West Hollywood Library
![]() The West Hollywood Library in 2013 | |
Country | United States |
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Established | 2011 |
Location | 625 North San Vicente Boulevard West Hollywood, California |
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The West Hollywood Library is a public library in West Hollywood, California, U.S.. It is a branch of LA County Library.
Architectural significance[]
The 33,150-square-foot building was completed in 2011.[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[]
- ^ "Best Library To Get Serious Work Done: West Hollywood Library". LA Weekly. 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Hawthorne, Christopher (September 28, 2011). "Architecture Review: West Hollywood Library among top works". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Broverman, Neal (June 19, 2012). "US Mayors Love the WeHo Library". LA Curbed. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "West Hollywood Library". County of Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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
Categories:
- Libraries in Los Angeles County, California
- Buildings and structures in West Hollywood, California
- Library buildings completed in 2011
- 2011 establishments in California
- California stubs
- Library and information science stubs