Green Road Community Library is a small and very open library. Because it is a community library…read moreand not a regional library, it doesn't have as many spaces for studying/working and there are no public conference rooms to rent, quiet rooms, or semi-private study spaces. Many desks are very close to each other so it may be challenging if you need to work on something confidential (would be ok if you have a privacy screen, I guess). I tried working here for a short period and had to seek out a different location. It was hard to find an open space at a table because there is limited seating, so I ended up sitting with my laptop literally on my lap in an adult chair in the children's area -- there were no children there fortunately. Nice place to get free WiFi and a cool space to sit and read if you are a local and don't have other options.

This library is awesome! So kid friendly. My daughter and I came here for the first time today for…read more'storytime stay and play'. "Storytime Stay and Play is a fun, interactive, and energy-filled storytime experience. Join us for a short storytime followed by creative activity stations featuring playdough, building materials, crafts & more! Designed for ages 3-5, but all young children are welcome!" The librarian was very energetic and engaging during story time singing songs and interacting with and answering kids' questions. They've got so many things around the library for young children to play with: a magnetic wall with different animal and letter magnets, mega blok wall, love the alphabet on stars across the carpet, and activity cubes, and magnet activity provided in the kids area. There are adorable kid friendly rugs in the kids section too (Pete the cat, alphabet/words, and Gerald and piggie). They even have a little step stool for kids to check out their own books in the children's section. They've really thought of everything. This library shares a parking lot with the park so the kids can play at the playground before or after the library! It's a smaller library but you can really see the effort put in with all the little details in the way they decorate and label the different sections of the library.

Historic Oak View County Park currently is on 27 acres. The pecan grove is 11 acres of that. When…read moreOak View was a working cotton farm it was over 900 acres. I took a guided tour of Historic Oak View County Park and learned some of its history. Wake County purchased the land for an office park before learning on the land's history. The property was saved from demolition and has since been added to the National Register of Historic Places. They are still learning more about it from research. Fourteen slaves were owned on the farm before the Civil War. Afterwards, some purchased land on Oak View and became sharecroppers or tenant farmers. The Farm Center History Center is where you can get information before you start exploring the park and it is a small museum. The goats are either found in the livestock barn or at the goat pen near the Tenant House. A cotton gin house can be toured and you can read about the cotton process. A cotton field is outside the building. They also have bee hives to pollinate the plants. A Plank Kitchen built in 1825 is the oldest building remaining on the property. It has a garden near it. The Main Farm House is open to tour, both the original house and the additions. Then there is the Tenant House replica that was brought to the park from Wendell as it had the same features of the buildings that had been torn down. I like that the park had walkways and ramps. The pecan grove is huge and each November the public can take some pecans home. While I was there, some people were fishing and others were having picnics. The goats can be fed carrots and apple slices.

This is a great park to explore with a little one. The space is huge and it's pretty easy to stay…read moresocially distant. They recently did a story book walk through the parks department that was neat. If you get lucky you may catch the goats out, but we haven't been so lucky yet. I've ready that you are allowed to feed them some carrots if the employees okay it. They do have a chicken coop as well which my son loved. He spent quite a bit of time just staring at the chicken walking around. If you follow the path to the left of the entrance it heads to a pond and if you follow it to the right there is a small cotton field and an old cotton wagon in the back of the old gin silo. It's a great spot for family photos, every time we have been we have seen people walking around with their photographer. The pecan trees and historic houses make for great photos. Right now due to COVID the bathrooms are closed. There is plenty of parking here. I know they offer so much more than what is currently available during COVID. Definitely a park to keep on the radar!

I had a Meetup event at Olivia Raney, and it was the first visit there for all of us! We enjoyed…read morelearning more about this library and its resources. It's a nice facility with quite a number of resources for genealogists and local historians. I'd recommend checking it out! I know I'll be back.

Great library to hear research done at. The are the central research library in the Wake county…read morelibrary system where you can go to ask for a historian to help do research for whatever reason you need. In my case, I'm co-authoring a novel. If they can only research local events, they will refer you to who can help you research your non local events!

It's all about the money. With the boost program, they're trying to get back to being a technical…read moreschool. Well, good luck with that. You get rid of most of the good technical programs that paid students living wage and ended technical education programs to compete for all the college transfer programs - just dipping in their hands for the money.

We are all entitled to our own opinions, right? Well... here is mines:…read more Parking: 5 Location: 5 Customer Service: 3 Facility décor/cleanliness: 5 WakeTech is so much more than a 2year college. Look them up online and see all of the amazing things that they offer. I transferred to WTCC from a 4YR college in hopes of saving money. The school has some GREAT programs that will allow you to work full time and be a student too. I gave the customer service aspect of the school a 3. It really all depends on who you are working with and how their day has been going. I have worked with guidance counselors that are 'lost'... I mean they won't guide you in any kind of way then I've worked with some that are phenomenal. They will give you so much amazing advice. The staff overall is nice. The school is always sparkle clean! There is lots of parking spaces at the North Campus. and there is even parking decks as well. If your looking to save some money, give WTCC a try.

