Libros Schmibros

Libros Schmibros is a lending library located in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA, and has been open since 2010. It offers a welcoming selection of both fiction and nonfiction books, encouraging everyone to explore and enjoy

Libros Schmibros is a lending library located in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA, and has been open since 2010. It offers a welcoming selection of both fiction and nonfiction books, encouraging everyone to explore and enjoy on Nov. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA.

Nenetzin Martinez is looking for some books on Black Friday at Libros Schmibros Lending Library on Nov. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. She decides to get some books for her relatives as Christmas gifts.

A regular patron and bookworm browsing books to take home at Libros Schmibros on Nov. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. The woman is a literacy enthusiast who chooses to remain anonymous and enjoys the library, inviting the community to explore it.

Dereck Mejia, a friendly assistant librarian at Libros Schmibros Lending Library, was present on Dec. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. He's always happy to help with research or find a particular book, ensuring everyone feels welcome and supported.

A library bookshelf displaying curated book themes at the storefront window of Libros Schmibros Lending Library to attract the attention of passersby, on Dec. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA.

Nenetzin Martinez, immersed in her search for titles that will appeal to her relatives at Libros Schmibros Lending Library on Nov. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. Martinez is committed to instilling a reading habit in her family, which she believes is beneficial.

Matt Stromber, a longtime patron, visited the Libros Schmibros Lending Library in Los Angeles, CA, on Dec. 3, 2025, four years after the pandemic started. As a professional writer, he encourages the community to visit the library.

QR code linking to the Instagram account of Libros Schmibros Lending Library is displayed on top of one of the bookshelves on Dec. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. The library was established more than 15 years ago in Boyle Heights by founder David Kipen.

The storefront of Libros Schmibros, a bilingual library in Boyle Heights, on Dec. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. Libros Schmibros offers free books to the community and to anyone who wants to read one.