Donald Bruce Kaufman – Brentwood

I would give it a 3.5 for the area, libraries here aren’t so good compared to Seattle. Light and bright, slightly dated but decent. Internet works but I speed tested it at less than 1 mega byte. No Parking.

It is a very cozy, small and quiet library. Parking is in the back and it has enough parking spaces. The librarian are wonderful. The best study area. Right out side of the library you can walk to lots of restaurant and coffee shops.

The noisiest library I have ever been to.
Whole conversations can be heard reverberating around both the downstairs and upstairs.
After the fourth time I have decided to rather study at other libraries despite how much further they are.

This library is okay. The free parking lot is really small. The first time I went I found a space. The second time I went, it was full and a lady was waiting like a vulture for someone to leave. I ended up parking on the street for free (pay attention to the signs for street cleaning times). When I got out of the library, another vulture lady was waiting for a space-​lol. Keep in mind there’s plenty of metered parking as well as a public paid parking lot.
Anyways, the library is small (compared to Beverly Hills). I went upstairs to study but it was busy and loud everywhere. Plus, I didn’t see a lot of outlets to plug my laptop. I also smelled and saw some homeless people there. The kicker was when two teenage girls came upstairs to work on a project and spoke very loudly. I had read that the upstairs was the quiet zone but no one said anything – just gave them dirty looks. For what they were doing, it would have been better at a coffee or sandwich shop or renting a private room at the library (I am not sure this one had that). I left shortly thereafter as I as looking for a quiet
retreat to study.
One other thing, they have a nice patio upstairs. It would be nice to have some seating out there as well but I guess it’s just standing room only.

Can’t give my local library branch 5 stars when they don’t have automatic check-​out machines. C’mon folks, it’s 2015. We still have to stand in line behind that person who’s checking out 20 books?
Other than that, it’s a nice branch and I quite like their audiobook section. Here’s to you, Donald Bruce Kaufman, whoever you are.

Great place to study if you are in the area. Small but decent collection of books (but we all have access to the large LAPL selection online), kids corner, loads of DVDs on upper level and a good amount of large circular tables to get studying done. I really like that the study tables are in a area that does not get to much foot traffic so I feel less distracted and got a lot of studying done when I need to.
Smallish library but with free parking in the back, that doesn’t always happen on San Vicente. The library is located across the street from Whole Foods if you need a study snack to get glucose to your brain.
Free Wifi, study space, friendly staff and free parking! I love libraries.

Fantastic neighborhood library! My kids and I both love visiting the Donald Bruce Kaufman library. In addition to a large selection of books, they have CD’s and DVD’s too… and a great kids section! I have not yet used the free WIFI, but it seems to be very, very popular!

A convenient public library branch for those who live in Brentwood or have reason to pass through along this stretch of San Vicente Blvd. Great selection of books downstairs and CDs and DVDs upstairs. Why rent movies from Red Box when you can get 2-​day loans here for free (and renew once)? We’re not just talking about educational videos, folks. Children’s movies, action movies, comedies, you name it…
Borrowing some audio books for your long commutes? (E.g. Sir Ian McKellen, a.k.a. Gandalf, a.k.a. Magneto, reading the unabridged Robert Fagles translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.) You get 3 weeks to finish ‘em.
What I love about this branch is the little bookstore upstairs, just past the communal study tables. Yes, this library also sells books. These books have been very gently used, except they’re waaaay cheaper than buying used books at Used Book Stores. We’re talking about $ 0.50 for paperbacks and $ 1 for hardcovers; in some cases for recent releases, maybe $ 3. I recently dropped by during their Hannukah book sale, and everything was 50% off. I started feeling bad for all the mental math the sweet elderly volunteer had to do, adding up quarters, basically, so that I could walk away with a stack of books for $ 4 even.
If your book is due on a certain day, just make sure it’s in the return slot by the end of the day (e.g. midnight) and you should be fine.

Excellent branch library with laudable selection of music and audiobooks. The staff has been uniformly helpful, patient and friendly.
I love the architecture of the building, too. It warmly sits on San Vicente, where you may park (or in the back). The windows are welcoming somehow, and once inside, the staircase in the middle is quietly grand yet approachable. No, I don’t yet know who Donald Bruce Kaufman was, but he is honored nicely here.
I love the selection of music — a great collection which has many titles I haven’t seen at my regular branch. The audiobooks and DVDs have a lot to offer, too. And one these days, I SWEAR, I will check out a book.
The librarians go out of their way to be accommodating. Yay. This happened more than once to me. The Brentwood Branch is not a huge place, but again, it’s quality over quantity that wins the day. Or, maybe: you can’t judge a book by its cover???

