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    Benicia Public Library

    4.4 (71 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Arielle A.

    Such a lovely library! It's spacious and cozy and filled with different seating options. There is an abundance of tables and chairs, each equipped with a charging station and lamp, which is super practical. There is also an area towards the back of the library with couches and a fireplace for some cozy reading. In this library you can check out not only books, but also video games! DVDs as well. You got options! There is also a cute little bookstore in an enclave next to the teen zone. Love coming here to chill out. The seats are suuuper comfy and the ambience is great when I want a change of environment for my reading or if I want to be productive with work.

    Brian M.

    This library is great. Clean, comfortable, and lots of places to sit. Oakland would be well served to model their library system after Benicia. The surrounding area is close to the Bay, a nice shopping center, tennis and bocci ball courts, and so forth. I would live in this town. End of review

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    Staff is friendly, There's quiet space if you want to study. And the air conditioning is refreshing on hot summer days.

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    The staff is amazing, everyone is welcome. Beautiful fireplace! Best local library ever!

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    Friendly staff, warm comfortable space. Nice art and great books. What more could you want

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    Wonderful rooms for kids and adults! Great book ordering system. Lots of programs offered- check out their web site!

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    EXTREMELY friendly! Always do my homework and work projects here. Team members are good. The location is in a nice place with a view.

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    Very helpful staff, always takes time to answer my questions, they should give them all raises

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    Love the atmosphere...especially when they used to turn on the fireplace! Spent many grad school afternoons and evenings here!

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    Contra Costa County Library - Thursday, May 9, 2019: email I received from Contra Costa Library Administration.

    Contra Costa County Library

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    I have been using the Contra Costa Libraries for years, since 2011. I have been to the following…read morelibraries: Bay Point El Sobrante Hercules Lafayette Moraga Orinda Pleasant Hill Walnut Creek This review is about the library administration itself in Martinez, and not about any particular library. I used to check out books, but now just go primarily to work on my laptop. Well, I just received an email (see my pic) today, Thursday, May 9, 2019, from the administration at Contra Costa Library that says all accounts which have not been used for three years will be closed May 20. To prevent this, you must visit any library and reactivate your card. This is all good, but pretty short notice, especially if you are currently out of the area like I am. I am not happy. As stated above, I still use the libraries, and have gone as recently as last week to work on my laptop, but I haven't checked anything out in a while. If I can't reactivate by the 20th, I have to re-apply all over again. Ugh. 30 days notice or more would have been preferable. Do you just decide to do things, forget to tell people, then do it anyway on short notice? This sounds like an undisciplined and impulsive organization you are running. The same thinking applied when you and Contra Costa County District 4 Supervisor Karen Mitchoff decided to close the Pleasant Hill Library two years before building its replacement, just so you could possibly get more money for the land. This is bizarre. Haven't you heard that real estate prices usually go up every year? Sure, you will have a mini-library at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center, but that location will not offer many of the same services and make it difficult for the seniors who already use the facility. This was another short-sighted, dictatorial, and willy-nilly decision made without consulting the public first. For more information about this fiasco, see these articles: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/04/09/controversy-over-pleasant-hill-library-closure-continues/ http://claycord.com/2019/03/14/plans-to-close-pleasant-hill-library-leads-to-controversy-during-supes-meeting/ https://patch.com/california/pleasanthill/controversy-continues-over-pleasant-hill-library-project https://www.ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us/1226/Library-Project On the positive, their online account system works well. I just logged into today for the first time in a while and see they have upgraded to a new system. They also offer free or low-cost tickets to museums, theaters, science centers, and zoos through their Discover & Go affiliation. Email communication with them has been good as well.

    John Muir National Historic Site - John Muir's writing studio with his original writing desk

    John Muir National Historic Site

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    4.4 stars We all…read moreknow some of his famous quotes: "The mountains are calling and I must go." "Going to the mountains is going home." "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." According to Brittanica, John Muir was largely responsible for the establishment of Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park. Muir was a preservationist that didn't agree with allowing industries to harvest resources within the national parks. He was able to swing public and congressional opinion in favor of national forest reservations through his writing, which led to the establishment of Mt. Rainier National Park in 1899 and Grand Canyon National Park in 1919. His home became John Muir National Historic Site in 1964. Much of the exhibits within the home discusses his personal life and achievements. He was the eldest of 8 children, immigrated to the U.S. in 1849, and he married Louie Wanda Strentzel in 1880. He and his wife had 2 daughters named Wanda and Helen. In his lifetime, he has written 300 articles and 10 books, which can be purchased online and at Muir Woods National Monument and Bear Valley Visitor's Center. I highly recommend visiting this site if you'd like more information :) there's a lot more details here.

    John Muir lived right here in Martinez! I have been here…read moretoo many times to count. It is open every day, and free to visit!! John Muir was a very interesting man. His life story better told here and online than by me. I definitely recommend a visit! 5 stars for sure

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