Ok, it's not a restaurant. :-) Great workspace and one of the best collections of library resources…read morein the New York area that I've seen. I always seek out one of their best and most helpful, Ms. Courtney. All others seem busy and just 'business as usual', but Courtney goes out of her way. In fact, I've noticed that the lines are typically longer at the helpdesk in front of her. Others have mentioned on the line, "I'm waiting for her." The others are also great, just that she leaves you with a smile. Still, great Library all around. No doubt she helps inspire the other librarians. She's been there forever, it seems. Like all places, there are a few old-school 'sticks in the mud'. My family and I just avoid them and wait for those with 'that' customer service attitude. The campus is great with a very pretty lake and lots of long neck swan-like ducks (not sure what they are called), not swans. (Ask a librarian?) Don't approach those ducks, they get nasty. Don't trust their vending machines. Very sketchy cellular connectivity, especially the lower floors. Ample parking. Bring a sweater, climate control is not consistent.

Great library. Will get you books from many other libraries. Failing; despite getting a giant…read morebequest for landscaping a decade ago, grounds have never been landscaped. Areas by parking lot and main entrance still look like a building site. Blame the management!

What a beautiful library!…read more Great place to visit and do some work with really clean, peaceful and spacious library! Quick and free wifi! Don't need a library card to enter and sit inside!

Looks like it was recently renovated. Has very nice vibes for studying. The kids section on the top…read morefloor is beautiful. The only negative was that I was expecting a coffee machine in the cafe they have but no coffee or tea. There was only a vending machine for snacks. Tea/Coffee machine would definitely be a nice addition. But other than that it's a nice library with lots of room to spread out. Lots of private nooks to study or have group sessions. There's a huge conference room and a very nice game room, too!

The Port Washington Library was kind enough to reach out to my writing group to host events…read morethroughout the month of November. We've had 2 of the events and the library staff has been super nice, accommodating and resourceful. With some stellar views of the sound on the upper floors, it's a great spot to get work done. And getting my work done has been so badly a priority. I may not be a member of the library (I don't live in Port Washington) but they were still wonderful in getting me hooked up with a Lynda.com account so yay even more learning to be had! They were also nice enough to supply some light refreshments for my group which is even more great considering we're sitting and writing for long stretches of time, and even though we're in the Hagedorn room, I was unclear if that meant we could bring in food or not. As Arthur says, having fun isn't hard unless you've got a library card. The parking lot is pretty great and it's nearby some great restaurants and local shops which make a day in the area a breeze.

The librarians are extremely helpful and literally walked me to find each of my books. It's quiet,…read moreclean, and has so many resources. Our tax dollars are put to very good work here. Lots if great art and photos of Port Washington from the past to the present and always hosting great programs and discounts!

The librarians are extremely rude and noisy. They chat incessantly and are always irritated.read more

First Impression - WOW, this is a library? It looked like it could be a museum or arts/culture…read morecenter from the parking lot (yes, a real parking lot)! And between the artsy appearance and sculpture like garden grounds, it may as well be a local park. It is huge and has multi-levels. Fancy inside and out. Very clean and well managed. This is not your typical library - at least not based on the NYC/Queens branches. What a difference when you cross that county line. I ventured here at the suggestion of a friend who told me about the reading time for the younger set and for the kids' community room. So this review is based solely on the Children's area and section (lower level). Just walking in, huge space, brightly lit, welcoming, customer service desk right there. Media room on the right. (You can ask for tickets to local community parks and museums, events and the like - see postings on the bulletin wall). Upon descending to the lower level, there are some nice mixed use rooms, mini classrooms and lab room settings, art installations on the walls (see pics), and even a snack/vending machine area. No library I have been to ever allowed food, let alone offering an area to purchase and enjoy it! The children's library has spacious seating areas and there's an exit to the garden grounds from there. There's also an ipad station, limited to 20 mins. per user to keep it rotating and fair. It is a public space. And there's a community play room for the really young set (ages 6 and under). Soft play space and toys. Very cool. The shelves are stocked with books for pre-K to High School level reading. Art work from the local school is featured on top. Makes for a very nice visual. One side note: the library location I went to was called the Great Neck Main Branch. So in case, the address is 159 Bayview Avenue, NOT the one listed above in this Yelp listing...not sure why the address didn't come up but it is Great Neck Road...perhaps the GPS has modified? FYI. PLEASE note the address if you want to see the library I saw, in case I checked in at the wrong one. (Apologies in advance). Google maps shows 4 locations ... Bayview is one of them. I am discovering based on other Yelp reviews that we may not be talking about the same locale or it was likely renovated since (those posts were from 2015) and everything here looks BRAND NEW. I would totally come here again to explore more.

More so that any other library, this library got me through some tough times when I was growing up…read more I'm a bookworm, and I love words and literature and everything that has to do with it. Without a fail, every two weeks I'd come (with or without family members) to the library to raid the shelves for escape. Whether it was the classics, mystery, modern lit, sci-fi, fantasy or revisiting old favorites - I was able to get them here. Not to mention I was one of those pushy subscribers that insisted on using the inter-library loan system if they didn't have a book. I also hassled the checkout ladies because I usually took out 30 books at a time and they weren't to happy about doing their jobs. Oh dour ladies of the checkout desk - how I thank ye! Libraries are great. Everyone should check out a book now and again to keep them rolling on so that future bookworms can hassle checkout ladies.

