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    Midland County Public Libraries - Downtown Library - Computer Stations

    Midland County Public Libraries - Downtown Library

    3.6(5 reviews)
    51.5 mi

    I visited the downtown library for the first time in a few years. I think the county did a great…read morejob by filling this large building's space with books and other materials. The way the library had been used prior had quiet a bit of unused space. Now, all I see is shelves, and shelves and shelves of books, and other learning materials. I appreciate and enjoyed the little display cases showing off cameras and dolls, i.e. The only thing I wish that Midland County would have taken into consideration was that this building could have used a great deal of natural light and should have instructed the architect to provide tall and wide, shatter proof windows. If you read, you automatically realize the need for light. Natural light is always the best. Artificial light is a necessity for dark, stormy or winter days as well as night hours and we will never escape those scenarios, but the tall, wide shatter-proof windows would have been an absolute great thing to have.

    Even though I lived in Midland for about a year and half a few years ago, I never visited the main…read moreMidland Library branch here. Luckily, I was able to on a work trip since it was a very short walk there from my hotel. On the outside, it looks very large with beautiful decorations and paintings all around the building. When you walk in, it's a bit underwhelming. It feels like a stale business office. The book selection is actually pretty decent although I was disappointed in their oil and gas book selection given that Midland/Odessa is THE oil town of America. I would say the highlights of this library is that they have 2 gaming stations with games for PlayStation, Wii, Switch, and Xbox, and they have plenty of computers. I would recommend this library for residents of Midland but people visiting will probably find it underwhelming with its offerings.

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    Big Screen

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    Gaming Station

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    Post Public Library - Tiniest library I've ever visited

    Post Public Library

    3.5(2 reviews)
    45.9 mi

    This is a wonderful public library. The librarians put so much care into keeping it looking nice,…read moreclean, welcoming. They really think about the collection items their patrons will be interested in, and host educational events/speakers that bring value to the town. The children's section is clearly a labor of love and there's even a cozy fireplace in the back of the adult section. I felt so welcomed by the staff when I visited in April and will look forward to returning.

    This is literally the tiniest library I've ever visited. It is wedged in between two larger…read morebuildings so it may be a shock to see how small it is. The librarian isn't very friendly to outside guests. When I walked into the public library the lady asked me could she help me. As if I was lost. That's not a nice welcome. I told her I needed to study and she kept repeating herself.. big table in the back as if she wanted me immediately stop talking to her. Most of the walls are taken up by books along the shelves and against the shelves may be one or two chairs for visitors to sit. The decor which lines the walls are mostly Texas based to single framed picture of an older designed house, with a windmill adjacent and yellowed to dead grass is portrayed, you'll sense the rustic feel when you're inside here. They also have a huge chimney furnace in the middle towards the end of the library. Must be such a light show to see as mini lights and red coal light up. The same lady that questioned me seemed a little off. She so bored to a point where she started dusting the book shelves. Then while I was studying she notified me of a rat that crawled into the air vent my vehicle. It was very strange to me that she told me this. Either she didn't want me there or she always does this to visitors. Either way it's very poor conduct. I'm not sure if Post is a racist little town, but the lady inside the library didn't seem too polite to hold a conversation with me. She even told me that she would hate for the rat to be killed. I checked underneath my hood and didn't see a rat sooo maybe she is delusional and suffers from psychosis. I don't know but there isn't a restroom inside with is very inconvenience unless the paranoid lady inside lied.

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    Only spotted one large table in the back

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    Small library compared to major city libraries

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    George & Helen Mahon Public Library

    George & Helen Mahon Public Library

    4.3(3 reviews)
    59.3 mi

    I came here for the first time this past weekend to finally sign up for my library card. I'm…read moreimpressed, even surprised, by the quality of this library for it being in Lubbock. Also, this location was my only choice because it's the only branch open Sundays. The collection is entirely on the main floor. When you come in, fiction is mostly to the left and through the center, children's in the back left corner, non-fiction center back, and a huge section for genealogy research in the back right corner. In the front right side and corner is a computer area open to all visitors - it seems like a first come first served situation. There's also an armed police officer who seems to be always on duty here at a desk near the front. It's actually my first time seeing this in a library, and I come from a much larger city. Staff was helpful in getting me signed up. Probably the greatest benefit is in being able to join the Libby app for ebooks and audiobooks. But nothing will beat the brick and mortar library for things like graphic novels and a nice focused place to study.

    Lubbock's central library, Mahon, is near the Civic Center in downtown Lubbock. Plenty of…read morecomputers, always a cool place to hang on a hot summer day, and a small, but decent supply of fiction and non-fiction books. For a growing city, I think they should be expanding their stock of books, but you can generally find a book or two on your topic of interest.

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    George & Helen Mahon Public Library
    George & Helen Mahon Public Library

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