Best food in Belfast so far. Linen Hall breakfast is fantastic, vegetarian Linen Hall breakfast is…read moreevery bit as good. Poached egg on avocado toast with walnuts and feta highly recommended. Service quick and friendly. Atmosphere absolutely beautiful and a library to boot. Prices lower than many others of lesser quality and ambience. Don't pass up this Belfast gem.

The Linen Hall library is plonked inbetween two banks which for something steeped in so much…read morehistory, it was somewhat a surprise (borderline disappointment) to actually find out where this place was located. I love books, bookshops, librarys, words, dictionaries, the old 'shift+f7' shortcut on word, but there is just too many flaws with this place to make it five stars. Yes it has the history, yes it has a proper traditional uneven floors and some books which you know if you tried to sell you could probably get a holiday out of it. But... and I don't strive to be controversial, the entire library and the entire experience is ruined by the coffee shop. It is an old-fashioned library set in the heart of Belfast's city centre. The Library is tiny compared to Queen's Library and simply cannot compete for the depth of knowledge or academic texts. But what is has is character. So why, please tell me, would you take this terrific library and stick a chain coffee store in the middle of it. If you step outside and throw a book, you will probably hit a coffee shop. Don't stick one in the middle of the blooming library. It's not necessary, it's trying to capitalise on the experience of going to the library and if it were to be taken out, you could put in a few squishy, coffee smelling sofas and a couple of newspapers to read. The library has character, it has history, it has a proper library atmosphere. It should not have a chain coffee shop (even though it is a NI coffee shop) in the middle of it. Let it be a library. Don't try and make money out of it.

This is a pretty nice libary with a good range of books for both adults and children. Nice childs…read moresection. The building is really nice and the library is nice and clean the staff are also very helpful.

Good local studies collection on the first floor. No public records per se, but lots of books to…read morehelp set the context for your family history. And the staff double teamed and help retrieve items of possible interest. Very impressive!

Close to work, so that's a bonus. Opens until 8 o'clock on a Thursday evening. Parking can prove…read moreto be a challenge. But nice and bright space to work. Free WiFi and a good few sockets to charge up your phone. If you get bored you can always look out the window and stare at the lagan. #ThroatPunch to anyone who chitters in the library.

I like this library, and have used it a lot as I always seem to end up living around the Ormeau…read moreRoad end of the city when it's time to look for a new place. Their noticeboard is huge and is packed with info about community groups and events, and they have a really decent children's section for those of us who like to be nostalgic by rereading Just William and Billy Bunter. The fiction section is of a decent size too, although some of the non-fiction categories could be a little bigger I think. The best part of this library for me is the big reading tables right by the window, perfect for browsing over one of the newspapers on offer and watching the world go by.

Set out over 3 levels it is an expansive library. They have roughly 20 computers which are free for…read morelibrary members to use for periods of 30-60 mins. They ahve a fantastic chldrens section in the basement section and host story telling morning every other wednesday and one saturday in the month.

Coleraine Library brings many happy memories of Saturday morning spent browsing the books in the…read morechildrens section to pick 3 books which I could take home to read. As the years went on the memories change slightly to sitting up on the upper floor supposedly studying books or was it boys! Then things move on until I was taking my own children to the library to choose their books. Staff are really helpful and a couple of them have worked there for years so know everyone by name and exactly what they will be looking for. I suppose as Libraries go it is quite small but big is not always better!

An excellent little library on the Carnmoney Road in Glengormley…read more It really is fantastically well stocked - I've taken notions for books and popped in to see, on the off chance, if they're there and they always have been to date. I often think that being a librarian would be my dream job, but after talking to, and dealing with, the staff here, I'm not sure that I'd have either the patience or knowledge to last. The internet access is spot-on, there are nice wee tables where you can sit in glorious, glorious peace and quiet to enjoy your selections. The best bit, should you have children - the kids' section is outstanding. Large, varied. I found my eldest, after a school outing, reading James & The Giant Peach from Glengormley Library and I nearly wept. Well done, library staff. Having rattled off all that praise, though - I haven't been in a couple of months because I am disorganised and owe them twenty quid for something I'd forgotten I had!

This is a small but excellently stocked library for its size. The staff here are possibly the…read morenicest people I've ever met. I came recently enquiring about a photography book and they practically bent over backwards to help me find what I was looking for. I love the warm, friendly feel in this library. There's also a great children's section. Everything is really well laid out and in a sensible order, unlike other libraries I've been to. There's internet access, you can sit and chill out while you browse through the books. If you need anything the staff really will go out of their way to help which is really nice. I know some librarians who think people who disrupt their routine should near enough be shot... its nothing like that in here. On their 'to read' range they have a great selection of books. Now I don't know who chooses these but sometimes I think they re reading my mind, its freaky! If you're from around here and haven't been in then I strongly recommend taking a look in. You never know what you might stumble across.

Armagh City Library located on Market Street is a public library offering book borrowing, free…read morewifi, public computers, audiobooks, newspapers and faxing, scanning and photocopying facilities to members. It's a warm, welcoming, small library located in a beautiful, square, Georgian style building dating from 1815 (the building itself is called Market House). There are some comfy chairs and sofas to relax in and as with all libraries a peaceful, quiet vibe pervades. If you are a member of public Libraries NI you can use your library card in any public library. So if you are visiting Armagh from Belfast or Newry, or anywhere else, you can use the full Armagh City Library facilities and also return or borrow books there. For locals Armagh library run various events including adult and children's book and reading clubs, patchwork quilting and knitting groups throughout the week. I love public libraries and wish more people used them. If you want a book which is not in your local branch, for a few pence, you can order a copy in from another library. Why spend a fortune buying traditional or electronic books?! Nowadays even top, popular, best sellers and new release books are available free from public libraries or can be ordered in for you. It's also free and easy to join a public library - just pop in with proof of identification showing your name and current address e.g. a bill or driving licence. Painless! So go on - do it!

great library, great selection of books and dvds etc, even got internet facilities and printers…read moreetc. if you are looking for a book, go there, either they have it, or within a week or so they can get it for you