The experimental branch library described in this report was located in the multicultural, economically depressed downtown area of Richmond, California. The library's three and a half years of operation are described including: (1) the criteria for the selection of material, (2) programs aimed at attracting teen-agers and younger children to the library, (3) special services to Black people and the Spanish speaking and (4) unorthodox methods of providing services geared toward their special clientele. Following the report is a bibliography of the Service Center Branch collection. (NH)