Huge library with 7 floors! Biggest library I've ever been in. One whole floor just for computers and internet access. Lots of views of downtown and the surrounding museums out of the windows. Nice and quiet to read or do home work. read more

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Technology room librarians will have security threaten to contact the federal government if you're caught putting a disc into your laptop computer. This is called snitching. Media should be for all. Homeless people bathe & use injectable/ smokable drugs in the restrooms. read more

Upon arrival I was shocked to find the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, was nowhere to be found. As I perused walkways in a feeble attempt to locate The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing I soon became lost. After many (failed) attempts to regain situational awareness I resigned to the fact that I would never find the book, or myself, again. I've been living in one of the maintenance closets (the sign indicates it is storage closet #7) for approximately three months now...not too bad but when I put in requests to fix the leaking pipe above my sleeping area there is no response. read more

Denver Public Library, Central Library, is the best library in United States for a city the size of Denver, Colorado. The architecture is breathtakingly colorful and beautiful. The gardens rival areas of Denver Botanical Gardens. The interior design is magnificent. When I first walked in my eyes lifted up to take in three floors of mastery murals and interior architecture. Each floor is masterfully designed as historical, museum quality exhibits, with artwork, sculptures, paintings, books, patriotic and historical displays, gorgeous furniture, study and meeting rooms, excellent technology, clean coffee and gift shop, restrooms and water fountains, impressive awesome views!!! If you are visiting Denver, plan to spend one whole day in the Central Library!!! I am continually in awe every time I visit. The staff is excellent, helpful, professional and cheerful! They give tours. read more

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Dear Downtown Branch of the Denver Library, I want to love you, I really do. You are a gigantic vessel for one of my all time favorite things - books. You are stately and quiet and have interesting exhibits, like the time you housed on of Jack Kerouac's scrolls. Plus I can quite easily walk to you on our many beautiful days here in Denver. But, you have a terrible layout. Why do I have to go upstairs on the right side and walk all the way to the end to come back down the left side to reach your 700s section? How come there are check outs in only 1/2 of your areas forcing me to go to nonfiction then fiction then the children's section on some sort of book check-out wild goose chase. Hmmphff. I guess this is only mildly disturbing so now I will voice my biggest complaint. Downtown Denver Library, why did you allow yourself to be turned into the equivalent of a LoDo club on a Saturday night? When I am in your quiet confines I in no way want to hear the "psst.." sounds of a man on a mating mission. This has happened to me on several occasions until I am now sure that you have set up some sort of dating service and failed to tell me about it. And when these charming young men do try and "holler" at me by asking what I'm doing, why do they get so distraught when I answer "looking for a book." I thought the answer would have been obvious. So, let's make a deal. You cancel the dating service and I'll overlook your terrible layout and go back to checking out books from you. How does that sound? read more

Holy king kong of a library, this is conveniently located right down the street from me, yay! I came down here earlier this week to get a library card, a book, and check out what they had to offer... Location: downtownish off of busy broadway, this behemoth is right across from the Denver museum (that I have yet to check out). For people who don't have a library cared: Get one and get one now BUT make sure to... A.) Bring some sort of identification with your current address on it or B.) Bring a bill showing your address. It's like going to Blockbusters and getting a card, same deal. When you head in, go to the counter that's next to the check out counter. There are 2 computers where you enter your info and get a library card like voila! Then you can head on your merry way to get your books. Speaking of books, if you don't know this place go to one of the plethora of computers, look up what you want and then proceed. The checkout process was a teeny bit odd to me. I was accustomed to scanning your card then scanning your items, much like at Queen Soopers, with the machine telling you what to do. Well here, the machine doesn't say a word, it tells you everything on the screen. Plus you have to leave your card on the scanner thingy and wait for the screen to prompt you to pick it up and start scanning your books. No, it's not a quick scan either, you have to wait a little before moving on to the next item! Warning, do not rest your other items on the screening table either, that jacks up the process. Lesson learned. Who needs Blockbusters?: You can check out MOVIES here for FREEEEEEEE! Gratis! They have a large selection, people! If you're like me, don't have cable or a t.v. and like watching movies, especially indie and foreign, just head to the library and save yourself money!!!!! You can even go online and search for movies in the library and have movies transfered to a library of your choice for pick up! Okay, I'm going all crazy here. Don't have the internetz at home?: Go to the library and use it for FREE, Gratsi! Bring your laptop if you have one! Can't make it to this library?: There are loads of other libraries located near you, believe it or not. I had no idea there was one down the street from me besides this one. All in all: This library puts my old one back in Colorado Springs to shame! Going to the library is a fun way to pass time and for FREE, Gratis! I love it. read more

