There may be long wait times, but the employees are pretty good and helpful when helping me out and…read moreanswering all of my questions.

I had a very bad experience with this location. I came in take my ticket wait for 45m. The lady at…read morewindow 1 asked me my information and my zipcode. I explained my situation about my parents that they lived in a foreign country so I just need a general information to help them plan and what IDs do they need to bring. The employee kept cutting me off said that she can't tell me any information which is understandable and I'm aware about the privacy rights. She told me my dad need to come to the "local" office that he lives and said my zipcode is different. Instead of helping and advising they just told me that my parents need to brings their IDs that it. I'm not asking her to go to my parents profile or social to gave me the information. All I'm asking is show me like a flyer or where to find information, answering general questions for example how many ID do they need to bring, what type of IDs will be acceptance and what ID will not be acceptance. I tried to repeat 2-3 times my questions but she did not let me finish it. My parents are elderly, and they will travel very far to get their benifits done so I hope the employees be nicer to people to save time for others.

Newark PD is terrible. There was a collision, and they tried to arrest me and charge me for felony…read moreDUI instead of taking me to the hospital for a concussion. Their untrained assessment of the fact that I had "slurred speech and other signs of apparent intoxication," which are similar to someone who just got hit in the head by another vehicle, they chose not to take me to the hospital for medical assistance, and instead chose to get bloodwork done and transferred me to jail. The jail nurse assessed me for a concussion, and I was treated properly by the Alameda Sheriff's. What a bunch of imbeciles. Furthermore, the DA has refused to file criminal charges, despite having tried to charge me with a felony. A vehicle hit me, but they chose to transport 2 people in the other vehicle that t boned me for minor injuries, yet I was transported to jail to get proper medical care by the jail staff nurses. This is ridiculous. Newark PD needs better officer training. Beyond ridiculous that they made me do a bunch of checks after being hit by a car and in their right mind thought I was drunk. The staff also refused to release my collision report to my insurance company, and when I spoke to my lawyer, they said it is not true that they can't release the collision report and diagram to me. So, I have no idea what they are talking about. Also, your officers need to stop flirting and doing PDA in the library parking lot. We see your unprofessional behavior.

Horrible egotistical cops. Had to help coworkers dealt with a restraining order issues. The cops…read morecame out and helped us remove the assailant but when it came to court papers to be filed they were rude and dismissive and even laughed behind our backs. Reported to their supervisor but he did not care. They are getting an influx of tech money why would they care anymore?

Grand opening event occurred 5.14.22. This civic center includes city hall, beautiful library &…read morepolice department buildings. All buildings are brand new. Parking is on the backside of these three buildings. Food trucks, vendors, egg drop by fire department & live band Touch of class were present. It was well worth attending this event despite the bright sun. They even held tours for the various buildings. Almost forgot but they had lion dancers there to ward off evil spirits & bring good luck to each of these 3 buildings. Similar to what they do for Chinese New Years! This was a fabulous community event enjoyed by many of the local people! Come see the brand new civic center if you're a local to Newark.

Just an FYI to other parents. Do not bother bringing your child to Thursday morning toddler…read morestorytime unless they are age 1 or 2. I tried bringing my 3 year old to storytime, we arrived 20 minutes prior to the library opening, stood in line only to be told my child is too old for their storytime and their curriculum is designed for only 1 or 2 year olds. It's a storytime, you're reading books and singing songs, and you're denying a 3 year old from participating? No where on your online listing does it state an age restriction. It's an age recommendation not restriction. If you are restricting to certain ages then please update your posting so you do not waste people's time. It's already enough effort getting our children ready, taking them to the library and arriving early only to be turned away. We will NOT be returning to this library. I recommend checking out the Newark, Hayward downtown, Hayward weekes or Milpitas library all as alternative options. They have great storytimes that we have attended before without any issues.

Such a fantastic location to read and work from. They have…read moreeverything you can think of - Events for kids and adults alike, study rooms, 3d printers, seed library, sewing machines. And some weekends have book sales too. Such a gem!

Great atmosphere! Would totally recommend for people who want a place to study or sit back, relax…read moreand read a book. It has a wide array of books for every type of reader. Not to mention their teens and children's areas that are perfect for all age groups. The library especially is spacious and virtually meant for young children who want to roam around. Also for all the comic book lovers and enthusiasts, this library provides an enormous collection of comics with the likes of Garfield and Spider-Man from Marvel. What if you want to just borrow a movie to watch? Well, this library has a gigantic section full of movies! With fan-favorites such as the Tatanic and The Mask of Zorro to Batman Begins and Mary Poppins, this place has it all! All in all, it was a good visit and I enjoyed hanging out and relaxing with a book in one of the comfortable lounging chairs and also walking around to see what all this library has to offer. Check out my pictures to see how this library covers everybody for most everything you'd look for in a library, nice!

