The Collections of the
County of Los Angeles Public Library
The County of Los Angeles Public Library serves one of the nation's most culturally, economically and socially diverse regions. The Library selects materials which best serve the needs of its varied and complex public.
The Library makes available a broad and relevant collection for information, education and recreation, in formats that include over 7,700,000 books, magazines, videos, cassettes and compact discs.
The Library makes a positive effort to provide materials of interest to people of differing ages, ethnic groups and lifestyles, in English and other languages.
The Library affirms the public's right of access to a broad spectrum of reading, listening and viewing materials. In compliance with the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights and its Freedom to Read Policy, the Library makes available sound factual data and honest opinion representing all poiints of view on topics of public interest and importance.
