The staff is very friendly and it was easy to make a library card. The library is a bit small but…read morevery clean. If a book is not available, the staff is happy to look and see if can be transferred to this library which resolves the small comment! Wish they were open on the weekend!

I love this little library! It has a great staff who are friendly and helpful. There's an…read moreexcellent selection of books, magazines, and movies. It's usually quiet even after school. The library is conveniently located right off Girard Avenue with lots of restaurants nearby.

Her you can- Enjoy the library, utilize the meeting rooms, study, learn, get work done, get help,…read moreand keep cool during the summer, as it's also a city's "Cooling Center ", solo or with the whole family. Located in Logan, I must admit, I'm beyond impressed with the new and improved renovations! Open space, clean lounge areas with PLENTY of outlets to keep your devices charged, self check out kiosks, friendly staff, media equipped meeting rooms, computer center and the even had a posh little video gaming section for the kids! Nice! Overall ratings- 4 stars! Would be 5 stars if the bathroom wasn't such a disaster! Work on keeping that bathroom clean, with easy access to toilet paper and liquid soap and it'll be 5 star.

Had to stop by for work to print stuff. They assigned me to a computer and printed my stuff. They…read moretake cash only to print. Really nice library inside, modern stuff and also staff was friendly. Parking on the street

Great place especially for the littles! I love the drop in crafts. The tinker time programs are…read moreengaging as well.

What a cute little little library! I am giving it 5 stars for children. It is definitely tiny but…read moreclean and very organized and not busy. The kids section is great for small children. They have a great kids program with a cute room to read books to small children. They had coloring pages and "Grab and Go" art kits for the kids. My kids loved the kids computer games. There were 3 computers in the childrens section. You can register for Storytime on their website. They have a decent amount of Parenting books.

Very friendly and helpful staff, well stocked materials, available tables for those needing…read moretutoring, as well as space for the kiddos. There is a playground next-door, which is really helpful as well.

For my 200th first to review (!!!) I may as well give it to the hollowed halls where I first…read morediscovered my love of reading. While the Narberth Library is nowhere near the size of the likes of even the smallest branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia system, it makes up for it in quality by getting a good selection of the latest new releases, blu-ray DVDs, and periodicals, all while keeping its variety fairly fresh and interesting. the children's room has enough to appeal to new readers, young adults looking for the next big Twiligfht or Harry Potter, and people who are looking to appease their manga and graphic novel addiction alike. And if they don't have what you're looking for they do a pretty good job of getting it in. Other amenities of this small community library include a good research and computer station, a relaxing central reading station with free wi-fi that even has a fireplace, and tea/coffee for an inexpensive price. They also do a array of good events that range from book discussions for adults and children, and an annual Librewery beer tasting event.

This library is close to my job, making it a convenient place for me to pick up DVDs I have…read morereserved online. The staff is always friendly and I get in an out quickly. It's a small library, so its collection of books, DVDs, blurays, and CDS is small. But the full free library catalog is available online and u can get any item delivered here. There is always a security guard and everyone is well behaved. It's not a well known library, but it's a good one.

I hadn't been here in years until recently. I'm a member and that gave me the advantage of being…read moreable to search online for records I was interested in so that I could save the call numbers and save some time while there. I found the staff to be friendly and very helpful. Many of the records I wanted are in the closed stacks. You fill out a form with the call number and your name and sit at a table in the reading room. Seats are numbered and the number goes on the form and they will bring the record to you. You can do 3 at a time. If you want them to hold something you were looking through for the next day, they will hold it for you. You are allowed to take your computer, papers and phone. You can take a photo of any record which is helpful. The reading room has a lot of books. There is a family room with many books organized by family name so easy to search for a family you are looking for. Many of the records they have are not available elsewhere and may include handwritten notes a family member wrote on paper or you might find a full book on the family you are looking for. You could easily spend days and days there. There is a charge of $8.00 for non-members to enter while members are free. If you are researching Pennsylvania history or families in the area (including Delaware and New Jersey), you are bound to find something useful in your search. I appreciate that they are digitizing more and more records for those of us that don't live there and seldom can get to HSP.

As a hardcore researcher and genealogist, I borderline dread having to go to HSP to do any…read moreresearch. I say borderline because it's not 100% bad, but some staff members have a tendency to treat the public like children. They expect you to know things, even if you haven't been told what to do ahead of time (where to read books from the stacks, how to handle certain items, etc.). Yes, some things are common sense, but giving the public a little friendly guidance goes a long way. But the major turn-off for me is the exorbitant fees they charge for just about everything - from admission for non-members to copies to membership fees. And goodness forbid if you want to use a photo for a book from one of their collections - that's hundreds of dollars and a slew of conditions attached to it. It's $75 to become what they call a "Researcher" member. That only entitles you to 20 visits to the library per year (that's not even 2 visits a month!). You'd have to fork over $130 for a "Patron" membership to get 50 visits a year to their library (you want unlimited visits? Be prepared to part with anywhere from $500-$999, according to their membership brochure). Why I'm steamed about the amount of money they charge for services is only because they have materials donated to them, so they pay nothing for this stuff. They have the collections of the late Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (that I never see displayed or talked about) as well as the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (which handed over their collections to HSP in 2006), both of which were donated, and then they want the public to pay a mint to get copies? And as prices have risen, their hours have been reduced. They're no longer open on Saturdays and they have only one late night per week (Wednesday). If you're going to raise prices, put in some extra hours somewhere. (And be forewarned that if the person at the reception/cashier desk doesn't like you for whatever reason, they can actually deny you admission.) On the other side: Many staff members are knowledgable in helping researchers locate the information they're seeking and, sometimes, may offer them other directions to go in case they came to a dead end. They also have a wide variety of collections, *some* of which can't be found anywhere else (mainly because of the aforementioned acquisitions). They have cemetery records and the records of some funeral directors (such as Battersby) and churches (e.g. Christ Church) as well as an entire room dedicated to published family genealogies. I can take the bad with the good, but at the rates HSP charges, this historical goodie is a once-in-a-while treat, not to be used regularly (and it shouldn't be that way).

I always have nice efficient service at this branch. Today was no exception. Udi, at the…read moreReference Desk, helped me find a book when I didn't even know the name of the author or the person who was the subject of the book. Not only did he find it, it was on the shelf and I was able to check it out!

It's great that there's another branch of the library and this one seems to have more of a focus on…read morethe Chinatown neighborhood where it stands. That said, it is a very small branch with not a lot of room. I did manage to find a table in the back and moved a shelf to get at the power outlet. This is the same wifi system as at the Central Branch https://www.yelp.com/biz/free-library-of-philadelphia-philadelphia-10?hrid=HVbZ7Pj8GLjP9jv4hlOzIw. You need a library card to access their internet and since I'm not a Philadelphia resident, I don't qualify. I did manage to spend about 90 minutes here, which was long enough for one very discreet phone call and for my laptop to get to 100% before moving on. [Review 18290 overall - 587 in Pennsylvania - 1812 of 2022.]

This is a wonderful library branch. I've been here about 10x now. the library is easy to…read morenavigate. Always have great activities on the calendar for people of all ages. The employees are great! If you go in daylight it is easy to park too. Highly recommend.

On way back on the bus I figured I'd stop by here... then I see dark lights and no activity, now…read morewhat? It's not a holiday, it's after 10am, they should be open. I get to the door...12 on Monday's? Who opens so late? It's not like it's South St where all the hipsters don't get started until noon...