I love my local library in Pleasanton, so much to offer the community. Open daily, closed on holidays, guest lectures, movie showings, summer reading program, an array of children's activities throughout the year, they host community classes such as, emergency preparedness, cultural events just to name a few. The city's office for recreational programs are now housed in the library. Their staff is friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. A gem for the City of Pleasanton. read more

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I come here once a week with my kids. There's plenty of rooms for studying/working. The kids section is adorable with a Pleasanton train soft bench children can (quietly) sit on. They have a few toys/puzzles in the back corner for those antsy toddlers. Computers are always available. Try advantage of their free classes and events! read more

Nice main library in Pleasanton that's open even on a Sunday. Unfortunately, it's not going to be opened anymore on Sundays from August 4, 2025 on. It's an older library, but still a very nice one. It's a big, bright, clean, full, and safe library in the center of the City of Pleasanton, and it's filled with a ton of great books for kids and adults alike. There's a summer reading program, as well as lots of programs throughout the year. All areas of the library have many book-filled shelves and seating areas. Self check out PCs make it easy to check out books. Bathrooms are pretty clean too. Overall, it's a lovely library and the staff are friendly, the books plentiful, and very kid friendly w/a large children's section. read more

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pretty cool library , great rest also can rent an laptop. Great resources around the library also .

Nice library but it can get extremely loud at times, especially after 3pm on school days.

everytime i visited this library. staffs are always been helpful and friendly. they have copy machine and you can print as well. do check whether they are open on the website since they could be closed but they post the notice. read more

Great service, good products, comfy ambiance. The hours have shrunk lately from careless spending in the city though.

Always friendly and helpful staff. Love the option to get requests from other locations delivered to Pleasanton if they don't have it in stock. Lots of space if you need to study quietly or tables for more groups. Plenty of outlets to plug in electronics. I do wish they had more of a curbside book drop off where the mailbox is, but otherwise no complaints! read more

One of our favorite libraries. The librarians & helpers here are always quick to help, knowledgeable and really good at their job. Shelves are well stocked and they have a varied selection of books. I always find an interesting book to buy in their book sale section. We love spending some time here on the weekends finding new books for our kiddos. Our kids love to browse through the 'Lucky Day' collection. Spacious isles, plenty of computers to run a quick search or to place a hold on a book, overall a very peaceful and quiet library. Ample parking and, if you're lucky, you might spot a turkey moving about in the parking lot! read more

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This is by far the loudest most rowdiest library I have ever been to. I came on a Thursday night to get some studying in and there was so much laughter and yelling. I asked the librarian if there are any designated quiet sections or hours and she said haha it's usually even louder than this. Is that something to be proud of? Have we forgotten basic library decorum and respect? Aside from having a higher noise level than the stoneridge shopping mall there is also no organization involved. The study rooms are "first come first serve" with "zero time limit" . You would think with a library this loud they would atleast offer everyone to have the opportunity to use the study rooms throughout the day. read more

Y'all know I love a good library and the Pleasanton Library is no exception! I've been here on a couple of occasions just to stop in and get some work done while in Pleasanton. Parking is easy with the parking lot and it's located so close to downtown which is really convenient when I need somewhere to go between meetings. I love that they have ample desks and table spaces right in the middle of the library so I never have to take lots of time to look for a place to sit down. The desks also have easy access to lots of outlets and the staff is always super helpful. Plus, you can't beat the quiet in a library - no distractions, just everyone with their heads down which keeps me motivated to get work done also. Their "book shop" section where you can buy books is small but I'm sure you can find gems if you have the time to look! read more

Very very bad customer service. When I asked for where one of the books are they just walked away from me, like who does that

A cool place to bring your kids to. It has private rooms that are first come first served. Very bad lighting though - there are no overhead lights in a lot of the reading/work areas, so when it's dark outside, you can't see. It is very puzzling I have to say. read more

Library is offering curbside pickup! You go online and reserve your items. The library will email you when your items are ready. You can then text them when you are heading to the library and they will text you back that your items are out on the curbside table. Just drive there, park as usual and grab your items from the table outside. Your items are labeled with your name. Super easy :) No inside entry at this time. read more

