Reviews of Burlington Public Library - Central Branch (Library)

George Dear

Awesome facility, bright friendly atmosphere

Zechen Ma

Great spot to be productive. Cafe downstairs is missing kimchi ramen though!

Kathy F

Boy it's been years since I've been here. I moved away from Burlington at 19, and I used to come here all the time when I was in my teens - did a lot of bike riding from where I lived in North Burlington to here on weekends and in the summer when I could

James Lee

after moving to south burlington from north burlington, i have started to come to the central branch with my two young daughters (4 and 16 months) on weekends to get books and let them play a bit. It is a great place that is warm, inviting and well maintained. Great play area that is suited for young children and people are all respectful of each other which i like. The outside grounds of the library are beautiful as well and there is a park to boot. So if you have young ones, you could literally spend a whole afternoon here and no one would be bored and mom or dad can get a bit of a break. There's also a small coffee shop downstairs as well which is super handy if you want a drink or a light snack. This is really one of the great family spots in the city.

Megan Heil

Excellent facility. Extraordinary staff

Victoria Bomberry

Excellent selection of books, computers for adults. Computers and tablets for kids. Large play area for little ones. Meeting rooms for community activities. A "maker" space for the creative folk. Always well kept with the perfect temperature and energy for studying & reading. Great feature is the in house cafe to grab a coffee and quick snack without leaving the building! Tip: Keep an eye on the bulletin boards for interesting community workshops held here!

Su Song

Love this library! They have something for everyone.

Basil Aziziyeh

My son loves it here he gets to read all the books he want, play with the slide. I just wish they can put a little more in the play area.

Brian McFadyen

Great location, very well maintained. Staff are very helpful and many great programs. Spent many hours here doing research, a place work between other locations, just to relax and browse the stacks, or just get a coffee and hang out for a bit. Hours could definitely be extended, but that's going to come back to funding and usage. Use their Online resources routinely.

Russell Mitchell

Great place but please extend weekend hours I work all week and study on the weekends.

Andy Fitzgerald

Really hoping that they open for browsing soon

Katherine K

Decently sized library with quite a bit of space to study and do work. Never gets really busy, at least not if you’re comparing it to a university campus library. Some of the study spots are super cozy which is nice.

Emad jazem

Well maintained

Florencio Baird

Great library for reading and in this library there are lots of good books.

Aaron

Pretty quiet and it’s clean. Three floors- top is very quiet. Great place to do school work

Estelle Sourlis

Books etc

Manpreet Singh

Great atmosphere for reading. New books are frequently available and helpful staff.

Katharine Fitzgerald

This library is by far the best one in the area. Lots of open space to browse or work. The staff here are super friendly and helpful. Online hold and pickup system works well too!

derek tweedy

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kimberley Mc

Alot of computers

Michael Garvey

Excellent.. Quiet study rooms to do comprehensive study for an exam.. It's got free WiFi, a little coffee shop and lots of other facilities..

Alberto Russo

Very big! Good selection

Niffe

Love the new play area for kids

Adnan Khan (Match Point By Dr Adnan)

Nice ambience, perfect atmosphere to bring young kids. Calm and comfortable

Sweet Gulab

I went there today with my 3 year old son. Great place for toddlers to have fun, socialize, and read. They have a area for toddlers. Super big and perfect for them. The library has toys for them to play with, a kitchen set and kids computers. We got my sons 1st library card today as well and the workers there were so nice ane caring. Felt very welcomed there. Going to be coming here a lot more. My son and I loved it. Great place to just chill. For parents watching little ones I recommend to bring ur journal or laptop to keep u busy or grab a chaper book before going to the kids area so your toddler wont think you guys are leaving so soon lol. Also have duo play dates would be fun too. Bring a play partner so ur kids can play while mommy and daddies talk and socialize as well. So we all are happy and having fun. Great place. Love it and so does my little one.

Cleora Thornburg

Great library and good books for your knowledge.

