West Hollywood Library Explained

Library Name:	West Hollywood Library
Country:	United States
Location:	625 North San Vicente Boulevard West Hollywood, California
Established:	2011

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

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Notes and References

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