I can't complain about the homeless guys lurking out front. I can't complain about the perv's surfing porn on the internet. I can't complain about all their movies that are still on VHS. I can't complain about anything that's FREE. The Denver Public Library is a beautiful, quiet, and bright building. Every time I go, I leave with a big bag of books, magazines, and CDs. For items that I just want to browse once (the most updated travel books, the latest magazines, or old CD's that I want to try out), it's great that there's the library to lend all of them to you without charging a penny. For popular bestsellers, there's usually a really long wait though e.g. it took me 2-3 months to get my hands on The Kite Runner. It does take them a long time to check back in your returned items, so if you are near your borrowing limit but want to borrow more stuff, be sure to return old items to the Return Desk (not the Book Drop) to get immediate credit on your card. There is also free Wi-Fi. I think there's like a 10-hour limit per day on the Wi-Fi use, but unless you are one of the homeless people surfing porn there, it should be enough time. I can, however, complain about the lack of free and easy parking at this branch. Occasionally, I have to circle around the library multiple times before finding an open meter that only has a 1-hour limit. They should just incorporate the homeless people into a parking valet system. It would solve my parking problem, their unemployment problem, and free up public computers... 1 star off: no easy or free parking read more

Let's all understand that the library is a public service that we pay for only through taxes and late fees. As such, it is open to everyone. Yes, that means the weird and smelly homeless guy who sits and watches porn on computers. The library is one of the few places that anyone can access when it's open. So yeah, maybe its the only place where a homeless person can clean themselves or shave or brush his or her teeth. What really can the library and the hardworking librarians and library security guards do about this situation. Ban homeless people? Let's be real here. Most of the homeless or destitute or whatever are using the library for the same reason you are, as a free resource to better their lives in some small way. Yes some of them occasionally cross the line from "creepy" to downright disgusting or even illegal. If that's the case, than by all means, please tell a library employee or security guard and they will deal with the situation. I went to the bathroom once to find a homeless man passed out on the floor. After talking with a library employee, they had a paramedic there in only five minutes to help him. Now that's what I call responsiveness. Libraries really are a public service, one not reserved just for whiny yuppies. Please recognize that being downtown means sometimes you have to deal with "creepiness," or whatever, but instead of complaining about it on a web site, either do something about it or simply ignore it. Cause maybe that weirdo thinks the same thing about you. read more

Tip: turn in your books on time! I'm the worst offender in this department, and based on my visit to the downtown library just now to return a few overdue travel books, I learned my lesson. Again. Ouch. Extra props to Brian at the reference desk for helping me hunt down and check out some language books. My holds had expired (probably because I'm a delinquent: see above paragraph) and the one small section of books I wanted were inaccessible to the public due to library remodeling. He spent a good 20 minutes helping me find what I wanted. Brilliant. I always recommend browsing online first and putting things on hold, 'cause it's a lot faster. Then again, walking around the library can sometimes be entertaining. That is all! read more

The staff is unbelievably helpful. I often check-out a great deal of obscure material (DVD's, Books, etc.) about small Asian countries and they have quite a lot. The location is in the heart of downtown and has quite a lot of food and drink options in easy striking distance. The architecture makes me feel a bit claustrophobic. Checking items out/in is very easy. It is difficult to discuss this issue, but their are some safety concerns. I passionately believe that the underserved members of our community deserve access to information and internet. My qualms with the homeless in the library is with a select few. I would like to see the library do more to dissuade those who use the facility for drug use and listening to disturbingly loud music. I wouldn't feel comfortable allowing a child to visit unaccompanied, or leaving belongings out for any amount of time. The homeless that are there to learn and grow deserve better. read more

