Brea Branch Library

Internet connections have been upgraded

I like to come here to work on my paper. It has a clean and quiet environment. Not a lot of people. The only thing is that the place does not have many computer power outlet to plug in my laptop. I also wish they have more study tables.

I visited the Brea library recently to finish up a paper for law school. It was a weekday morning so the place was basically empty. I really like how they have an underground parking lot for the city hall + library area so my car doesn’t have to sit under the sun but there were not too many spots available even though the library was practically empty. One of the things I really liked about this branch was that the wireless internet was easily accessible. Unlike the Diamond Bar library where you need to have a library card with a pin number to access the internet, this library did not require you have a library card. This was great for someone like me who was not going to go to the Brea library often and it would have been super inconvenient to get a library card just for that one time. One thing about this library is that the amenities seemed to be a little old, especially because I am used to the Diamond Bar library which is only a few years old. Also, there were not too many electric outlets around so everyone using a laptop had to crowd around one corner.

Another small library with quite an interesting route…
I took State College blvd from fullerton to venture to this library. I’ve seen the building from the brea mall, but the library is easier to see than to drive to.
You park underground and take the elevator up to the beautiful building. However, the library is older than the building.
The interior fools you quite a bit, but do not be disappointed. It is not a dusty old hag! I found the books I needed with the help of the kind librarian.
They have some wonderful help at this library, the people who work here are nice and approachable.
They have a smallish selection, but it is certainly a cozy library that is centrally located to some wonderful shopping places including the brea mall and across the street to a two story target!

It’s a nice quick and quiet library. Great for stopping by to get some studying/​work done. Not many people attend the library, so it’s not crowded which is great!

This is a pretty small library so it’s not the greatest place for finding adult books. I just use the holding system to get the books I want.
It’s pretty great for kids though. They carry a good amount of kids books which I constantly raid. They’ve got summer reading program with prizes for the kids. I got a ton of them back in the days.
The place has some pretty weird hours, such as only being open at night on Wednesdays.