About The Library

The Los Angeles Southwest College Library is located on the first and second floors of the Cox Building on the north side of campus. Facilities include four high speed copiers, study carrels, audio-visual equipment, Internet computers, a periodicals reading room, and several group study areas.

 

The Los Angeles Southwest College Library contains a collection of over 60,000 books, newspapers, electronic books, reserve books, videos, microfilm, dvd’s and cd-roms. The on-line computerized library catalog is accessible both on and off campus via the Internet. Library research may now be done at home using one of the many remote access electronic databases.

 

 

Address & Phone

Cox Building

1600 West Imperial Highway

Los Angeles CA 90047

Phone: (323) 241-5235

 

Hours:  FALL 2011

Monday – Thursday, 7:45am – 8:00pm

Friday, 7:45am – 1:00pm

Saturday, 9am – 12pm

 

Please visit us in our new temporary location:  The Library Center, located next to the Sheriff’s station.

 

 

Library Card

Your Los Angeles Southwest College student I.D. card with the current semester sticker is also your library card. Only currently enrolled students with their I.D. or LASC staff/faculty may check out materials from the library.

 

Reserve Books

Some instructors may put a copy of their current textbook on reserve in the library. Only one reserve item at a time may be checked out for in-library use. Reserve books may be checked out for 2 hours only for in-library use.