The staff there is lovely so helpful and the setting is wonderful. Very calming in addition they have wonderful great

Librarian Erin is always friendly and pleasant. I saw her give someone her own change to use the copier. Another librarian, young woman (nose ring, combat boots, shoulder length hair) could use lessons in speaking to her elders (i'm 60 & found her to be quite condescending). When i complained about people from a healthcare company on cell phones in the QUIET/NO CELL PHONES AREA, she snarled, "GO BUY HEADPHONES!". Ummmm, how about you do your job, ask them not to be on their phones, or find them a space in an unoccupied meeting room? You're lucky to have a town job. Previously, i have been accosted by 2 librarians for moving 2 chairs together, and having one shoe off. My socked foot has a lot less germs than folks wearing flip flops, crocs, and open toed sandals !! I feel singled out because i am here almost every day. Perhaps i should be waving a sign, or wearing a shirt PROUD TO BE..... Isn't clark a stigma free community? Isn't clark a safe community? I've seen THOSE signs on the police department door, the municipal building door, a few businesses' doors, etc., yet i don't feel safe, nor welcomed, at the clark library as a straight, heterosexual, English speaking, White woman. Perhaps the westfield or scotch plains libraries are more accommodating? The acoustics are strange here. There is an open atrium from the first to the second floor. The noise travels up to the second floor quiet area. The kids' area should be in the basement instead of taking up half of the first floor. You can hear every scream, block dropped, chair moved, etc. The check out desk is behind glass. You can hear word the librarians say to the public, their phone ringing, etc. read more

I have always been supportive of the Clark library since I was a kid and have been going for over 20 years as a resident of Clark. I have gone to the library for years to read, take out books/movies/CDs, tutoring, and studying from middle school up till grad school AS A LIBRARY CARD HOLDER. I decided one day to go to the library as I do to study. There was limited space this day and no private areas to study as the tables were occupied. I found a private study room that was UNLOCKED with instructions of the room in regards to keeping it clean and occupancy. Nowhere did the instructions state that the rooms had to be reserved. This would have been fine had I known about needing to reserve the rooms or if I was not approached in such a distasteful manner. I would have proceeded with standard policy. However after an hour and a half of using the room, a rude employee confronted me in the room saying I was not allowed to be there because I need to reserve the rooms and asked "well do you even have a library card?" I was confused as no where on the instructions in the study room and door of study room did it state this and the DOOR WAS UNLOCKED when I had entered. I was really taken back by how I was approached feeling uncomfortable and unwelcomed in a library where I HAVE A LIBRARY CARD AND AM A TAX PAYER OF OVER 20 YEARS. All of my experiences have been good up to this point beside the rude employee/librarian who deterred my studying experience. If this is standard policy, rules should be posted on the private study rooms AND LOCKED to prevent people who are unaware of this policy from being shamed. So as one would, I left the library and went to the Westfield Public Library to continue studying. When asked if i needed help at the Westfield library upon check-in, I stated I did not have a library card but the librarian reiterated it was okay and that I had the right to utilize the library space. I felt a lot more welcomed in a library that I do not even belong to compared to my town library that I have been going to for over 20 years as a resident where I was questioned "Do you even have a library card?" I try my best to support local businesses such as the library in a day and age where most things are all online but now feel deterred from this experience. Extremely dissapointed with this experience and think Clark Public Library should learn some lessons on customer service skills like those at Westfield Public Library. read more

Great children's programs! The staff has always been super helpful when we need guidance.

Would be 4.5 stars... This library has been around for a long time, and I've been coming here ever since I was in high school. Before, it used to be attached to the Clark Police Station. Following that, they relocated to a new building. They have plentiful parking in the back of the library. The library itself has two floors. The first floor is where the children's section is located. The DVD and music CD sections are located on this floor too. Finally, the computers for web browsing and the area for checking out books are on this floor as well. The second floor contains various periodicals and newspapers on racks. Different genres of books (history, mystery, cooking, etc.) are available on the shelves of this floor. They also have tables with power outlets on the floor for those who wanted to read, do homework, and/or surf the WIFI on their own electronic devices in a quiet environment. Some carrels are also on this floor as well. The WIFI here is fast enough for streaming (as long as you have earphones), downloading, and uploading content. However, when a extremely large group of people converge onto the network simultaneously, the network would not work at all. This happened during the "post-Sandy" period, when residents had no power and needed to get online for communication purposes. The problem was, the WIFI just stopped working abruptly due to the convergence, which was very inconvenient. For this, we had to switch over to the web browsing computers. Speaking of the computers, they have a small amount available with a one-hour maximum time limit. Patrons would have to scan their library cards, and then the system would assign them to a computer station. The internet speeds on the computers were great. Once in a while when I come here, I would utilize their web browsing computer. I used to borrow music CDs here. They have a limited selection from every genre (pop, rock, dance, hip-hop, etc.). Maybe you'll find something that you would like to listen to. I know I did long ago. They have a great selection of DVDs here. Genres include horror, comedy, romance, drama, action, adventure, and fantasy. Sometimes when I'm here, I would borrow DVDs that fall under the action, adventure and comedy genres. They do charge a fee for the newest releases, but it's free to borrow everything else. The shelves in the library are very organized. Also, the fact that this library has power outlets on the floor is a huge plus, especially since the one in my hometown doesn't have any. This makes finding an open power outlet easy here, unlike the other library in my area. Overall, I'm a fan. read more