BRAVO to Denver for not razing the original 1955 International-style Central Library, designed by Denver native Burnham Hoyt -- whose other credits include Red Rocks Ampitheater! (Although they gutted the interior, at least they saved the building.) Instead, an enormous addition was designed by Michael Graves, considered by many to be the father of postmodernism. Opened in 1995, the new library quickly became a source of great pride for Denverites. Other pros: Organized, easy to find what you're looking for, quiet and clean. This is the only Denver library open on Sundays. I particularly love the Children's Library, and I often browse the Western History photograph archives online. Great for people watching: here you will find a cross-section of Denver's populace you can't see anywhere else. I can recommend this stop to visitors and locals alike! read more

This review is much better. You see I have found the trick to the Central branch. I will share my findings with all of you fine yelper's. 1. Go online to choose books, place them on hold. Then they will set them aside from you thus avoiding the creepers in the stacks. I am a slow learner of the interwebs, and I can do it. So can you. 2. If online library-ing is not an option, wear your earbuds. This makes it much easier to pretend not to see the man in the fiction section wearing women's snow boots, checking out the ladies. Wink wink. 3. Laugh. There is some funny stuff happening and it makes for great texts to friends that are also library frequenters. There you have it. Once I found out how to handle the library I have found this errand much more pleasant, especially on a sunny Monday afternoon. read more

Such an awesome place. It's a library, but so much more. Props to the Library folks for being such a valuable piece of Denver. The Robot book sorter for dropping off your books, is pretty awesome! Being able to check out ebooks is amazing, as a kindle is my main source of reading now. read more

I love the Central Library! I was there with the old lady, she's a teacher, we took out about 60 books (unit on planets). [aside] My dad has a stance that a police state pays more to police than teachers and an enlightened state pays more to teachers than police. Seriously USA, WTF, why is education so fucked. [/aside] The security RF flagged us, turned out we're stupid and didn't use the automated checkout properly. They had to go through the checkout list and manually verify every book. The security officer called help, as this took about 20 minutes, and helped my wife go through the books. We had to go back and check out the books that we missed, the officer was going out for a smoke break and sought us out to thank us for our patience. Our patience! We were the ones who screwed up! Kudos DPL! Kudos DPL security! read more

This is my favorite library to go to in Denver. I love the architecture, the eclectic crowd, the nice staff, everything. I always try to ignore the weird crowd sitting outside of the library who usually tries to hit on you if you are a female. But really, what are they gonna do? They are loitering outside of a LIBRARY. Not so tough. As I write this, I am making sure my pepper spray is easily accessible in my library tote. Yep. Check. The Burnham Hoyt room is my favorite. On the left is the popular magazines section. It is rare that I am actually able to check out the most current magazines, however, because there are usually people reading them, in my plain sight. Do not tease me like that. Check the magazines out so that I do not have to see you reading the latest news on Miley Cyrus and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. That should be me reading about celebrities, at my home, not you at the library! Nonetheless, I usually traipse over to the new books section. I think I need a bigger bag because I usually have so much to check out. The fiction section is superb, and has just about every fiction author in the world. Additionally, BH also has a bunch of used CDs (limit 7), DVDs (limit 7), and VHS tapes (limit 20), but do not expect to find new stuff, unless someone donates it because Central does not buy new CDs or DVDs. Your best bet is to place a hold for the latest tunes and flicks. That is fine, because it allows me to reminisce about 80s and 90s bands. The second and third floors are nonfiction. On the third floor is the periodical room with the consumer, professional, and technical magazines that you cannot check out. One of my favorite things to do is to look at old magazines from the early 1900s to see how time has changed. I know, nerdy. I think the abundance of computers are on this floor as well. Level 4 is for government publications, and patrons cannot get to level six. Probably the library's secret sex dungeon. Kidding. But if anyone finds out what is on that floor, let me know. The fifth and seventh floors are worth looking at if you have time to waste. The fifth floor usually has some kind of art displayed (for free), and it is also the genealogy and Western history. I would recommend looking at the big collection of microfiche for old newspapers and articles, which is interesting. The seventh floor is the library's offices, but it is also where the meeting rooms are. One room still has nameplates from famous politicians when they came to town. Last time I went, I sat in Bill Clinton's seat (it might be Bush's now, who knows). Still cool though. On the side of the library that faces 12th Ave., there is a self check-in, which is handy. The library also has many self-checkouts inside. The service is always friendly. I still cannot believe that true librarians (not everyone who works in a library is a librarian) need at least a Master's degree. Impressive. That alone deserves some applause. If I had the time (OK, maybe I do, but how sad is that), I would go to the library every day. read more

