Discussing their library experiences are, from left, Michelle Na, Sandy Nguyen and Lilly Dang. More than 100 children cram into the library daily to do homework. When it gets too crowded, some children sit on the floor to do their schoolwork . On a recent afternoon, a few scattered adults sat among the chattering kids, looking stunned and out of place. She had used Huntington Beach and Anaheim libraries in the past.
Students take advantage of the college tutors who work at the library.
Dang thanks the tutors for helping bring her grades up in pre-calculus. Also, the tutors helped her fill out college scholarship applications and showed her the different grants she would qualify for. Santa Ana city officials defend their spending practices, saying other services demand immediate attention. But you have to look at other needs of the community. Santa Ana has three libraries, two bookmobiles and 104,000 library cardholders.