The workers talk a lot among themselves than the visitors. The visitors are mostly elderly people…read morewho speak very loudly without thinking, and they disturb others in their work

This is most unfriendly library towards children. They should put someone more friendlier in the…read morechildren section who has more patient. Some of the people in the front desk get be sometimes rude towards children and even the adults. One of my friends stop going there to taking her child for book reading. In spite of other libraries, this is the only one which does not have any toys for children. The only thing they provide is crayons and painting papers.

Located on Northern Blvd and 249th Street, the Douglaston/Great Neck library, is located around…read moreshopping centers, with one shopping center being mostly Korean stores. Coming here on my lunch break, I could hardly find a parking spot in the adjacent street. Luckily, there are a lot of empty spots a block away into the neighborhood. What is great about this library is that every section is clearly labeled. I made the mistake of going to the visible DVD section to my left, only to find out that I was in the children's section. There are about six computer terminals and only two studying tables I think. As expected from seeing the Korean shopping center across the street, this library has a great Korean language collection of books, magazines, CDs, and DVD/VHS. I only wished that the librarians aren't so ignorant to put Korean and Chinese media DVD/VHS/CDs together in the same section, where they are mixed together. I have no idea how people try to find a specific media item since there doesn't seem to be a clear filing system. They have movie titles on cardboard that I can take out to rent them from the shelf behind the circulation desk. Unfortunately, I won't bother going through this section because it's too tedious to sort out Korean/Chinese/Mandarin/Cantonese languages. Ironically, with a library so ethnically strong with a foreign language collection, I do not see a language learning section in this library. If I get to come back here again, I'll find the time to ask the librarian since I didn't have much time to really walk around due to time constraints with the parking, etc. There is a formal checkout line for the sole circulation desk with one, young teen librarian on duty to check out materials. I'm sure that this library is great for all the Korean knowledge suckers out there. PROS: great Korean collection, library sections are clearly labeled CONS: mixes Chinese and Korean media together, missing language section, a bit difficult to find immediate parking

Great branch, awesome staff. Everyone who works here is…read moreextremely polite and very helpful. The NYC library App is very good and easy to order/reserve books and DVDS. This branch makes it easy to find what you need. All the staff members go out of their way to be helpful and friendly.

This the noisiest library I've ever been to!! The librarians talk like they are in their living…read moreroom. The children are unruly, nobody ever asks them to be quiet. You come here for quiet and to concentrate. Impossible. Find a better place.

September 1, 2026 @ Bryant Library in Roslyn NY- 6pm on the 2nd Floor, Milagro Santana Tribute…read moreBand" performed. Not seeing an address or place to write them up on Yelp, I add this review of their show. The band tonight consisted of Julio, a Singer/Guitar player, a bassist, keyboardist, 2 drummers & a Conga player playing tall 3 ft x 1ft floor standing drums. Together as musicians they brought the sounds and feels of "Santana" to the audience as well as each taking time to just jam. Upon thier introduction, Julio said to the audience, "Remeber, you guys make the Joy". They certainly did, as many were moving, clapping, tapping, dancing and enjoying the beat. Why inside on a Tuesday at 6? Blame the weather as they had been repeatedly rained out. A chat with Julio, told me a bit about the band and how he got involved. The Band started in 2005. He was a singer. Guitarist came and went. Finally, they said to him "why don't You just play" as well. So, he did. Being Porta Rican and fluent in Spanish he's able to cover all the Spanish songs as well. He started playing guitar at age 11 here in the states as he was introduced to the sounds of Rock & Roll, Beatles and all the upcoming types of music and changes there after. I understand the band also performs as Openers as well as having their own following. So, if you like Santana, check them out at www.milagrolive.com

Lovely library in Roslyn NY out in Long Island. They have a parking lot in the back and a room for…read morespecial events. They current are showcasing art work from instructors and staff who teach art the Art Guild of Port Washington. Great space with high ceilings to use for an event.

I walked in to get a library card, there was no one at the front desks, so I walked around to the…read morekids section where there was a librarian (?) at a desk. She asked if she could help, I said I'd like to get a library card, and she said someone at the front desk will help me. I told her there was no one there, and she said to just stand in the front and wait. Finally someone comes out from the back, she's extremely nice, though she spoke to me as if I was 7 years old - loudly and slowly. I filled out the paperwork, got my card, started to roam around. A man is trying to return his books, apparently he has to pay late fees, accidentally puts coins where he shouldn't have, and the lady who had given me my card starts to reprimand him, saying loudly, "Well you shouldn't have done that! Don't you know not to put coins there?!" He's extremely apologetic but she keeps reprimanding him until another librarian comes out from the back, gets a key to open up the machine and fixes things. The entire time I'm in this library (30 minutes tops), I heard ringing cell phones, conversations on cell phones, a chess game betw 2 patrons and their conversation, librarians instructing patrons--all in normal conversational tones... What happened to the hushed tones and quietness of the traditional libraries???

Good Library. Conveniently located. Spacious and good collection of books and movies.read more