I moved to Denver about 5 months ago and sometime in February I decided to check out this library. It's really huge, but I think it would be cool if the building was shaped like the sleeping giant in Jack and the Beanstalk actual size. That's why it only gets four stars. I'm just kidding. For those who maybe gave all their change to a homeless person before deciding that they wanna go to the library, parking sucks. If you lack silver coins for other reasons, parking sucks. If you're cheap, parking sucks. If you'd spent more time in the library than the meter guy says so, parking sucks. I parked down 13th street and walked and saw some cars parked right in front with the big boot on. Sad. I know there's metered parking and a pay by the hour parking garage on the next block but I don't mind walking from where it's free to park along the curb across from Wax Trax. All the books I request come in next-day fast. I'm pretty sure they pay someone to go over to people's houses and knock it out of their hands telling them their time is up quit being selfish, we have someone waiting. They also e-mail you to let you know everything that's going on with your requests. That's 1 star. The other 3 stars are because they had Fantoma's "Films of Kenneth Anger" here. Love. Other than that, this library is cool because it's run by robots. Seriously. You can look up your own inquires from the plethora of computers they have and check yourself out. And if you try to steal anything the front door beeps, locks the building down and cages you in. And then they shoot you. So.... don't try to steal anything, just get a free library card. Their leniency with late fees is only 25 cents a day because robots don't know how to capitalize on laziness yet. Pretty sweet. read more

Now a days, it almost seems like everywere you go everyone one and everything sees you only as a walking, talking, eating, procreating, breathing dollar sign. Late fees, renewal fees, brokerage fees, Banking fees, parking fees, club covers, church offerings, toll roads, taxes (Don't get me started!!)... Sometimes It just seems like the whole of capitalistic society is a cleverly engineered machine designed to extract the maximium amount of money out of our bank accounts with interest rates that don't even beat inflation!! But, this week I entered an establishment totally and completely disinterested in my money, only concerned with the convient desimination of knowledge.... The Denver Public Library! The librarians smiled and greeted me as I walked past the front desk. Imagine that, friendly service from someone I don't have to tip!! Since they were so friendly I announced my desire to rent several audio books by Donald Trump and Napolean Hill. They then announced to my flabbergastration that the books were free you just had to check them out. They then proceeded to look up in their system the books I was looking for and walked me over to the appropriate section. I Found what I wanted and left, proceeded to get a library card which took all of 5 minutes. read more

The library is fine but the location is terrible, which negates its mission. There's no library-specific parking. It's jammed between a number of other major civic attractions, also lacking parking. And one could reasonably argue that it's also terribly located for those using public transport. Nowhere near light rail, 16th St. shuttles, etc. Even on Sundays, you have to compete for space with the Art Museum, etc. I fully appreciate the concept of locating civic stuff in a central area, but there's pretty much no easy access for anyone not living nearby. Also to be fair, I've lived in L.A., Phoenix, London and New York and only the latter's Central Library has zero parking. But it does have 8 nearby subway lines. Maybe it would be better to divide the collection amongst other locations less congested and also better situated to where the actual population of Denver resides and can easily visit. read more

