West Hollywood Library

West Hollywood Library
The West Hollywood Library in 2013
Country United States
Established 2011
Location 625 North San Vicente Boulevard
West Hollywood, California

The West Hollywood Library is a public library in West Hollywood, California, U.S.. It is a branch of the County of Los Angeles Public Library.

Architectural significance

The 33,150-square-foot building was completed in 2011.[1][1] It was designed by architects Steve Johnson and James Favaro, with murals by Shepard Fairey and Kenny Scharf.[2] It won the City Livability Award from the United States Conference of Mayors in 2012.[3]

Collection

The library collection includes LGBT fiction and non-fiction.[4][5] It is the meeting place of the Lambda Literary Book Club, an LGBT-themed book club.[5]

There are also books in Spanish and Russian.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Best Library To Get Serious Work Done: West Hollywood Library". LA Weekly. 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hawthorne, Christopher (September 28, 2011). "Architecture Review: West Hollywood Library among top works". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Broverman, Neal (June 19, 2012). "US Mayors Love the WeHo Library". LA Curbed. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "West Hollywood Library". County of Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "LGBT Collection at the West Hollywood Library". County of Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

Coordinates: 34°04′55″N 118°23′02″W / 34.0819°N 118.3839°W / 34.0819; -118.3839


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