West Hollywood Library—More than just another pretty space

The West Hollywood Library is a 35 000 sqft branch of the County of Los Angeles Library, with construction funded by the City and operated by the County. It serves as a cultural and artistic community center, and includes a children’s library, teen center, career development center, special collections, café, bookstore, two parking garages, community meeting room, and multipurpose public meeting room (for council and commission meetings, performances, and other uses). An ornamental wood ceiling, the wood stage in the multipurpose meeting room, the children’s reading room, and the overall aesthetic presented interesting challenges for acoustics. Visual aesthetic and acoustic performance aspects will be discussed, along with references to various other library projects.