Really great public library to do work in when you are unemployed. Tons of awesome nooks and krannies. The negative would be the lack of quiet space, lots of people gabbing away which can be distracting Also the duo decimal (sp?) here isn't exactly perfected bc they have been going through remodels. But its manageable. I would recommend renewing your books online so you don't get those pesky late fees. Check that the outlet works before you set up shop. Take a break and go eat at the food trucks at civic center park. read more

City of Denver, I applaud you. This experience has not decreased my support of gun control in the State of Colorado. You can check-out best-selling audio books, eFlicks, ebooks, or get lost in the stacks and stacks of books. It actually feels like a University library. They provide you with a relatively decent WiFi that's free and available throughout the building. The coffee from the cafe is better than corporate Starbucks. You will, in addition to these perks, paradoxically find random crackwhores, drug dealers, high school drop-outs and bums wandering around. The horse atop the chair has been known to disappear and return from time-to-time. And for being a techie, I feel uber-retarded not being able to figure out the self-checkout. I guess the librarians really do give their patrons a lot more benefit of the doubt than those of other major, metropolitan cities that probably have forty-five security guards and bullet-proof windows. read more

You can get about 5 museum/educational location passes for free through this library!! We went to the nature and science museum COMPLETELY FREE!! They are so welcoming and helpful st the information desk. Getting a library card is so easy, even if you don't need it, you should pick one up for future use. You can even get an out of area card, which has less privileges, but you can still use the library resources. -- please let me know if there are any additional perks I didn't list. read more

I am truly disappointed to have to give the Denver Public Library a 3-star review. Having been designed by one of my favorite architects, Michael Graves, it is truly a beautiful building and I was excited to visit it. My issue, and what leaves a sour taste in my mouth, is the sheer number of vagrants scattered throughout the library sleeping, abusing property, and even harassing customers. I didn't enter any bathroom. I sympathize for them but there is also a way people must behave in the library. read more

The landscape of the written word is evolving. Our youth are reading less. The internet and technology are trying to re-shape how the general public read our books. While I subscribe to the idea that CD's and DVD's as a medium for media are well on the decline, books will have a much tougher time dying. Actually, books will never truly die, kind of like vinyl. I think there are too many of us out there who actually enjoy holding a book in their hand, flipping pages, or using a cool Yelp bookmark that was given to you at a Yelp event. When I had a job, I was big into buying books and NEVER went to the library. Right in line with consumer culture. After careful review (and a sore back from moving all my books into Denver), I now realize that the library is one of the greatest deals that all of life has to offer. And your taxpayer dollars are going to it anyways, so might as well use it! My current take on ownership of books goes like this. Don't buy a book unless you already know you really like it and you'll want to read it or reference it again and again. For me, that's basically limited to non-fiction books. It's very rare that I read fiction books twice, so now I plan to just go to the library and borrow them. And even non-fiction books I borrow too, just to make sure I like it. If i like it, then I go buy it. The central branch of the Denver Library is as big a cross-sectional melting pot as you'll get in this city. The homeless are chilling, the students are hanging, the book hounds are perusing. You actually get to see the ethnic diversity which can easily be missed in this city. People from literally all walks of Denver life are at the library. You can now place books on hold on-line. You can also set up email reminders so you get the book back on-time, or you can also renew the book one time on-line. Very very convenient these days. The CD and DVD collections are pretty limited, but their jazz section definitely has some things worth borrowipping (u know what i mean). It's a big library, but I've only been on 2 out of the 7 floors. The top floors are more of the dry stuff, but I'm sure one day I'll be bored and go check out what's happening up there. As far as cons go, there aren't that many. Parking is very limited. The building is big and ugly. And if you're a bacteria-phobe, definitely bring the hand sanitizer! read more

This library is absolutely incredible! I am blown away at the size, efficiency, accessibility, and selection. The size of each of the departments makes a small city dweller drool, hoping to be able to enjoy some of the fruits of this fabulous facility. Just watching how the books are checked in is a great experience. Denver you are a very lucky town. read more