A great library system. Bring an ID and cash, just like a dive bar there is no credit card system…read moreand no ATM. Books are mainly in English with some Spanish. You can also get a computer time or use the internet, get an interlibrary loan book, and pick up holds from other locations. We do have a special genealogy library as well.

The selection is amazing! The slogan where the booksellers shop is spot on as you pay the same…read moreprice as another guy buying for is Civil War Bookshop in Virginia or wherever. They have a good selection of those hard to find collectors books also. Tom was really nice when a fellow collector passed he would buy most of their collection, if not all, he didn't just cherry pick the high value collector's books. So Broadfoot has a huge collection of great books under $50, and many under $20. I struggled to post this as it is kind of a secret diamond unknown to individual civil war collectors. I say that because when I go there I regularly bump into bookstore owners buying at the same price! But, hey I turn 70 this year LOL. The new owner us a real nice guy also. Happy book hunting at great prices

This is a specialty book store with a focus on military history and the American Civil War. This is…read morenot a general used book store. Broadfood has been selling Civil War books for longer than many folks reading this review have been alive (including me and I'm in my late 30s)! Broadfoot is a major publisher of Civil War titles and they also sell used Civil War books. This location is their storefront. And oh what a store it is! If you are a military history buff or student of the Civil War this is very literally heaven on earth. The store isn't fancy but it's stocked with thousands of new and used books on the Civil War. The folks running the shop are friendly, welcoming, and exceedingly helpful. I spent 4 hours browsing and still didn't see everything. Prices are so reasonable to almost be absurd. They have books that sell for hundreds of dollars for $5, $10, $20, or $30 each. They also stock many rare highly collectible antiquarian books as well. Though they have a huge selection of used Civil War titles, as a publisher Broadfoot also specializes in publishing large and often rare but critical primary source reference sets like the Official Records of the Rebellion. In their store many of these sets are heavily discounted from what they cost when ordering online or from other bookstores. Even better they have a scratch and dent section too. You can pick up sets most people would only ever see in a major University library for fractions of their street price. If you are a book person and interested in the Civil War this place is a MUST SEE. Just be aware they have very limited hours on Wed and Fri only. In this day of publishers and shops dying left and right and folks moving to eBooks places like Broadfoot are to be celebrated! I can't wait to visit again soon.

Great school. The education is affordable and the staff are always willing to help. I highly…read morerecommend this school.

Wake Tech has several campuses. My first time attending Wake Tech was back in 95 era. But after…read morebeing laid off from work in 2008, I decided to go back to school. Since I had no medical insurance, I didn't feel like paying for out of pocket medical expenses. I stumbled across the website for the Wake Tech Dental Program. http://dentalhygiene.waketech.edu/clinic.php If you need your teeth cleaned, then if you are a student at Wake Tech, it is all free. And trust me, I have seen some grills at Wake Tech that needed some attention. And if you are not a student, then it will cost you a small fee of $20. That is not bad for some people that need that $1200 deep intensive cleaning because you have not ever been to a dentist in your life. (They did state that they have some people who need some serious TLC.) But it is good to only pay $20 for something you might not otherwise be able to afford. As far as the cleaning and treatment goes, they did the screening, complete work up, blood pressure check, x-rays and the whole 9 yards. The techs, even being students are very knowledgeable, and gentle. I will put it like this, my first year student tech was so gentle, I actually fell asleep in the chair, while she was in my mouth. The instructor thought it was funny, but I was tired. You don't have to worry about being left alone with some student that have never done any work on a soul. Because first they practice on each other, then they call in their family members and friends to practice on. So, if they didn't kill their family members, or friends, you have nothing to worry about. Now as far as the facilities for being a student, well, they are poor in comparison to the other campuses. The student lounge, while larger than the North campus, is also the cafe, which is also larger than the North campus, but they have nothing to eat except the vending machines. The library is quaint. The computers in the library I think were running Windows 98. Ok, maybe Windows 2000, but they were old, and very slow. Even trying to do some web based school homework on them was very difficult because the computers were not capable of running certain programs or software. The computer in the computer lab were a step up. As a student attending the campus, the issue parking deck cards, and you are supposed to let yourself in. As a student visit from another campus, security is supposed to let you in provided you have proper school ID. That does not always work, as security told me that they were not going to let me out one day since I didn't have a school ID. One quick phone call to the security chief at home fix that issue. So, here is the wrap up. I don't know what it is like to take classes there, but the students complain about the lack of food. I was a HUGE fan of the dental clinic that they run, and they do excellent work, so that earned them a bunch of stars. I did however remove a star because if I went over to that campus, and had to use the library services, or computer, the equipment was dilapidated. Many of the students there are high school that will graduate with their HS Diploma, and college AS at the same time, so you can't beat that. Almost having a BS by the time you finish high school.