How the Los Angeles Public Library is evolving with challenging times. “Where else can you walk in off the street and get help for whatever you need?”
“We say yes to a lot of things,” says, who presides over the far-flung system. “It’s about how we define what the library is. I love the fact that people can see the library as part of a solution to a community issue. But how much social work is enough? How much public health programming is enough? How far do we go with adult education?”Working Remotely
With reliable WiFi and air conditioning, the library remains a sanctuary for many Angelenos. Since the pandemic, librarians report an uptick in people using neighborhood branches as co-working spaces.director of branch services for the Los Angeles Public Library. “Where else can you walk in off the street and get help for whatever you need?”
She adds, “It’s a nice, quiet place to be if you don’t want to be home and you don’t want to buy a coffee,” she said. “Also, our Wi-Fi speeds are off the charts.” To support patrons who want to use the library as a co-working space, the L.A. Library recently launched a project to install tabletop outlets in more branches and add more hydration stations where people can fill up their water bottles.
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