Just like I remember it but still keeping up with the times! Coming to the library when I was…read moreyounger was one of my favorite summer activities and sadly as I got older I haven't been in; but it's still so amazing and staff is super friendly & helpful! You can even use your library card information to join certain websites and listen to audio books, read online, and even reserve copies ahead of time! The kid/young adult section is my favorite and definitely makes reading more appealing to younger kids! 10/10 would recommend!

I almost went for 2 stars, but who does that to a Library? All libraries deserve at least 2 stars…read morefor mere existence and this place isn't bad, it's just not very good for grown ups who want to do anything but get a book and leave. Pros: it's a real Carnegie library, build by the benefactor himself. Thank you, even if you were a murderous union buster. Requisite monolithic architecture is still looking good and they've maintained most of the vibe w/ the lighting and bookshelves upstairs. Downstairs is fully rehabbed into children's area. This place rocks for kids. Central play area surrounded by books reflects an expectation that small children will run around and play while they careen off the bookshelves. Editorial aside: I'm mixed on this new attitude in Libraries. I've seen it in several across the country and as a child of libraries- I literally spent entire summers in the Library in Tulsa, Ok growing up, it is where I learned to CONCENTRATE IN SILENCE. I do not like this new, "it's ok to scream in the Library" attitude. That is for parks. Yes, I am going public with this and all of you with the "toddlers needs to express themselves" argument, please, take them home or to the park for that. That being said, at least at this Library this section is in the basement. CONS: There are bathrooms. The women's works and is not filthy. Otherwise, it is dismal and depressing and reflects this places proximity to the soup kitchen next door. (Lest you think I am expressing a disapproval of homelessness, let me be clear, everyone should be able to use a library and a public bathroom. This doesn't mean those places should be dismal and depressing.) This is not a good place to work or read. There is one large table surrounded by wooden chairs, one small table in the other room. Some upholstered reading chairs in corners- lighting is insufficient to read by, outlets are scarce. Small children tend to run rampant (they've escaped the down stairs) and might bang on things next to you for some time until their fondly indulgent parent decides to interrupt their self expression and actually pick them up and move them rather after telling them to desist in a mild manner for 5 minutes. And yes, I do like children & I like them in libraries- when they are not screaming or banging.

I've gone to the library on occasion to get copies made. The women I've worked with are kind and…read moreaccommodating. Today a guy was staffing the front desk, I think a supervisor how he handled a question I gave the woman librarian. I asked if she could print wallet size and the "supervisor " immediately chimed in a said we don't do graphic designs. I was surprised and said, I don't need graphic design work, just a wallet size dock for my wallet. He was dismissive and said go to Nine to Five. The woman librarian was apologetic and I said no worries. You could tell she was uncomfortable how the "supervisor " handled it. The supervisor either doesn't realize how easily his staff could complete such a simple task, or he doesn't have the servants heart I had when I worked for the federal government for 43 years of service. I was disappointed in his attitude the most. Thanks

Why does this Library allow books that SEXUALIZE CHILDREN??…read moreEspecially in the CHILDREN'S SECTION??? ABHORRENT. We will not be returning until this is remedied!