Reviews of Dana Porter Library (Library)

Lorenzo Fellycyano

Great study space!

Michael

Quiet place

Deepak Vishnu D

Very good place to study. Very quiet.

Satish Kumar Polisetty

The best in UW libraries (10 floors) , it is actually open for Undergraduates but even graduates can come and use this place. It has a good cafeteria inside the library itself and this is known for giving the beautiful view of the University

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Hamed Noori

excellent Library

MASQUE

My details of this library are being written after a particularily distressing snowy evening trying to find a cellphone charger, but that's not going to blind my review - just try to get a cellphone charging stand!!!! This library is cool, modern, and has really helpful librarians at the front desk, at the door enterance. Don't distress if you don't find what your looking for, just walk among the books and parouse the titles. You're going to find out something for sure! It's interesting to see what others are reading too. Always attentive of your own noises, and keep it light to keep this library open for everyone and a great place to hang out. xoxo love your style.

XXYYjun

good place for study

Marta Borowska

Huge library. Lots of desks where you can sit and study. Fairly quiet beyond the main floor. There is a printer you can use print credits on and a little coffee shop. There are also collaboration booths you can use with your groups. There is also a basement where it is pretty quiet but has more comfortable seating than the higher floors. There is also a little cafe with nice windows.

Ziya Allahverdiyev

Two elderly Asian woman in the circulation desk do not speak English good enough to work there. I had to explain them one issue several times. It is really sad that University of Waterloo hires employees with communication incompetency.

Tamara Khalaf

Vastly superior to the Davis Centre Library

성민박

It is a god place but desks are old

Stefan Chirila

The HUGE University of Waterloo library > open most nights until 11PM > free WiFi for guests > quiet study space in the basement > security guard protected :)

Guanhao Zhou

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Rajiv Chattopadhyay

Quiet. Books scatter the shelves as far as the eye can see. Complimentary water fountains on every floor. I used to study in here but stopped because I kept getting lost due to its labyrinthian nature.

Lilly Valley

Muffin & coffee for $4 and quiet study spaces got me through midterms

David Hu

Can't find a seat????

Jordan Klassen

Gross and depressing atmosphere

D P

Nice place! 6th floor is your friend.

瑞莱克斯

It’s a fantastic place to study, since you will have extremely slow internet! Really enjoy it XD.

Harrison Sheremeta

Easy place to study as there is ample seating and desks on most floors. It is very quiet here as well and the sound of janitorial staff sweeping the floors in the evening is very soothing. The ‘old book’ smell provides a sense of nostalgia.

Elizabeth A Kennedy

After flying fire fighting in Kuwait in 1991, I somehow ended up on the UW campus, with no memory for why and the reason was probably related to my work in Kuwait, and I ended up being guided to apply for a job the library by circumstances that were possibly artificial. i did work there for a year or two, and thought I loved it at the time except there were strange problems that I now believe had to do with predators that I was unaware of at the time, some of whom seemed to have jobs on the campus. I was not often treated fairly and this was systematic. I was pushed out of my job by extreme sexual harassment and I have not ever been apologized to nor compensated for this. I was deprived of all benefit and I strongly suspect that I was lied to about benefits as part of a systematic sexual diss that was totally unfair to me.

Lydia Lato

Great study space

Elizabeth A Kennedy

After flying fire fighting in Kuwait in 1991, I somehow ended up on the UW campus, with no memory for why and the reason was probably related to my work in Kuwait, and I ended up being guided to apply for a job the library by circumstances that were possibly artificial. i did work there for a year or two, and thought I loved it at the time except there were strange problems that I now believe had to do with predators that I was unaware of at the time, some of whom seemed to have jobs on the campus. I was not often treated fairly and this was systematic. I was pushed out of my job by extreme sexual harassment and I have not ever been apologized to nor compensated for this. I was deprived of all benefit and I strongly suspect that I was lied to about benefits as part of a systematic sexual diss that was totally unfair to me.

Ercan Albak

The only building that had several handicapped parking spots in the campus, so convenient for visitors and it's huge.

Dae Jeon

If you are depressed with DC, come here. Great view

Sky Ning

One of the finest university libraries I've ever been to. It is very organized with differentiated rules for each floor. It usually opens to undergraduates but I can come in as a visitor with no problem at all. Really like the study atmosphere as well. Wish I will be back soon.

cassie myers

Amazing Browsers Cafe Staff are so lovely

Essa

looks like a jail from the outside

Oliver Baker

Good place to study. Lacks space because of COVID restrictions.

Nathan Honsberger

One of the quieter places on campus to study. Many floors, so always possible to find a space. However, sometimes it take scanning a few floors to find one.

Andrew Au

Usually has free space to study in.

Steven Zagada

Great study space, delicious baked goods and coffee.

Glen Black

Desk staff were very welcoming and friendly, and responded efficiently to my request for help.

Roger Ayoub

Favourite place to study

Mauris Winata

Great place to study in

Jaya Baskeran

my lovely library.... miss it

Abhay Chitta

It is a really huge library, it has 10 different floors. The upper floors are for quiet study and the lower ones are suitable for groups. Rooms get really busy so book early. Otherwise it is a really good spot to study on your own or with friends. They also have a small cafe/coffee shop on the bottom floor. WAT card is accepted here.

Komal Sandhu

best study spot

Amanda Gong

food is not thr best but quiet and almost always has space

Johnathan Ho

Great place for silent and group studies which are divided by different floors as to isolate silent and noisy sections. Also has a food section on the main floor for study munchies

Nicholas Pellegrino

Excellent place to study. Different floors have different rules for noise levels: Group study, quite study, and silent, where even phones must be on silent mode with vibration turned off.