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The library is one of my favorite places to be, ever since my childhood. I really like going to the downtown branch of the DPL to chill out, browse graphic novels (of which there is usually a great selection), people watch and just enjoy the scenery. My favorite thing about the DPL is the fact that you could go onto their web site and order whatever (books, cd's, dvd's, etc..) AND have it delivered to whichever branch you want. They email or call you when it has arrived, depending on how you set it up. Thats pretty cool, I would say. The staff is always so helpful to me which I also like. Parking is probably a pain, but I don't drive so it doesn't matter to me. There is a parking lot across the street for the art museum but it might cost money. However, the central branch is right off the bus line, the number 0 specifically. read more

I'm a nerd. Let's get that out there. I've been a professional student for the vast majority of my life, and even after completing all my degrees, I'm still involved in the world of academia. So of course I love the library, right? But probably not for the reasons you might think. Am I pouring over the incredible array of books in my field at the library? NO. Expanding my horizons by checking out all the books in other fields? NO. I'm glutting myself on ENTERTAINMENT. Popular fiction, kindle books, and DVDs of movies and tv shows that I didn't watch b/c I was too busy being a student. So far, I've watched Breaking Bad, Scandal, and The Wire. FOR FREE. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the hold system. Look up whatever you want online, click on "hold" and they'll put it in the hold area for you (when it's ready) to swoop in and check it out. I"m in and out of the library in less than 3 shakes of a lamb's tail. They even email to let you know it's ready for pick up. I think it could also be an ideal place to get some work or studying done, as the cafe is now open and caffeine will be available. I am no longer a student, so I haven't checked out whether there are private study rooms, but with how big this library is, i can't imagine it'd be hard to find some study space. read more

This is a great library, but I have two complaints. First, the downtown library does not have any DVDs and you have to special order them from other branches. Second, the hours are awful. Sometimes they don't even open until 12pm. Sheesh, the day is almost over by then! read more

Denver: you scored pretty hard with this one. Great location, great stacks and organization, and great art and architecture. Simply, a very pleasant and well run establishment. Big-up read more

I love the Denver Public Library. Admittedly I have a good reason to be scooped in on the services there: my better half is a librarian at one of the many branches, and she did a long stint in this landmark downtown building. A beautiful location, housing some of the best media collection anywhere in the world. DPL gets a bad rap for catering to the video-loving, media hungry public, but it really does shine in this building: a big children's section, quiet places to read/study with a computer, awesomely large stacks of fiction and non-fiction on many floors, the western history department is supposedly cool, and many community-room events--e.g. - movies, art shows, etc...--make this place an exceptional location to waste time and/or learn something new. (It's even sweeter when you have a librarian taking you on private tours and telling you to "shhh"; the balcony on the employee break room/cafeteria is one of the coolest views in Denver, I swear.) Just so you know, life happens here, too. Knowledge may be king in the library, but that doesn't keep the place from being in the heart of downtown Denver: the hosting of live births, homeless folks pooping in the lobby, and random stabbings occasionally happen. For me, it adds to the atmosphere (though I wouldn't want my favoritest person to work there everyday if she weren't behind locked doors.) Also, points for being a library with an escalator. read more

Beautiful building with ample amounts of books and rooms. A great place to get lost in books or study.

This is the best library I've ever been to. It's absolutely massive and I'd be hard pressed to find a book that wasn't somewhere inside. The views are great from inside as you can see the art museum and the Capitol. The staff was very helpful when I needed help too. My only complaint and the only thing keeping this from being five stars was that I found the library card application process overly burdensome. I recently moved to Denver from out of state and without a Colorado driver's license I couldn't get a real library card. I would have had to bring in a bill with my current address or some other way to prove I live in Denver. This would have been fine if I knew about it before hand, but coming by on a whim I wasn't able to get a card. They did provide me with a temporary card though. read more

