in this day and age of unethical environment-obliterating AI and state-sanctioned censorship,…read morelibraries are truly the final bastion of knowledge, community, and accessibility. the ovitt family community library is inconspicuous and almost gives "dmv/city hall" vibes upon entry but, once you get past the drab lobby-vestibule area, it is a beautiful behemoth of a building. i was literally standing with my mouth agape in awe and the awesome tatted librarian at the desk said, "i know right? it's a lot bigger than it looks." i had a wonderful time exploring the decor, recommendations, the many services offered, and learning about the community. there are also services like 3d printers, laser cutters, cricut machines, sewing machines, and other rentable machines??? so incredible! i use my library regularly and love how vibrant this free, fully AC'd third space is. get a library card, use it, and support your local library today!

Worked from this library and it was really nice! It's a little bit older but they have so much…read morestuff and it's well organized. I wanted to visit a friend in town and decided to work from here for a few hours as to avoid traffic. It's a great space to work from, there's plenty of seating and outlets for your electronics. I sat by the window and there were outlets at the base and they looked a little older, but they work. I decided to get a library card and Sophia helped me out and she was so spunky and nice and she called me friend, it was a really pleasant experience! She also explained to me the different benefits of the card like checking stuff out from the library of things and logging onto the cloud app to access E-books and/or audio books. They also have crochet & knitting meet-up here. Parking was easy and located behind the library.

I think this is a solid library in a good location…read more I think my favorite part is the garden next to the library!

It's a library. It's clean and neat and quiet and has lots of books.this site won't let me close it…read morewithout doing a review. I hope this is long enough.

Cutest little local library. Great kids sections either weekly readings! Staff are helpful and nice…read moreas well.

Great little library. The staff is helpful. The only…read moreproblem, their hours are very limited.

I really liked the way this library is set up, with multiple seating areas and beautiful views. The…read morebest part is that it's open on weekends during the summer, which makes it even more convenient. It's a modern, inviting space that's perfect for relaxing with a good book or getting some studying done. I really enjoyed my visit!

Giving them two stars because of parking…read more They charge for parking which is ridiculous. There's a small free section that fills up quick and the rest of the parking is paid. You have to download an app and everything. At least make it a coin machine. Sad that you have to pay to go to the library. I ended up just turning around and going to another library. It just screams greedy for money. Make the parking for a public library free! Hopefully they change this soon.

I love their classes. My kids get to spend time away from their screens, learning something new…read moreduring the summer. And I get to enjoy the adult classes on the weekend. The instructors are kind and friendly. This is a wonderful gift to our community. Thank you to all involved.

I thought libraries were a quiet place to read a book or do some research not hear a person on…read moretheir phone or kids yelling throughout the library. I think someone should walk around and remind people this is a quiet place. Whispering is allowed or please go outside if you want to be on your phone

This is a big and beautiful convenient library with lovely staff and a safe and quiet ambiance…read more First and foremost, I want to thank the ladies inside at the information and help desk who were so kind, silent and solid, patient and had a great sense of humor. They assisted me with getting my official library card and went the extra mile in getting me a Cantonese language guide that was not on the shelf or checked out. It took them just 4 minutes to go in the bank and locate it. The library is clean and has a lot of sunlight coming in. They have a good variety of books. The patrons at this location seemed respectful and followed the rules. Loved the little Friends of the Library bookstore to the left upon entry that sells vinyls, DVDs and books to support the library. Love the indoor and outdoor parking. Love that the Starbucks is within walking distance as are some lovely restaurants and stores in Victoria Gardens. Loved this Library!!!!!

Huge library, with laptops to check out and work on. Printing is $0.10 per page (sucks). I get it…read morethough, prevents wasting paper and ink. There's also a DVD section to check out disc and there are also private study rooms. I believe I saw like 3 or 4 rooms. I thought the rooms were pretty cool, since the library isn't always as quiet as you'd like it to be. Getting a card is pretty simple....just present proof of residency in the city and you'll have a card.

My wife used to go here to study for her college classes. She was not studying law, but she found…read morethat this library was quiet and she could concentrate on her studies without any interruptions. Back then, little did I know that I would actually need this library's resources. A company that we were dealing with decided to call us to small claims court. In my whole lifetime, I have never been sued. So this was a first for me. I didn't know what to do. When I came to this library for help and the staff guided me in the right direction. They put me in touch with a small claims adviser where I received help on what to do with my case. They also told me about an event they were holding that month where lawyers would come to the library to help people with their law questions. We came to this event, and we were able to talk to a lawyer about how to handle our case. All of this was a tremendous help. I am not involved with the law profession, however, I have always found the law and what lawyers do to be really interesting. I took it upon myself to go to this library to study on all the aspects of the law involving our case. The staff at this library cannot give law advise. However, if you ask them a question about a law, they will do their best to show you how to find information about that law. I came in so often that at one point in time, the staff members almost knew me on a first name basis. This library is filled with the most professional law books that anyone can find. It would cost a fortune to acquire the books that this library has. You can look up a law on the internet and get a limited amount of information on a law. However, if you look up the same law in the books at this library, you will find cross reference information to other cases that involve that law. It is like you are looking at a treasure trove of cross references to many other cases. You cannot find these kinds of links on the internet. It takes some learning to get to the information you need. This is where the staff will help you. I have found that this law library and other law libraries in other cities are great assets to have. I give the staff here a thumbs up for their great service to our community. By the way. The good news is we won our small claims case.

Being a Law Student and having a full time job it's hard enough but being able to come to the law…read morelibrary and do my case law and studies in a quiet and clean library is awesome not to mention the Law Librarian is very helpful Mr. Alex has gone far and beyond to help me everytime that im in the area.

The setup on Saturdays, until about noon (so they say), is a canopy that looks like the ones people…read moreuse, when they give away the free phones. I'm saying that to say....there's no access inside the building on a Saturday, for a few hours. I went there, because I had to print something out. I'm not sure how much of a help they could be, being outside and didn't ask, since what I went for, couldn't be accomplished. I know this is only a temporary location, but they moved from the hood, to the trenches.

I see low star ratings but I've enjoyed bringing my 6 and 4-year olds to this library for a few…read moreyears now. There is plenty of free parking (the Main Library in Downtown Riverside is much bigger but has a limited number of free spaces and you would need tokens from the Kids Center librarian on kids activity days to pay if you're in a Pay-to-Park spots). Although this location has some homeless people outside sometimes, the inside is nice. Service: Staff have been very friendly these past few years from Mrs. Gloria, who's frequently seen at the main checkout counter or running the Baby Playtime and Preschool Playtime Hours, to the young ladies who assist with the crafts. Activities: In the summer (going on now) they have free lunch for kids under 18 on Mondays through Fridays. So you can take your young child to Baby Storytime on Tuesdays or Preschool Storytime on Wednesdays then stay for the lunch (Riverside City Program) between 12:00-1:30. Don't forget to sign up for their Summer Reading Program where your child can get a prize for every 5 books read or read to them if they're very young. Prizes (in order) include a free swim, free kid's meal at Old Spaghetti Factory, a free mini churro, free ice cream with purchase at First Class Pizza, Free Kid's Meal at Chipotle, Free kid's meal at Raising Cane's, Free personal pizza at Roundtable, Free 3 oz. yogurt at Yogurtland, Shop Riverside Discount Card, and a free book (select titles) at Barnes & Noble. They also have toys that can be checked out for two weeks. There's a catalog of toys including Legos and Magnatiles or dolls that can go home with the use of a library card.