What a beautiful, peaceful library. We come here every week with our 1 year old for Baby Storytime and it's our favorite part of the week. All of the children's librarians are so sweet and welcoming. They provide a lot of quality programs for people of all ages and abilities. They even have Sensory storytime for kids who get overstimulated in large noisy settings. A true gem for Pleasanton residents. read more

Renewed my lost card today. What a nice space for so many of us depending on what hits the spot for you. The busily kids' area. The quieter Junior library with its easily accessible online catalogue or the vast other sections. We are so lucky. read more

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Good experience with staff !! Checkout and returns have always been easy !! Never had any issues so far. read more

Stars are subjective to the target demographic, I'm not a hipster or a foodie, I'm a mom of loud youngsters. if you're a parent of young kids you'll love this library, here's why: *Large parking lot *Clean area *Lots of families, young loud kids *Colorful art and exciting for kids *Stay and play games, books, kids play kitchen, toys, and TRAINS! My family loves trains *large, huge, gigantic kids area, the children's section has their own help desk. *friendly and helpful staff *bathroom in children's section *large selection of books Warning:, If you don't have kids or are looking for a quiet place, you might want to go somewhere else. There was a group of people that complained about the kids while we were here, I overheard the manager say, "Let me take you to the quiet area". I don't know why you would come to the Children's Section for peace and quiet, to each their own. No one told any of the "many" kids to quit down, so sound volume is not enforced. Have Fun parents! read more

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Love this library!! Plenty of parking. Very clean interior and very quiet! Ample seating and outlets!!!!!!! Great place to study since coffeeshops are so busy these days. Also a great place to avoid the heat this summer. One of the better libraries I've been to!!!!!!!! Beware around 3pm a lot of kids get out of school so it will definitely be louder around that time!!! read more

Awesome library, I was getting ready to pay for some documents I needed to print but he librarian told me it wasn't necessary. Will go there in the future for any other necessities that aren't checking out a book. read more

1. Navigation to the library itself is cumbersome. It's buried in the City of Pleasanton website. Should be able to click on "library" right along with resident or visitor when the City website opens. Finding the hours is a challenge, as is getting to the login for library accounts. 2. Once again, I am getting invalid barcode and/or pin # when trying to log in to my account. Tried to call the library and not one dept picked up my call. read more

The library itself isn't too bad looking but unfortunately once it hits 2pm or so the place more or less becomes a day care for the rest of the day. Staff don't do anything to keep the place quiet and library-like at all. You're much better off making the drive to any other local public library where you can actually study and get work done. read more

Pleasanton Library has curbside book pickup now. It is very well organized. I received an email that one of my book on hold was available for curbside pickup. The message gave clear and precise information on how to pick up the book. At the pickup website, I was given a choice to choose a date and a time. The times are 30 min interval. I picked a date and time. A day before my scheduled pickup, I received a reminder email. Great service. When I arrived at my designated time, there was a library personnel there. I rolled down my passenger window and gave her my name. Of course, we both were wearing masks. She asked me to roll down my passenger window and placed the book in the seat and I drove off. Easy Peasy!!! Thank you Pleasanton Library. read more

By FAR my Favorite Library! After becoming a FT college student (later in life) I have come to rely HEAVILY on this library. *They are OPEN way more than any other library I know. *You can PRINT up to 20 pages from the computer for FREE. *They have lots of activities for kids year-round. *If they don't have the book (not likely) then they'll get it for you from another library. *The Librarians are actually very COOL and oh so KNOWLEDGEABLE (Whew!) ***Did I mention that the place is ALWAYS has the A/C pumping, so you can hide out on the hottest summer days just hangin' out listening to music, surfing the internet or dare I say... READ ;) Love This Place and visit it at least weekly, even though I'm on Summer Break. Thank You Pleasanton for giving our youths a safe and productive place to hang out. Librarians like MERY... you make the library kewl! read more

Pleasanton Library - Mery is very kewl and oh so KNOWLEDGABLE! She helped me find a new Sci-Fi, Criminal, Gore Author in less than 2 minutes! - Libraries Near Me - Pleasanton, California

What a great library!! I was visiting with my four year old so we went to check in out. The children's section is so great and full of life and activity. Great book selection and wonderfully eclectic mix of people. The children were well-behaved. (The librarians kept the voice level in check). My favorite was the train table. You actually check out the trains to play with using an ID or a library card. The trains are all numbered so no fighting among the kids. Great idea!! I ended up driving 20 minutes to go back again later in the week. I wish my library at home was as good S this one!! I spent most of my time in the kid section but the library was big and full of people using the computers and printers. Ample parking in lot. Great atmosphere. read more

