My son loves this library. The staff are very friendly, and the book selection is excellent…read more There are also a few toys dotted about, and colouring etc to keep the little ones entertained.

I have been using this library for years. It has quite a sizable children's area and is very family…read morefriendly. In the children's area there are tables and chairs for the children to sit and read or draw at. Paper and crayons are usually out on the tables, if not, you can request them. It has a good selection of children's books, catering for ages 0 to teenage years. Older children may be more interested in the internet access or media loans. They have two main internet areas, one in the children's section, and the other in the quieter adult library area. During busy times you may have to book a computer. For a branch library Eccleshill carries a wide range of media. CDs, DVDs and console games are all available to rent. The adult section is nicely laid out, it's easy to find the books you are looking for. There are some tables and chairs by the windows and some easy chairs dotted around. The atmosphere here is always very calm, even when the children's area is full. The staff are very helpful and there is a toilet available upstairs. The only negative is that the toilets are not pushcahir friendly as they are up a flight of stairs.

This library built me. Made me the person I am. I remember coming here after school everyday after…read moregetting dropped off by the 621 bus. Coming from Nabwood Grammar. A great large iconic building with so many floors and resources, this was a real library. All kinds of colourful characters would visit. Students, professors, retirees, vagrants, and families would be here. The ground floor inremmebr where people would scavenge for the daily newspapers. And all fiction books where I would get my first taste of Stephen King. Can tee had homemade sandwiches plus snacks and jacket potatoes were good and affordable. But the 5th floor was my spot. The reference floor where students would come and study. With its large tall windows bringing great light into the building and vast views of Bradford City. Such a shame this building is no more. I don't live in Bradford anymore but memories still linger and there will always be a special place of this library in my heart.

Bradford's main library isn't exactly entirely trad: walk into the reception seating 'n' eating…read morearea and you might think it's a social club - packed, chatty and really a little noisy, somewhat short of becardiganed ladies in flyaway spectacles saying 'Shhh!'. But its facilities are pretty cool: all your fiction, reference and research needs are catered to. There are regular library sales which are both cheap and eclectic, great for picking up some intriguing vintage bargains (that look cool on your Ikea bookshelves). Multiple floors, decent loos, nice and warm in winter and a ton of info available on local news and events, a good children's section and that great retro 70s architecture. Pretty damn good if you ask me.

Very small library tucked in the middle of a nice little village about 4 miles outside of the city…read morecentre. It's a place that's never really been that busy but whenever I've gone in there has always been something of interest to me. I guess it's a place really for the locals, not really a place to make a long journey out to. The staff are really nice though and always do what they can to help you out. Having been to a first school close to here we would occasionally get brought up and there was always a great selection for kids. The village itself has couple of pubs and a coplu of places to grab a bite to eat, so get a book, get some food and relax in the pub.