Small yet clean library, and it has it’s own parking lot! On the street-​side of San Vincente it seems like there’s only metered street parking, but if you enter through the opposite side, there’s also free street side parking (watch out for the Friday street cleaning!)~
Love that there are so many Los Angeles county library branches. even though they’re small, at least you can still come to log onto their computers to use their internet (in hour long segments).

I love the LA public library system and this branch in particular. LA’s collection is vast and the reserve system easy to deal with online, so about once every week or two I stop by the Brentwood Branch to pick up whatever I’ve requested that’s arrived.
Whenever I do, the staff have always been nice to me. They’ve also been accommodating when I went out of town and needed to have my holds freezed so I didn’t miss a whole bunch of books. It seems like they enjoy seeing people using the library/​reading, which is awesome and rarer than you might think.
I also like the flexible hours — being open til 8 on some weeknights is really helpful in fitting a library visit in post-​work.

This library WOULD be nice, except for the awful librarian that works there. She is so rude every time I talk to her. I am a nanny and I bring the two 8 year old boys I take care of here every so often. They both hate her and said today she should be working with Dr. Doofenshmirtz instead.
She is such a stickler and just overall rude, she treats them like they have developmental problems or something and when I step in, she treats me like I’m their age. I love the library but this evil woman ruined the place for me, AND them… which is truly sad.
They are only 8 and at the perfect age to start really enjoying books… except this ***** more often than not won’t let them check out the books they need for the dumbest reasons I’ve ever heard.
WHAT A JOKE!

I love this library! It’s small, but I’m always able to find a table to study at upstairs. If you’re planning on spending several hours here, this library is conveniently located across the street from Whole Foods and there are plenty of coffee shops down the street for a nice food/​coffee break!
I’m not sure what the store hours are, but this library also has a small book store upstairs by the bathrooms that sells used/​donated books for extremely cheap prices! I once went on a shopping spree and bought myself 6 books (for a dollar or less each)!

I love this library and all L.A. county libraries because of their online reserve system. How awesome is it that I can search for a book online on the Los Angeles Public Library website, reserve it and the library will email me when it’s ready to be picked up?! What’s even better is that all the libraries within L.A. county share books so I have access to almost any book new or old! There is sometimes quite a wait for newly released books, but I have no complaints because they’re free and the process to get them is super convenient! Hands down this is one of the most wonderful public services our county offers!!!
Parking is a little tight in the back and sometimes I can’t even find a space, but still, I love the library and luckily, I live close enough I can walk!

I really like this library, it’s near my work and doesn’t have ridiculous traffic like most LAPLs.
The modern design is nice to be around, big windows upstairs that you can enjoy from any of the sitting areas.
Only bad thing is the shrinking schedule! Monday is completely cut out and some days they open 12noon and later.
They got a little Book store tucked away in the back, upstairs.

I love the smell of a dusty old library book.
Don’t you?
The Brentwood library, with its long and convoluted name has become MY library.
It is not large.
There are virtually no «stacks.»
It does not hold many special engagements or speakers like some of the other libraries; Its event calendar is limited to bimonthly stamp club and writer’s group meetings.
Despite all of this, I still like it.
To put it simply, I like to read books. My time for pleasure reading dwindles as I get older, but I still find that it is fun to wander into the library with no specific book in mind and after browsing their offerings, select one that looks particularly appealing right of the shelf.
I will contradict myself by stating that I do care deeply for Amazon and I have it to thank for many of the books in my collection. However, it is not nearly as spontaneous or interesting to click through to find a specific book from my wish list, place it in my cart where after the approval and payment made by my credit card (that doesn’t even require me to move from my seat,) said book will be delivered within 5 – 9 busy days. IF it qualifies for Super Saver Shipping (and most of my purchases do.)
That’s hardly fun at all. And 5 – 9 days can seem like an awfully long time to wait.
Plus, my dog doesn’t get exciting about «going» to Amazon. My dog gets really excited when we walk to the library.

i was a HUGE nerd growing up and nothing made me happier than going to the local library and borrowing ten varying nancy drew mystery novels. yes, i’m old school like that. (remember the dewey decimal system? THAT was a huge waste of brain space, snort.)
with that said, i want to give this library an above average rating, i really do! i don’t know if it’s because of the size of the library (on the small-​ish side), or if i feel a tinge of digruntlement from the otherwise helpful staff, or if i now equate public libraries with the elderly and homeless, but my experiences with this branch have never been amazing nor terrible — just one big fat OKAY.
this is my neighborhood branch and i love walking over to pick up books that i have transfered from other branches (just use the LAPL website with your library card; it takes the system about a week to locate your book and send it over). this is actually a free service that is being paid for by your tax dollars. take advantage!

This is a small little branch with a lot of very friendly elderly people working place. The book selection is ok, but not that good. Since I used to live in the area, I’d get books from different branches delivered to this one (you can do that!). The top floor has a good number of small tables and more comfy chairs to study, read, relax, whatever you want.