It's a lot like every other large library in a major city, but that's also what makes it great. It's got the history of the city mixed in with the books, and a few upgrades that let you know that it's made it into the 21st century. High points for the great security guard, who I ask where the best place was to plug in and work on a laptop. Her response: "The 5th floor. It's very quiet, and it smells the best." She was correct on both accounts, but failed to mention that the 5th floor also had some great views of the city due to its elevated status. read more

On my quest to be more "green" and save some dough at the same time I'm starting to patronize the library more rather than websites like amazon.com! This should be good for my pocketbook, but I honestly feel a little grossed out pouring over books that have been touched by who knows how many! I'll be investing in some extra hand sanitizer. 1 star for the building, wow, what a fabulous library you've got to spend some time really checking it out...all the way up to the 7th floor. 1 star for the AMAZING online "hold" system, I utilize it now instead of "adding to my cart" on Amazon! 1 star for the people watching -1 star for the randoms that hang out at the library and give you the creeps -1 star for those same randoms who are often bathing in the bathrooms. While I applaud their effort at cleanliness, the library bathroom is just not the place for it! read more

The library is worth blocking out an hour or two on your tourist stop. It is in the heart of downtown so lots of diversity among the patrons. However, even those using the free computers respected the space and for the amount of activity it still maintained the quiet library feel. Loved the upper floors and highly recommend walking through the different floors if you enjoy history. The displays set up in the nooks and walkways are very well done with both information and artistic presentation. The wood room with the study carousels my friend and I both agreed reminded us of the classic library where you can lose yourself for a day studying. Recommend walking to the library as it is in the section of town that is walkable among the museums and hosts outdoor art that is worth a walkabout the building. read more

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Free Movies, $1 popcorn and Classic Films - how can you go wrong. Yes the library has more than just books. They also have events and fun happening throughout the year. We do the Beautiful Monsters Film series every year - so I do hope they keep that tradition going. We've attended other film series as well. Come down and check them out. read more

Denver Public Library - Classic Film Series. Free! Really fun and worth checking out. - Libraries Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Did you know you can look up the history of your home at the Central Library? A neighbor of ours recommended we go here to check for historical records of our 1907 home. We went up to the government records department, told the librarian there what were up to, and she went nuts finding every scrap of information she could find. We now know who built our house, who lived there, how long they owned the property, what they did for a living, that our house used to be part of an apple orchard... crazy amounts of info. All free - so cool. This library has everything. I always have to bring a canvas bag with me because I drag home too many books that I just HAVE to read. I save so much money by not buying books it's unbelievable. One big complaint is the lack of computers for catalog use. So many patrons using computers for the internet - just give me 5 minutes to find a Dewey decimal number please! Isn't this, ahem, a library? My other complaint (not the fault of the library) is the guys dealing weed in the park next door. They attract an odd crowd and I often feel uncomfortable walking past the cat calls on my way to the library. Uh, no. I don't think we will go on a date, but thanks. read more

Laura in the Genealogy Room was both knowledgeable and helpful. She made a quick, unplanned stop in unfamiliar territory a welcome experience. read more

It had a lot of interesting reads on display. The place is huge; I absolutely loved it. There are nice displays of art outside since the museum is next to the library . read more

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Among mankind's greatest inventions is the library. Yes, I'm being grandiose, but I'm also quite serious. If I had to satisfy my reading habits by purchasing books, I would be broke and bored in turns. Thank goodness there are libraries- and also kindly librarians who will point you in the right direction when overwhelmed by the enormous selection. This library is a favorite of mine, both for the classic architecture and for the impeccable organization and selection on the shelves. The free internet access is nice, too, and I must doff my hat in respect to the Denver Library for refusing to add an internet filter. Filtration often doesn't block much porn and ends up preventing users from accessing educational information on birth control and STDs, among other things. On both educational and moral grounds, they made the right decision. read more

DPL is a Denver staple. Located directly across from the art museum this one-two punch is a great way to spend a day. You could browse for hours and just scratch the surface. Good stuff. read more

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