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This library generally has a quiet roar of conversation throughout the medium-sized building, but when the clock strikes 3pm, it basically turns into an after-school daycare. Kids storm in (literally), and the poor librarians have to shout "Walk, please!" every time they catch another kid sprinting inside. The kids all get picked up by their parents eventually and the library returns to its dull roar after a while. Despite the library essentially being one big long hall, there's surprisingly a lot of seating areas (with outlets!), which is great for studying. The chairs at the cubicle seats are comfy and you don't have to fight for outlets because each seat has their own. I love coming here to study! read more

Great resource, great stock, and great location. Staff is not the friendliest or most outgoing but if you cannot navigate a modern library that is on you. Quiet except when inconsiderate parents bring their noisy children. Clean and modern, though old it reminds me of the Palo Alto library. A great place to go for books, mags, and videos. read more

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Nice lil library, but can be VERY noisy at times. Part of it is parents treating it as some daycare or bookstore instead of a freaking library, and when they do, it's buzzing like it's some fair. Do better parents! Civilize your damn offspring! Part of it is also adults talking. The staff sometimes talk with one another and patrons SO loudly, again, you'd think they're working at a bookstore. No inside voices at all. Just yelling across the way to each other. The other reason on top of all these is that the acoustics are bad. In the central area sound just travels. Thankfully there are some cubbies in the back where you can sort of get away from the noise. But if it's noisy, you still hear it, because the sound travels. read more

Great library with only a couple of downsides. It has an excellent variety of books and nice artwork in the children's area. I've always found a table to sit for reading and recharging devices. The internet works at a good speed. Parking is easy to find. It's crowded after school when people just sit in their cars inside the entrance to the parking lot waiting for their kids from the nearby school. It's also louder in the afternoons when kids get out of school. read more

This is a great place to use a computer or check out a book. Fairly comfortable to sit and read but it could use another reading area for folks who just want a place to chill and read a book. There is currently only one area with just 8 chairs. NOTE: Gets very noisy with the kids. So if it bothers you, just leave when the kids get there after school. After being there with the kids, I have realized that it is a safe place to let the kids go after school and before parents get off work. Before 3pm the place is quiet and you can get a lot of things done. read more

A pretty nice library - more compact than both the Dublin and Livermore libraries. When I go in the evenings, it's usually bustling with groups of kids and their parents and high school students and adult classes. Due to the smaller space, it's on the louder side - lots of background chatter. The children's section looks well-designed for kids to have fun and enjoy reading. I come here relatively often to borrow books - around half the time, I can find whatever book I'm looking for here. You also get a free reusable bag when you get a Pleasanton Library card. Patrons can have fines up to $20 before they can't check out any more books. The staff have always been courteous and friendly to me when I ask any questions. Overall, it's an alright place to get some work done - while it's sometimes on the louder side, I can always find a spot to sit. read more

I just came back from here. Definitely a lot smaller than the Dublin library but it's cute! The staff was attentive and helpful. I got my library card in a few seconds and checked out three books. I like that there's plenty of seating, and the study rooms are cool and can be booked out for 3-hour periods. The librarian told me that I could easily get a library card for my son who just needs to be present (thank god because the Dublin library was full of it when I said they never mentioned this policy!) I got home and logged into their account management portal, Encore. I found that they mis-spelled my last name by one letter. I called the library and told them about the mistake, and they fixed it right over the phone. I definitely appreciate them being able to handle such support requests without requiring patrons to drive all the way back for a one-letter typo. I deducted one-star only because certain parts of the library were rather noisy. It wasn't too bad to me because I'm used to open offices but I can see how this may annoy other patrons who would like a quiet reading area. I definitely recommend this library to others and will be back (well yeah, I have to return the books I borrowed when they're due!) read more

