If I have time, I always visit local libraries while traveling. I was really impressed with the…read moreHuntingdon County Library. In addition to the great variety and display of kids books, a friendly and knowledgeable librarian and nice architecture, it was cool to find the make area upstairs where you can reserve times to use 3D printers and large format photo printers... and the Seed Library in an old card catalog!!! Awesome stuff. Keep doing what you're doing.

For a relatively small town, this library is very well stocked and welcoming to a wide variety of…read moreclientele. They host many community events including programs for children. The library contains many work and conference areas to accommodate small meetings and tutoring. Their website is easy to use for ordering and reserving books.

Excellent public library. Solid collections with good variety and lots of new books. Decent…read moreselection of movies too. Interlibrary loans from within the county increase the selection and the website offers borrowing of some ebooks.

I love the bosler library, I have loved it since I was young. Not only is it a huge piece of…read morecarlisle history, it was a large part of some of my children's core memories in the children's wing. I had to print some sensitive documents yesterday. The front desk person was very soft spoken and pleasant. I didn't feel judged for my library card shortcomings. After the documents were printed, they let my partner pay for them but wouldn't release them to them. That feels very professional and secure. The atmosphere is peaceful and quiet save for the occasional excited toddler bouncing around. There's the bookery which is not only clean and cozy but stunningly fancy looking, kind of like a little palace. Items bought there are yours to keep. The prices are more than reasonable, some of the stuff is antiques. There's a teen wing, non-fiction, a chess board, dvds, sensory items, and a few free shelves. But so much more! There's useful documents everywhere, from a library-offered self-guided scavenger hunt to incredibly helpful mental health resources. Bathrooms are clean and open to the public. I recommend the summer reading program for kids, mine did it for a few years. It's incredibly rewarding for them. Bosler will always be my favorite library. Maybe I'm biased, but I think it deserves every bit of its praise. I will always go here.

What a great library! Connected to a historic building, it's spacious, clean, and full of surprises…read morefrom a game area to a bookstore to a great children's section. Staff are friendly, helpful, and passionate.

The website can be a bit confusing, but the staff are consistently kind and helpful. The option to…read morereserve books online and pick them up in person is especially convenient. Overall, it's a great place to study, and having a Starbucks on-site is a nice bonus. It would earn a higher rating if not for the limited weekend hours: the library closes at 7:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, which can be frustrating when you're working on a major project or preparing for an exam.

Dear Pattee/Paterno: Your new website is the worst. It never works, the search engine is useless,…read moreyou have buried the links to electronic journal articles (what if I don't WANT to search "ProQuest?!) and counter-intuitively shrunk the size of the "My Account" link so that I inevitably cannot find it every time I'm on your site. I also can't get my GoogleScholar to sync back up with your atrotious and useless design. Did I mention you hardly ever work? The last five or six times I tried to look something up you were down; after it finally came back up you told me I was a "blocked user" so that I couldn't proceed any further than before. There is also this one REALLY MEAN girl who works at the check-out desk. Look, I love libraries, I really do. I actually USE the library quite frequently unlike a majority of my students who don't even know where it is. But you have to get rid of that miserable woman, she doesn't even look you in the face when you walk up to the desk. Last, your hours SUCK! Never in my life have I gone to a University with SUCKY hours! And I've been enrolled in far crappier schools; if you wonder why Penn State has a drinking problem, maybe it's because you've created a climate where no one is able to study where they need after 9pm on a damn weekend. Maybe I need to check out books after midnight?

I love that there is access to local history materials even when the Historical Society is closed…read more I live about 2 hours away but am working on a book focused on my ancestors who lived in Juniata County and this library is a very important resource. The librarians were so pleasant and the ambience is wonderful for a library with lots of places to sit and read/do research. I noticed a good number of people coming and going and it seems that the roomy children's section was being well utilized during my visit. There are also several boxes of free books available when you first come in, too! I am a big proponent of libraries so I am very glad to see this library in good use! :)

This library was really helpful when I needed a place to use the computers. The librarian was…read morehelpful and kind. It appeared as though they had a great selection of material to check out as well.

Shelves full of outdated diet books, fetishistic Amish bonnet-snatcher romances, and multi-book…read moreseries with one or more books not in the library's collection (often the first one in the series). None of the staff are very computer literate, so if you need help with something, you're out of luck. The hours are very limited, making it a poor resource for anyone with a 9-5 job or for anyone still in school. At least a couple of the staff members have made racist or transphobic comments in my presence, although I don't know if they realized I was there. But they do get one star for fulfilling the basic book-lending function of a library. There's also a bathroom and a water cooler for patrons.

Fantastic children's section. The library also offers a midweek reading program for kids.read more

Recently remodeled, the Coyle Free Library is located in the heart of Chambersburg PA. As a true…read morelover of books, I've always thought that a city's library is one of its treasures. Coyle Free lives up to my expectations. It was one of our first stops after moving here (library cards for the whole family) and has continued to be a bright spot for us. We're here every Saturday morning for free Spanish and French classes and today there was an extra treat, Japan Day Celebration complete with a master calligrapher and a master in the art of taiko drumming. The staff is helpful and knowledgeable and there is a mini cafe on the main level. You could literally stay all day.

The Shippensburg Public Library is in a gorgeous historical home built in 1880 -- which is a sight…read moreto see in itself. It stands beside the Middle Spring Creek and is shaded by large, old trees. In the summer months, children are often zipping down the handicapped ramp and pointing to ducks in the creek. It is definitely a family-oriented place, and the library's strong point is its children's collection and variety of activities. But anyone will enjoy relaxing in a rocker in the front room by a big, bright window. Also, be sure to check out the Book Nook, a used book store run by the Friends of the SPL. There's always a treasure to be found! I'm so happy to have grown up with this library as a main theme in my life. I went to their programs as a kid, got a job there as a teenager and stayed for seven years, through college. It will always hold a strong place in my heart.

The staff has always been very helpful and friendly. The…read morenewly added children's wing is a wonderful haven for kiddos. They offer many children's programs that are interactive and educational. This library is a part of a larger group of libraries, so the options are limitless. They have many conveniences such as online accounts, Libby access, self checkout stations, etc. 5 stars in every category!

cute little library. about 2 years old. fairly decent selection. named after the john l. grove…read moreof the orange JLG cherry pickers fame. you know, the ones you see at pretty much any construction site in the world.

A group called Textile Art Design Alliance meets at Grove Library due Grove's generosity. The room…read moreis perfect for our work and we enjoy being able to use the library facilities after our meeting. Lovely library and the it promotes the arts not only by allowing art groups to meet there, but they have an exhibition area for art that is used each month.