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Public Libraries for Community College Students

This guide includes public library resources available at no cost to community college students and the general public for academic, professional, and personal development.

Books

Search IconOf course, public libraries also offer books! While public libraries do not have as many scholarly resources as your college library, they are the best resources for finding popular fiction and nonfiction books. Search each library for physical and electronic resources:

eBooks & Audiobooks

Book IconWith a public library card you have free access to eBooks and audiobooks. Click on the links below to see the services each library offers. Most of the listed services have apps that you can download to a mobile device. Each library gives you a certain amount of credits. A pro-library-user has library cards from both LA County Library and LAPL.

Entertaining Reads

Need help finding something to read just for fun? Check out these resources: