Reviews of Windsor Public Library Central Branch (Library)

Muhiadian Osman

My favourite library

Windsor Flooring

Decent selection. Fairly friendly staff

K D

Parking and main entrance are in the back of the building. Parking requires being paid for now.

Andrew Tompsett

This is a beautiful library with a wealth of resources. I love the Maker Space that is a part of the library.

Jayla Ryerson

Just like any library but bigger

Yfan Zheng

Nice and quiet place with a lot of tables and working space

MNR Photography

This place is honestly like home to me. They have so much material you can learn from! And they are constantly updating. I get very excited when I see new books at the library. The thing that I don't like about the library is the fact that the material is a bit outdated, and sometimes i can't find what I'm looking for. But other then that, I LOVE it here.

Phil Rutherford

Always very friendly and helpful.

Manpreet Singh

The best place to study is on the second floor in the left corner. Wi-Fi and charging outlets. Wow

Christine Hayton

Found the staff disinterested, not very helpful, and not tuned in to very young readers. We spend lots of time in the library. My grandson enjoyed Riverside where he could play and read. We moved to the west end and tried the main branch. Here they send the preschool children to a small room in the basement full of toys, poorly supervised, overcrowded with kids and parents, and with only baby books. This playroom is pure chaos and the children's book section on the main floor (at least 5 times bigger) is left empty. He is 4 and loves to play and read books. He wants to go back to Riverside and I don't blame him. There he can play and find books he wants to read.

Gábor Erik

I've visited it last year. I really liked the openness, the direct access to the bookshelf, the no need of ID-s to choose a book and read it at a table. And "voilá" I found even Hungarian books.

Ray Eh

Really enjoyed my time here, got my material to read and I got plenty of help from the staff too

Paul J Molyneaux

Kool to learn

DamanJeet Bal

I was excited to learn the central branch is coming downtown but this has made me miss the previous location. Forget separate floor, there is just one floor and it's more a flea market than library! Everyone is just chatting on top of their voice, and this everyone includes, the staff foremost. There is no decorum, or iota of silence. The staff themselves chat as if they are in their living room, forget about disciplining visitors. No one can hope to study in silence or peace without noise cancelling headphones. So, either one can chat, watch a video, or just read something. Serious study is next to impossible. I am extremely disappointed

mori rahimi

There is no free parking spot. and the paid one is only for 5 hours!

Marie K

I go here all the time & love it !

Kavin W

we visit the library with our child ( 3-5 ):and I together we pick books that she may like. friendly staff. lots of safety. space. haven't ventured too much yet

Radth Nope

Homeless people occasionally take up residence in the bathrooms. The library has the standard resources you would expect: rooms you can book for studying, comics and movies to borrow, even video games. It can be very disruptive when people abuse the facilities. The library will be closing soon as it has been bought by the downtown mission and will be turned into a homeless shelter full time, instead of the part time residence it currently is.

Christi Ko

Friendly and obliging.

Stephen Webster

When had no way to get to the mission and went library to charge up my phone and look for a spot to stay. I was stuck there as nobody from the mission came for Mei was unable to to charge phone, The manager bought me back a burger from McDonald's at his own expense and pushed me after the library closed to the mission.

May Day

Just started going to the libary again and I just love it!! Just wish that it was open later, at least till 8 pm.

Rab Krist

Nice selection of books, good for kids, friendly and helpful staff

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Karina paula

Beautiful modern library, never had to wait for a computer, able to print my school work there easily. The website is very helpful and the hours are very generous. Love this library.

Dan Heffernan

Great collections at the new auto library and the people at the Main library are great Cool building too

Jason Menzies

I have mixed feelings about the direction this library is going. First, the old location might have been the best in the city - and they close this location to create a homeless shelter - (I mean what!) Second, they used to have a huge selection, and for reasons I don't understand, they reshelved their books and basically cut their circulation in half. There are literally dozens of books I wish to read that are no longer on the shelves! *However*, I have visited the new location of the Central Branch and I think it is fabulous. There is a beautiful open concept that I love, brand new carpeting, having the look and feel of a modern library. Therefore, as I said, I have mixed feelings about the whole situation...

Maria Bermudez

Great selection of books and they have increased their DVD collection as well. I love it. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

RJ White

Childhood Memories here. Its always been a pleasant experience from a kid, through college and now as an adult building my career. It'll be a sad day when WPL moves from this location. :-(

Ramadan Mustefa

You could loan any type of games and book even though the limitation days are very small if they're able to change that.it will be the best environment for every one.

Denise Revoy

Staff are always welcoming and helpful

Krithika Saravanan

Wonderful library with a generous selection of resources and reading materials. The space itself is very inviting, large and unique. They have a really neat tech hub for kids, but all members can use their 3d printer. I found the younger staff to be much more friendly and helpful than most of the older staff.

Harry Cheng

First of all any book you want is pretty much at your finger tips. There is a wonderful play area for my young kids and access to all kinds if books!!! Which you can borrow, FOR FREE! (Yes Taxes) so why not take advantage of what you are paying for? The staff is nice and are there to help. We should understand that they are not Janitors or child care experts. Librarians are guides to what every your mind desires. Treat them with respect and they will almost always fo the same. Last Sunday was Wonderful, and where we go whenever the kids say they have read everything in their library and just has nothing to read anymore!

Adam Mezied

you cant check out a single book. that crazy!

RR MM

there is no free parking I have to pay every time I go to it ,reslly disappointing me ????

Jitender Dhankhar

Good options for reading.

Sarah Tolson

The manager Jody is a rasict. A black man was in the library today and a white man commented on his pants being low. The black man responded to the white man “why do you care?”. The black mans pant were low but not dragging nor any undergarments showing. The white man wouldn’t back off from the black man and continued verbally harassing him until the black man became angry in which he started raising his voice. Security comes over and immediately approached the black man and asked him to come with him. Rightfully upset, the black man says why only me? The security guard did not respond. Jody the manager heads over and the black man is still asking the security why he has to go with him and he’s getting upset and says he’s not leaving he wanted to continue working. Jody hears the man say he’s not leaving and says yes you are you are trespassing now and kicked the innocent man out. The white man remained in the library. Could the black man have lowered his voice? Sure, but why should he have to when being bothered while working because someone doesn’t like his outfit. I hope this library is investigated. Disgusting behaviour from the manager and security guard.

Giana Marzella

workers here are snarky rude idiots who are too retarded to get a real job. Tried to find a book for my young daughter the other day in the kids section and the security gaurd yelled "you cant be in here unless you have a kid!" Thanks for letting me know! next time ill bring my screaming toddler into the library with me. idiots