This is a great place for studying...if you like studying in mess halls or at circuses. Because I get nothing done at home and I'm too poor to studying at $5-per-latte coffee shops, libraries are my place of choice. That being said, I like to study in LIBRARIES, not zoos. Props to this library for being so kid-friendly, but honestly sometimes the little tikes need a space that is separate from the main drag in places such as this. It's not the library's fault that people let their kids run amuck, but they should enforce some rules of civility and consideration. There is NO quiet section, and libraries generally are supposed to be quiet. But not here. It's like a god damn train station where all the kids are given cotton candy at the entrance. The roof is also pitched such that any noise bounces off the walls and straight into your ears. I was lucky enough to be able to reserve a study room, but they have a program where tutors teach English and this program gets priority for study rooms. There are only four, mind you. When I went, there was one available, but only from 10:30-12. The study rooms are a bit dreary, but the doors lock so those that study alone, like myself, can leave their belongings safely inside. The staff was quite friendly and apologetic that they were out of study rooms. If you want to achieve any semblance of productivity, avoid this place like the plague, at least during summer. Of note, I went to the restroom and a horde of children invaded and started banging on all the doors. You're better off going to a coffee shop, staying at home, or to your local amusement park for more peace and quiet. read more

This is a great library if you have a toddler or two! They have a very large children's area, which includes two play areas and several spots for reading. You can check out a box of trains for the train table, or check out kitchen stuff for the kitchen set. We spent a good 1 1/2 hours here on a play date. We let the kids run around the front of the library, where there is some nice shade spots and some grass, before going home for nap time. The only thing that would make this nicer is if there was a small play structure in the front area, but I guess I can't expect that from a library... read more

The Pleasanton Library has a really nice children's area. They have about 6 computers that the children can use to play some educational games. It's also very neat and organized. Besides books, they also have a couple of shelves for children's DVDs. As for the adults area, they have about 10 computers available. Although, a couple of them are only used for catalog search. They have a good amount of tables and chairs for anyone who needs to get some work done. There's also a few couches scattered around the back area, where you can usually find someone taking a nap lol. Visitors can scan and check out their items by themselves which makes the checkout line move a lot faster. read more

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It was our first time at Pleasanton Library Children Services. My children had so much fun . There are a lot of developmental toys and ample space for the children to explore. There are kitchen sets, blocks, puzzles, doll houses, train sets, etc. There are lot of good books for the children to read. The staff at children wing are amazing!!! They are very accommodating and ready to help. They even allowed me to borrow the dragon balloon. read more

Pleasanton Library - Dragon Balloon - Libraries Near Me - Pleasanton, California

I have seen the library get progressively more awesome during the 30 years I have lived in Pleasanton! The current head librarian grew up in Pleasanton and has a deep passion for making the library the best it can be. They are constantly making improvements. The library acquired new laptop computers, fully equipped with Microsoft software, which are available to guests. Of course, there is free WiFi, too. The library focuses on the needs of ALL the residents of Pleasanton, who are from all over the world. I became a member of the Friends of the Pleasanton Library because I want to fully demonstrate my own love of the library and desire to see it thrive! Check out the Friends' website: www.friendsofthepleasantonlibrary.org! read more

This is a very beautiful and resourceful library. It's especially youth friendly with a children's and teen's section. Plenty of books , magazines, CDs & DVDs. I highly recommend this library for a relaxing place to read and computer usage. read more

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Our new favorite library! Almost like a mini-preschool. There is a train table and play kitchen that you can check out items to play with as well as puzzles. Our girls love the books and DVD selection as well :) read more

Too many times, now, I have tried to study at the Pleasanton Library only to be rudely distracted by teens talking at open and full volume. It is very difficult to find a quiet spot there- even the "quiet" rooms get chatty teens next door, rendering them useless. Recently, I found a nice far away quiet corner, only to be later overrun by a small group of high schooler who found the opportunity to sit in the pit area with chairs. They made it their home, while they loudly discussed their project together, laughing aloud and escalating their voices over one another, just to be heard. Never has there been an evening, where I was not disturbed by loud teen groups. I did complain to a librarian, but that didn't help. The solution I eventually found was the Livermore Public Library. Yes, it's a bit further, but it is about 30 years newer, much larger, and infinitely quieter. They have an open floor area with large 4-chair tables, where you can plug in your laptops (or whatnots) and they even have ethernet jacks at every table, in case your laptop doesn't have wi-fi, or if you're concerned about Internet security. Although the Pleasanton LIbrary is only about one mile from my house, I almost always go the other direction, because I know that I can get some good quality study time in Livermore. It's really a shame that they do not/will not enforce a quiet policy in Pleasanton. read more