Adj: Fancier library that's Family-friendly and Fun…read more Continuing on our quest to visit as many libraries as we can when taking little trips throughout CA (or anywhere), let's visit the Newark Library! Located not far from the border of Newark and Fremont, just southwest of 880 & Hwy 84, this library is centrally located for those living in this part of South Bay. It's right next to the City Hall and Police HQ of Newark, so it's one of several important civic buildings in the little city. The building itself looked impressive and quite new. I forgot to look at when it was built, but according to the City of Newark's website, "On August 8, 2019, the City of Newark held the groundbreaking and dedication ceremony for the new Civic Center Plaza, home to the David W. Smith City Hall, the Alan L. Nagy Library, and a new Police Station." It was then built and dedicated in May 2022. So the library is only about 4 years old even though two other libraries preceded this new one. We came on a Sunday afternoon and was glad that we've discovered another library that's open on Sundays! First, we checked out the downstairs which is consists of the lobby area with friends of the library books on sale (all the time it seems), several bathrooms, an information desk with librarians on duty, and the children's section towards the back. Then we went upstairs and checked out the rest of the library. At the upper landing, there's some hang out lounge and reading chairs that swivel, then there's the teen room on one side behind the glass doors and the Curiosity Shop opposite the teen place. Then there's a whole floor on book stacks for adults and against one side of this floor are floor to ceiling windows with a long row of narrow tables and chairs for reading and working on. They were fully occupied so apparently lots of locals like to read and work here on a Sunday afternoon. On the other side of the second floor is a little toddler/younger kids play area that looks to be very calm and chill, but colorful with lots of padded seating and furniture for littles. I didn't go into this area since I don't have tiny tots anymore, but it sure looked like a great place for little ones to crawl around and play in a safe and separated space. Overall, this is another example of a nicely built and thoughtfully designed library in the bay area that's architecturally impressive and aesthetically pleasing, with so much to offer the community, encouraging educational endeavors and championing literacy and the love of learning through reading for the youngest to the most experienced amongst us.

What can we really say about Fremont other than...It's Fremont. I went to Azevada elementary school…read morefor several years in my former/younger life here. If you're not over 40, we didn't go there at the same time. lol I have fond memories of fremont from my youth, that include The Fremont Hub, NewPark mall, and a lot more...but it's very different today. I've noticed it's become less diverse and a lot different. Still a cool place to visit, not the hub of entertainment, but safe and quiet for the most part. It has a beautiful landscape as most cities in the bay that run along the foothills and bodies of water at the same time.

Fremont is a dump, with leadership that doesn't give a damn about the residents. The mayor, Raj…read moreSalwan, is only good to take pictures in front of "grand openings," but when it comes to doing actual work or to respond to residents, he can't be bothered. The city leadership and mayors have been awful for years and thanks to these losers, Fremont has nothing to offer. Restaurants suck, there's absolutely NO shopping for clothing (unless you like misfit crap from Ross or Marshall's), and no activities for families. The city is dirty, has overgrown weeds everywhere, and don't even get me started on that eyesore off of 680 by Auto Mall Parkway. What is that abandoned mess all about?? Why are there all these green lanes for the 2 bike riders in Fremont?? And what's with the no-right-turn curbs everywhere??! it's claustrophobic and unsafe...you can't get out of the way for emergency vehicles! I've lived here long enough to know nothing will change because the leadership doesn't care. As long as they don't have to look at it from their mansions and they are getting paid, nothing to see here!

This review is for the traffic department. I came in to set up a payment plan. Everything went very…read morequickly. I was in and out within 10 minutes. Staff was very pleasant from the security to the clerk. The clerk was also very helpful with my questions.

Due to Covid the courthouse is basically closed. The only access available is for in person traffic…read moretrials. All other dealings must be done via the phone or through email. Court appearances are being handled by video conference on bluejeans.com.

Christian did an amazing job helping me with my paperwork, he carries himself in a respectful,…read morehelpful manner. Thank you Christian!

The woman with glasses at window 13 was extremely rude, hostile, and showed blatant racial…read morediscrimination. She drove me away with an unacceptable attitude. We pay a massive amount of taxes every year to support government operations, yet this is the kind of treatment we receive in return? I really want to report her, it's 7/23 today.

Neighboring the old Elephant Bar, Chili's and just across from the popular Brunch spot Bill's Cafe…read morestands this historic building. Surrounding the old house is a Victorian garden with beautifully shaped boxwood hedges and the paved plaza with lots of seating areas. Bird of Paradise and some well taken care of lawn also present. Seems like the city of Fremont was given this house years back and it has been a long time since they put any money into it. I'd like to see some more life put into it beside the odd homeless sleeping on the porch. Maybe your getting new tires at Americas Best or perhaps your lady friend is digging through piles of junk at Ross and you'd rather hang out with the homeless here than watch her... Tons of parking as the strip mall is also a neighbor. If your in the area explore a little but don't make a special trip for this spot.

Located between a Chili's and an abandoned Elephant Bar. The house itself looks pale and not very…read moreattractive with damage to its walls and boards covering its windows. The park is small and somewhat clean with not much to it except for a couple benches, a drinking fountain, and homeless people sleeping around it. It's not a one star because besides the homeless people and uninviting house the area is not bad and I like the quietness mixed with the sound of cars driving by. If it was cleaned up I'm sure more people would come by.