no outlets. Small parking lot, but suitable for the size of this place. One side of the library is entirely glass and you can look out to a little park. Has some cool A/​C and fairly quiet, but expect it to get loud when the kids get out of school. Free Wi-​Fi via LA County library card.

One of the smallest county libraries I’ve been to. Nonetheless, a great place to take your kids to. They frequently have storytimes and other activities for the kiddos. Check the county website for dates and times. They cater half of the library to kids. A large selection of books, and area with toys, kitchens, and computers for kids to use.
However, the selection of adult books is pretty sparse here. Most people come here to use the study space or the Internet. If your looking to do research, you might want to check another library. Not much of a selection here.

This is a nice library but it’s not as big as the ones I regularly visit in other cities.

I spent countless hours at this library when I was young. My friend at the time and I would ride our bikes here and read away the summer days. And when I was older a group of us would eat at the small lunch area/​playground on the side. (Carls jr and McD nearby).
Tip: put books on hold and they will email you when they have it.
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Now they have a beautiful gazebo that plays well for the picturesque small town. They have all sorts of events there like Christmas lights and parades but people forget the hard working library workers!
Anyways I recently went back and just browsed. It’s much more modern now and has self service which was a huge plus. No more scary librarians! But then that’s kind of sad there aren’t any anymore. Well I guess I am older and they’re not scary just helpful.
They have all the books by Orson Scott Card and you can always go online and try to put a book on hold.

I’ve been coming to this Library since I was a little boy, so I have to give it a higher rating than it actually deserves. This is a very small Library with a small selection of books. This is not a library where you can study at because of the number of loud kids screaming in there (I was one of the crazy rascals back in the day).
Overall. decent public library with a friendly enough staff. Plus they have a small park that’s got a playground for kids.
On a side note. I’m sad to see that the pizza joint across the street closed down. I used to kick (_​Y_​) at Metal Gear there.

This used to be a really quiet, empty and stuffy library. When I volunteered in high school, all they had were fans to keep the place cool. It was not an enjoyable place to be. Now they’ve taken away the tall shelves cluttering the front and made the place more open. It’s now more welcoming, with self service checkout stations and lots of open space. The bad thing from that is that it’s now more noisy, with mom’s on their phones as they watch their child do homework, teens chatting loudly in the corner with their food/​drinks (I thought food wasn’t allowed?), and kids playing games on the computers. It’s more of a food court/​hang out place than a library now, unfortunately, but I like this library much more now that I did a few years ago.

Ahhh… another LA county library that’s close to me. This one is actually quite big with plenty of grass area on the outside so you can enjoy the outdoors and read. The inside is spacious and has a good amount of tables for reading. They are very helpful and taught me how to use the self check-​out machine. As with any other county library, they can transfer books from another location to be picked up here and so it’s really convenient for you to get a book that you want. However, they are closed on Mondays!
There’s plenty of parking on the side and behind, enter from Golden West. I think it’s a lot easier to park on Golden West than behind the library in the parking lot because you don’t have to walk as far to enter the library.

I’ve been coming to this library since i was 8 years old… and from time to time, still come there when I need to use the internet on my laptop. I love that this library now has Wifi, however, it’s in the section behind the librarian to the right, where the microfiche use to be (which is now gone). And it only has ONE table to use, which can be crowded, especially when school starts up again.
I love the selection of books that they have there, and when I was younger, I use to annoy the checkout staff when I’ve checked out a dozen more books at a time, or magazines, and then come back a week later to check out more books (yes, I’m a fast reader!). Furthermore, I also love that they have asian newspapers, and so my dad always loved taking me here since it was not only free for his daughter, but also provided him something to read while I searched for books.
The only thing I don’t really like about this library is the one table for the internet. They need to expand that area. But other than that, this library will always have a fond memory in my heart :)

Staff are really friendly and all tried to help but damn their comp system could be better. Couldn’t even open the files I saved, and no one in the library could open the files I saved.

HOLD ON HERE! They are redecorating or something and it’s closed for a month! And it’s summer concert time!
Well come by if you must. The Farmers Market is still pretty cool.

I grew up coming to this library and I think they have a great location. It really isn’t a big library and the number of books can’t compare to some of the other local libraries like Arcadia, Rosemead or Crowell. When I was growing up here in TC, I used to come every week. I’d read books and magazines, watch people, or study and do my homework.
The one thing I really like about this library is that it’s adjacent to the city park. Soon as you walk out, you have the greenery right in front of you. I used to just walk out to take breaks.
I just wish they can extend the operating hours and days. The community could definitely use this productive location a lot more if it were available to us. Upgrades would be really nice too… I’d be willing to update my review and boost the rating. I’ll be watching but I won’t hold my breath! =)