Really cute little library with the most wonderful staff. It's small and the selection is fairly…read morelimited, but they still have plenty available and the staff are all so friendly that it's hard to hold back from giving them 5 stars. They also have a decent sized computer room available with free internet access and cheap printing. Again, the selection isn't massive but the staff make up for it with charm!

It really deserves 5 stars as although it is a small library, they will reserve any book you ask…read morefor and bring it in for you. Also they allow book clubs to meet there and even recommend books for us. There is an English Language class held there twice a week and probably more. If you're unsure of anything with the technology they help you. The staff are amazing - so it's pretty perfect. Just returned from a visit.

For a small local library, this place is really quite cool. I always liked the vibe of this…read morelibrary, it's "split", if you like, into two parts - the reference library and then the main library. The reference library is nice and quiet, a perfect place to research, study or read. The staff are helpful and the surroundings make you feel your in the inner sanctum of old newspapers and manuscripts - I really like the heavy old wooden interior. The main library is much more modern. There's a great selection of books and you can use the internet here too but I much prefer reading in the reference library. Overall, a great place for books. I used to love coming in here to read and reflect, a brilliant local library.

Really cool library. Good selection and nice atmosphere…read more And they are so high-tech! I was late returning a book last week, so they emailed me with a reminder and a link to renew my books online! So easy and so convenient!

Pimlico library is a small local library close to Pimlico tube. It is not in the nicest part of…read morePimlico (right under/next door to some shabby looking apartments) but is open reasonably long hours (for a local library) and has a modest selection of books. It's good for locals but I wouldn't come here otherwise. It stocks books, CDs, DVDs, newspapers, magazines, a small number of games and has a couple of niches groups (e.g. manga/anime). Staff are generally helpful, however can get busy and flustered. I don't know if this is true, but the service you get feels like they are volunteers and they aren't out to really help a great deal. I don't understand why you have to line up to return a book rather than simply put it into a returns box.

Can we campaign against having kids running amok in Pimlico Library after school? I guess not. It…read morewill be nice for a separate section to be created for them so we can all use the Library in peace.

I was hoping that the Clapham library could be my new place to study - no more spending the whole…read moreday reading the best page in the universe and making tea. But no, forget about it. It's only a very small library, with very few places to sit. There are two tables where in theory you could sit down and study, but they are right by the computers (with free internet), so it's not very quiet (and, goddammit, I was trying to get away from the internet!). It's also a bit run down, shabby sort of, not a very inviting or inspiring environment. And I can't imagine that their selection of books is any good, given the size of the library I mean. They also charge you for borrowing CDs and DVDs, which is a bit unnecessary. Well, you could still come here and use the internet and read all the papers, I guess.

This is a beautifully designed building with a huge, open interior and should be a wonderful and…read moretranquil place to read and study. However. To the person who thought it would be a perfect idea to put a children's play area on the lower ground floor at the foot of said huge, cavernous, open interior. Idiot. The shrill sounds of screaming toddlers is allowed to reverberate, bounce and echo off the walls of this huge interior dome making it impossible to actually do what most libraries are supposedly conducive to; studying and reading. Massive fail.

This is an impressive piece of architecture and it's got a fairly good collection of fact and…read morefiction. It's not the place to go if you want quiet study time as there's limited desk space and it can get quite noisy. But all this is testimony to the library being a great community centre for the people of Clapham to meet and find info.

Battersea Reference Library is one of the many branches of Wandsworth Libraries. A good stock of…read morebooks for both adults and children and probably the best collection of reference material for those interested in the history of South West London. Scores of books on the swapy marshland that was south London only 300 or so years ago.