By Joyce Martino Santa Monica
Each time I call my local branch for a book, I can almost never get it. The books I request are not in the Santa Monica system. Then I call the Brentwood Branch of the Los Angeles Library to get the books I’m looking for, and they have the books.
It’s mindboggling that our city can “blow” almost $80 million on a structure, and I can’t get my books in my hometown.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 20, 2006. Read the original PDF.