(9/15/26) Tonight's excellent zoom presentation was dedicated to American Artist & Illustrator…read moreMaxfield Parrish (7/25/1870 - 3/30/1966) & the Golden Age of American Illustration. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. Many of his works featured his mistress as a model. Parrish's wife was his muse in earlier works. Parrish was famous for using the color "Colbalt Blue". He loved landscape painting which is displayed in the Plainfield Townhall, Plainfield, NH. Learned that the artist realized big money was in mass reproductions of his works. Many thanks to Mallory Mortillaro for a wonderful presentation! The next zoom presentation is on (Wednesday) 9/23/26 @ 7 PM EST: Author Talk with Michael C. Gabriele's Colonial Taverns of NJ. Check out madisonnjlibrary.org to register for the next zoom event.

The Library was okay! I know I have to pay a late fee when I be checking out the items physical…read morecopy and electronic materials at this library.

Beautiful facility, lots of places to sit and work, plenty of computers. I have a freeport card…read moreand prefer to come here because it's just brighter and nice and the parking is free. Older man with short hair and glasses at the circulation desk was a blob of a human. I said Hi, and two thank yous and he never uttered a word. Sweet as pie to my husband though. Weird.

The quite study room (upstairs) is always freezing !!! Bring a coat. Plenty of room in the quite…read morestudy room. Baldwin is my 3rd favorite library. The staff are pretty friendly.

Employees were very helpful. I spend a good amount of time here when possible. Very clean and…read morenicely organized.

The Hunts point library is a true gem. I am a former Bronxite for almost 10 years and I spent many…read morehours here. I took my first child here many times for times in the library and programs(Good programs, but needed more.) The structure alone is priceless and a wonderful item. The facility strives to give adults and kids options for books and learning. The second floor for children is spacious and large. The librarians have strived to help those in the community. Please come to this library and donate to help it support the community.!

What a fun and unique library right next to Lincoln Center and the Julliard school. I had a very…read morepleasant experience during my visit. There was security at the entrance and it was easy to manage. On the lower levels of the library there is a very interesting magician exhibit, with real artifacts from Houdini, Kellar, and other notable magic performers. Such a fun spot to spend 30 minutes or so reading about the history of the magic community. The library even gave out free postcards at this exhibit. Cute! On a higher level of the library, you can make an appointment or walk in to watch, original tapings of musicals and movies. I did not do this during my visit, but my friend signed up to enjoy the original taping of Wicked in the future. Although they take walk-ins for this, it is best to make an appointment in advance in case they are busy.

This is a wonderful haven for study and experience and enjoyment I have been watching old operas…read moreand plays on good quality monitors. There are plenty of DVDs and CD's in general circulation. Great for free home entertainment. A very friendly and helpful staff. The video room staff is great. I'm sure the other departments are too. They have many live performances and events as well. Plenty of indoor and outdoor space for lounging. Just a great place to discover after many years in the city

Very disturbed to hear about the current plans to allocate all of the fiction to the first floor…read moreand move non-fiction to the second floor. Are there going to be workspaces, computers and copy machines up there as well, or do we have to keep taking our reference books up and down the stairs to work? This is not helpful for study. And to use taxpayer money to hire a company to do this is just plain wasteful, when that money could be spent on purchasing quality reading and study material. As for the decimation of the music and history collections, that is just a disgrace. Major decisions like these should be voted on by the community. I have lived in Plainedge for over 40 years and I have never seen the library in worse shape.

Out of the whole community , only 102 people have given this once great library a thumbs up on…read moreFacebook . What does that say ? I have loved this place for almost 50 years , but the decision of the present director to allow its exceptional classical music collection to be gutted , along with much of its history holdings , breaks my heart . I pray that the board will wake up and prevent the gutting of Plainedge's incomparable classic literature collection ( Jane Austen to Hemingway ) . While it is understood that space is not infinite , destroying the proud legacy of previous directors and staff is no way to serve the community or build one's own legacy . Libraries have traditionally been conservators of the best in our culture , quiet retreats as well as active workplaces . I do hope the Library Board wakes up !

Loud. Do not enforce their own rules!! Librarians do all the…read moretalking. Blah blah blah.

I did a round of library visits today, on the hunt for some dvds. This is the next closest library…read moreto the one I visited in Paterson, so I figured I'd stop in. This library seems fairly sprawling, taking up a lot more space than most of the other local branches. You'd think that would indicate a wider selection, and maybe that's the case in the sections I didn't see. My main complaint about this library is that they make it really hard to find what you're looking for in the strange guise of making it 'easier'. For instance, They have a section for Fantasy, a section for Mystery, a section for Science Fiction, a section for Fiction, a section for Westerns, and a section for Young Adult Fiction. Which means if you're looking for a genre-crossing title, you've got a lot of places to look. Also, there is no specific section for romance. As an example, I was looking for a romance by Sandra Hill who likes to write time-travel fiction about navy seals and vikings (don't ask). I finally found the title in the Mystery section with a label on the spine indicating that it was Fantasy. Clifton's library DOES have a selection of DVDs and quite a few TV series on dvd, but overall, their selection is underwhelming. They also have a 'new media' shelf which I was hoping would have some new DVD releases. No such luck. This shelf housed titles like "Van Helsing" and "Rambo". I guess 'new media' means new to the library. On the other hand, if you're looking for VHS tapes, this place has a room packed floor-to-ceiling with cassettes. If you're looking for older titles, you might just have luck here. The librarians are helpful, but not terribly friendly. At one point a child wandered in to use the bathroom (He indicated that his father was waiting in the car outside). The librarians took great offense at his presence without an adult and told him to use the bathroom and leave immediately. Ultimately, this creates a quiet environment, if not entirely welcoming.

Easy op order books online, great children's room and activities and staff is very helpful !read more

I haven't been to the GR library in years, but my wife still checks out audio books on line and my…read morecollege kids will still go get the occasional book. From what I understand, many towns have either shut their libraries or taken away funding resulting in less hours and rundown facilities. It's so nice to have a pretty library available to the town (and county, I think). I'm really just reviewing to support our library.

Last week, I reserved one of the Quiet Study Rooms at the WOPL. I was able to make the reservation…read moreonline a few days before my visit (you can also do this in-person). People are allowed to reserve the room for up to two hours. The day of my visit, I walked up to the front desk and asked about my reservation. The librarian who helped me was friendly and let me into the room. While there is another study room next to it, I did not hear anything from the occupied room. Good sound canceling. Note: If you are recording, heads up, you can hear cars from Rt 280, but for studying purposes or conference calls, audio environment is good. After I was finished, I looked around the library. I found a water bottle refill wall station on the lower level. I also found that there is an elevator inside the library to get you from floor 1 and LL if you have trouble with stairs. The elevator lobby is further into the library before you are in the Teen and Kids sections (in that hallway, to the right).

Newly renovated office building at 10 Rooney Circle next to ShopRite is the new library…read more Large main parking lot with very limited parking next to main door. Roomy inside with so many bare shelves. Only one staff personnel working upstairs. Downstairs staff workers talking so loud to each other was ridiculous. There was no signage whatsoever throughout the property. NO isles were marked to find sections or selections. Plenty of tables and computers. Rack with a large display of current magazines and newspapers near windows.