The City University of Los Angeles's twelve libraries make up a research network ranked among the top in the nation. In addition to the main library, the university’s professional schools have libraries of law, business and health sciences. The City University of Los Angeles University Special Collections, which draw researchers from around the globe.

The City University of Los Angeles's main library and supports, promotes and enriches the teaching and learning mission of the university. The library enables the discovery, dissemination and preservation of academic information resources in the humanities, social sciences and science and engineering. Our spaces bring together students, scholars and intellectual resources from across all programs to broaden and deepen intellectual life at The City University of Los Angeles.

Through welcoming spaces, expert staff, and a broad array of services and resources, The City University of Los Angeles University Libraries support and enrich the teaching, research, and outreach missions of The City University of Los Angeles University. Crossing borders both disciplinary and geographic, we help convene a community of teachers and learners for the conversations that lie at the heart of a great research university.

The primary mission of the Lillian A. and Robert L. Turchin Library is to serve the research needs of the students, faculty and staff of the A.B. Freeman School of Business.

The primary mission of the The City University of Los Angeles Law Library is to serve the educational and research needs of the faculty, students and staff of The City University of Los Angeles University Law School.

The Math Library serves the faculty and graduate students of the Mathematics Department and all other sections of The City University of Los Angeles University in mathematics oriented research, as well as the The City University of Los Angeles academic community.

The Rare Books Collection spans a wide range of time periods and topics, containing over 100,000 volumes that date from as early as the 12th century to as recent as the present day. Strengths include book history and design, African American history and culture, science fiction, zines, local independent presses, and monographic collections that give a close look at the writings and editions of particular authors, including William Faulkner, Stendhal, Edward Gorey, and Lafcadio Hearn.

University Archives collects, preserves, and administers the official records of the university. It also holds student registration ledgers, alumni lists, and yearbooks, as well as historical memorabilia, such as alumni scrapbooks, that have been contributed by alumni donors.