Alexia Phillips

It's my favorite Library. I like quiet atmospheres and so Librarys don't do that for me. Central is always very peaceful.

J.G. Mc

Great online services and ease of getting books / or putting on hold ! Tks.

Judy Martin

Excellent time there.

Synthia S

Great for studying and reading.

Liza Muise

Friendly ppl

Martin T

Went to print off some documents. Easy.

P H

They have a great selection of, not only books but also movies on DVD and the staff are always very helpful.

Chris Clarke

Definitely go and check out the new MakerSpace!

Kim Semple

Very friendly and helpful staff. I signed up in person for a library card and received my card within a few minutes. Very pleasant experience!

Tim Kennedy

nice

Dinorah Perez

This library is fantastic. It's spacious, clean, quiet and the staff is very friendly and helpful. I personally use this place as a study space and I must say, it's perfect for students. There are study tables with outlets to plug in your electronics (ex. laptop)

Frances Oha

The staff at Central Library have been wonderful during this shutdown.

Dedra sefton

Sefton the face do too for has

J R

Please! Extend the weekend hours, please!

Mary Catherine Aird

Great public library

Jill Bruer

What a great experience picking up my library books today! All covid-safe, efficient and with many smiles!

Court

I was in this past weekend and wanted to check out 3 movies. The blonde hag at the desk said I have 27 dollars in overdue fees. I immediately said I don't and she said " yes you do" then mumbled under her breath " I'm not dealing with this" and called the manager. She discovered that I have things on my card that I never took out! Someone has my card and is using it. She waved 3 of the 4 things I could see that someone took out on my card but left 1 thing that wasn't mine. I wish she waved all the things I didn't take out but at least she did a better job than the middle aged witch.

Sabrina Costa

Well adjusted for the covid by keeping people safe

Catherine Murphy

Always space, Time and all the support and resources you could ever need or want. Thank you very much pleased always!!!!! Great environment well maintained inside and out plus fanatic staff :)

Amalia Gil

Spacious, modern, quiet, great place to study. I love coming here

Gregory Bryson

Great Library

Alina Donic

Was expecting to come and read quietly. People bring their kids ; staff & people talking loudly. This is not how library should be. Look for another place if you plan to stay for reading as it's impossible to concentrate.

Aduke JEGEDE

It was cool

Dillon Ritchi

Maybe I have just been spoiled by university libraries, but I would not call this place a library, it is more like a community centre/daycare then a library. Their is rarely a quiet place to study since this place has a large amount of children who are yelling and screaming on the daily. Maybe they offer a daycare service where people can drop off their kids, but it seems foolish to put a quiet study space in the library that is directly below the area where young children run around stomping and screaming so loud that you can hear them through the walls. Not only that but the wifi is spotty at best, it struggles to even load webpages some days. If you are looking for a quiet place to study with no distractions (one of the main purposes of a library) then this place is not for you.

Doug Brazier

Always a pleasure going there

Jorge Garrido

(Translated) Great Library in Burlington, there is everything, great service, good advice. 5 stars. (Original) Gran Biblioteca en Burlington, hay de todo , gran servicio buena asesoría. 5 estrellas.

Danny Carter

Great place so smoke a little weed while studying. Nice helpful staff if you get a little to high and forget how to use the printer.

Cokie Ponikvar

Great facility, clean, warm, and quiet. There are very resourceful people working there that are very kind and helpful. But there is one thing that KILLS ME about the library. THE HOURS. All public libraries close early now. 9pm? On weeknights? And 1-5 pm on Sunday? Seriously? If the government is trying to make budget cuts, this is not the place to do it. We should be educating youth and cutting budgets elsewhere. Even if they were to keep a small section open with minimal supervision, so people can stay later and complete more work, that is all I am asking. I understand that keeping the children's toy section open until 11pm is not necessary, but just a room with tables and chairs. Trying to get accepted into a program with a scholarship is definitely challenging, but limiting hardworking students like myself with these kind of hours... now that's not fair.