Interesting geodesic shaped building, creating pods for areas of interest. Meeting and study rooms…read moreavailable, and individual reading areas scattered throughout. Not a lot of embellishment or art work, but an interesting space. Easy parking, well laid out, would make an interesting home library!

Since starting a small business, I've been going to the library weekly to take advantage of their…read morefree 50 print copies every week! Such a great community resource. The staff is friendly and the space is great if you're looking for somewhere quiet!

Beautiful building in a beautiful place! Newish facility is very well done. One of my be larger…read morefacilities in the area it offers a wide range of materials, resources, and services. A local historic society houses an archive in the building, but separate from the library facilities. This is definitely worth a stop!

The views here are amazing, love looking out to the lake. Actually not sure which bay of Lake…read moreMinnetonka it is, but stunning views overall. The staff were enthusiastic to stamp my library passport and asked me questions about some of my favorite locations so far. They told me about the unique features of this location - kids garden (which not sure it's been started just yet for this year) and there's a pollination garden on the lake view side. They had some seating options but generally felt a bit smaller overall compared to some other locations, so I love that they have areas outside to sit. Definitely worth checking out on a nice day!

Another nice Hennepin County library! Tucked in just off 101S, nice selection of materials, books,…read moreand resources. Friendly help makes finding just what you need very easy!

I utilize various county libraries when need a quiet space with connectivity for work projects,…read moretypically early in the morning or later afternoon. Most of the Hennepin County Libraries in the western 'burbs fit my needs perfectly, but the Minnetonka Branch isn't one of them, being better suited to small children and perhaps picking up a loaner book. This is a very, very small library. The only table space supports big computer monitors, and as I needed access to power I was forced to sit in a somewhat comfy chair along the window. Now, there is a nice view of the wetlands outside the window, but as the chair faces the front door I didn't get to enjoy it. As this was late afternoon, a steady stream of toddlers and elementary kids paraded through the front door, with most of them headed to a small room reserved for kids where they weren't quite as noisy. To top it off, the library closed at 5 pm on a Friday (which was just as well as I wanted to hit happy hour at a local brewery!).

Another nice entry in the large connection of Hennepin County libraries. Interesting architecture,…read morenice art, seating for studying and reading near the interesting placement of exterior windows. I recommend you check them all out!

This library has not been quiet enough to read in. I block my hearing to use this library. Most of…read morethe copies of the magazines this library subscribes to that are of interest to me are already checked out. Finding magazine articles of interest to me on a database and printing out the articles instead is very time consuming. Few books of interest to me are placed at this library. Books placed at this library have been absent from the shelf. I dislike having to wait a week or more for book requests to get to this library. I plan not to interact with any employee when I use this library.

I've gone to this library a few times. I like that it is not huge but they have it divided up into…read moresections. The coolest thing is they have private rooms that you can use for free. I had to do this to rehearse for a Play I was in. Make sure you pay attention to hotel of operation though. Sometimes doors don't open until 12 on the dot, even if you have reserved a room for 12pm.

Lots of natural light, easy parking, nice areas for kids and reserved teen spaces. Nice…read moreperiodicals, magazines and newspapers and pickup area for borrowed materials. Reading spaces with lots of natural light are appreciated!

We love going to this library with our 3 year old. The kids section is just wonderful. They have…read moreplenty of books and activities to do for the little ones. They have a train table, car mat, food stand, Lego table, puppets & puzzles for the kids to play with. Can easily spend a few hours with the kiddos here. The parking lot on ground level can fill up pretty quickly but they have parking up top by the police station. In winter time be careful carrying your little ones down the steps as they can be slippery!

Don't be fooled by the small parking lot and believe parking is difficult, there is a second…read moreparking lot on the next street entrance. Great study space that remains quiet. The study tables line the outside walls with some in the center. There is a great amount of light and some tables have personal lights for use. I appreciate there are at least 5 private study rooms as an option. There were many rows of books with a great selection.

As someone who can't stand to sit for long periods of time, I love that they have multiple spots…read morefor standing here. The library has been renovated significantly since I used to be an AmeriCorps volunteer 10+ years ago. It's been redesigned with the new needs of the community in mind. There are small group rooms that are usually available to check out for two hours. There is a large community room for nonprofit groups to use. It can get loud in the afternoons after school lets out and all the kids come in. It ranges from chatty teenagers, to video game playing boys, to shrieking toddlers. I'm pretty tolerant of it because libraries are no longer places of perfect silence -- now they are centers for the community to convene and for people to get resources. However, they do have a silent room for those who want that tranquility. The librarians are pretty cool. They do their job and so much more. They also function as aunties and uncles to the kids -- they can be encouraging, patient, kind, and sometimes firm -- when the kids need to behave. They have cool classes available. I took a half-day microsoft excel class there from a young americorps technology volunteer. I'd recommend you visit the library to see all the options. Also, their Lucky Day DVD collection is pretty competitive with the latest Red Box rental options. Here I was wasting $3 on a renting the latest dvd when I could've just gotten it free. I wish they had an earlier start time. I've wasted time because I forgot they don't open til 10am or in one case -- they closed for staff training. But hey.

This library got me through so many hours of childhood and growing up. We went there for puppet…read moreshows and many children's story times, and I loved it. Their children's section is great, with seating and windows so you can read with your family. I spent so many hours just browsing through and reading books there as a kid, and with the new renovations they're even better. There are plenty of computer workstations to use if you need to work someplace. There's a lovely windowed quiet study area so you can really focus while enjoying the atmosphere of the library. There is an outdoor patio which is useful in the warmer months. There's a playground just outside for kids to burn off energy after reading a while, too, which was great when I was growing up! There is plenty of music selection and book selection too, as well as community events. Bus lines go right nearby at the Sun Ray shopping center, where you can stop and do some errands before or after grabbing some books to read.

Smaller RCL in part of the New Brighton Community Center. Really helpful staff (that if they don't…read moreknow the answer-they know how to look it up). Came just before closing time but didn't feel rushed to get out the door.

Not a fan of this VERY small location. It is located inside of the New Brighton Community Center,…read morewhere there is also an Eagles Nest play area. The location upon entry is usually quite loud, which is much unexpected when headed to a library. The staff are friendly and helpful, but you may not find what you'd typically find at other Ramsey County library locations. Few rental movies, books and computers. Though they do have some computers outside of the library for use during and after hours in the community center. I do like the drive up book return outside business hours. If you do decide to checkout this library, do use caution when driving and parking. The library is to the right, so that is the best place to park. It is a busy place, always a lot of people walking, a lot of times with children.