The employees are often chatting loudly. Their movement is always slow and are not so organized…read morewhen handling people. I usually need to wait. The study room can only be booked one time (2 hours) per day even though they are availble. It is stupid rule. The talbe is not that clean. I often see hairs on the table and need to clean every time.

Keeps up with modern technology yet still inspires visitors to come in for paper books, etc. always…read morefriendly and helpful staff since I was a kid growing up in this area -and still are to this day! Great programs for local daycare classroom visits precovid) and provides good resources to local teachers! I've enjoyed taking my niece there for programs when she was little!

Great selection of books and kids section. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Placing items on…read morehold is easy and the items arrive fairly quickly, they even request from distant libraries or items to purchase as needed.

Long ago I read a quote, something along the lines that libraries are the closest thing to Magic we…read morehave. And this is true at NPL as well. I am here pretty much every week, I send friends here, and I tell people about it. It's ever-changing, chameleonic to keep up with the times. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and I'm honored to count many as friends. Having a library card is your passport to worlds beyond worlds. Get one : )

Great place to relax and read a good book or spend time on the computer. They have cozy seats in…read moreevery area. Great selection of books, movies, cds. They recently created a space for kids in the basement. Just a wonderful place to spend time no matter your age.

I knew this library was great for studying but I never realized how wonderful it was for children…read more The first floor downstairs has a corner devoted to young children. It's fabulous. There are kid friendly height chairs and tables for the young ones to feel like adults. Books are easily within reach for every young age and the librarians are so helpful. The kids can practice checking out books at a kiosk in the children's section that is lower in height. There are online options for reserving books and looking at the selection available at Champaign and Urbana library. It's so easy to find a book you want and have it reserved for pick up .The library is open 7 days a week which gives ultimate flexibility.

I went every single week on Saturdays when I was a kid for several years. I only remember having an…read moreerror with checking out a couple times. They have an above-average selection, comfortable areas to read in, beautiful exterior and interior, helpful librarians, storytime for kids and events for the community that are wholesome unlike so many other libraries. I moved to an area with a much smaller library and ran through their crummy selection in 2 years without even trying, and my college library has unfriendly librarians and a censorship problem plus obscene displays, but this library is all good in my book.

The north branch opened on May 14th, 2011 and I'm already addicted! Addicted to books that is!…read more The library is beautiful architecturally and very state-of-the-art. There is a library self-checkout, drive through book drop off, meeting rooms, coffee/snack machine in the lobby, fun kids section and tons of books, audiobooks, DVDs, music - you name it! The whole book search and check-out process has been significantly streamlined and made very efficient. I usually have books from the other Peoria libraries sent to the north branch, and instead of waiting for the librarian to try to find your book, they now have "holds" in a special alcove section, alphabetized by YOUR last name, so that you can quickly find the book yourself, check-out and start the reading fun. The other cool thing about the north branch is that it has a "bookstore," similar to (but not as extensive) as the Lakeview Museum book court. The used books are EXTREMELY cheap, with a range of 20-80 cents a book. Everything is just so new and shiny! Even the seating area reminds me of a collegiate study library. Very nice indeed!

Clean and has Star Trek Literature. Quiet and not many vagrants unlike the main library in San…read moreFrancisco. And its huge. Diverse in its offerings. And lastly they can order from the region that it belongs too. This library rocks!!

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is known for having one of the biggest university…read morelibrary systems in the world. Grainger Engineering Library is UIUC's cornerstone library. Grainger is filled with thousands of science and engineering volumes, which are available to all UIUC students. The library is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and library staff are always available to help locate books. Grainger is populated with students, primarily engineers, at all hours of the day. The library provides a quiet, comfortable place to study. When final exams are approaching, there isn't an empty chair to be found in the whole library.

A really nice library with a ton of computers and other resources. I spent a good chunk of my time…read morehere, and know plenty non-engineering students who did as well.