the library uses any excuse it can to be closed. The library was closed 10 days out of 14 days for…read morethe Christmas and New year holidays thats ridiculous

The building is perfectly nice, but with covid it's actually fairly restricted. The only seats in…read morethe whole library are at computers, no desks or tables have seats and the single person couches are turned to the wall with a sign that bluntly says 'No.'

The library is clean, spacious, modern, and has a wide selection of books and educational…read morematerials. Staff is courteous and knowledgeable.

First of all, whenever I paid of the books that I lost they still would not let me check out books…read moreeven when I paid for it. Don't like the place, would rather buy books from Walmart

This library has the friendliest staff that will do their best to assist you and learn your…read moreindividual book references.

This a place I could see myself studying at. It's clean, spacious, and a cozy environment if you…read moresit down at one of the tables.

This location is much better than the location it replaced years ago. The old location was very…read moresmall. There is a good selection of books, including a sizeable children's section. There are computers that can be used for free and free wifi. There's also a couple of conference rooms that I assume can be rented out for business meetings. One of these rooms is where the locals also go to vote. There are audio books, audio cd's, DVD's, and Blu-ray ' s that can be rented also. Unfortunately, many of the movie titles are damaged and do not play correctly and no matter how many times I've told them something is damaged they just put it right back on the shelf. I really wish they would take more ownership of the movie section. If they had a book returned that was defaced with pages torn out I'd like to think they wouldn't put it back on the shelf. Maybe they would I don't know. When you have movie discs that are visibly cracked and obviously won't play why do you keep putting them back on the shelf for rent? If you care that little for your work you need to find something else to do. This location isn't the safest. There is now an armed guard presence.

Very pleasant atmosphere, the library employees are patient and knowledgeable. I went in the…read morelibrary last week and ran into a small snag. One of the employees help me out and I really appreciated it because I was lost. She made me understand why the computer was not working,

Whenever I move to a new city, I simply MUST investigate their local libraries…read more And so far, Monroe's library on 1800 Stubbs Ave. is a great literary home away from home! They have an extensive collection on pretty much any topic you'd enjoy, but they don't have every author out there. I was looking for some Drew Karpyshyn and found nothing. SAD FACE. I suppose it is, however, rather unfair to expect a local library to possess a work from literally evey author known to man. Also, I have never seen a more extensive DVD collection in any library. They have so many television shows, it's almost unreal! The staff is very friendly and very open to any questions you have. You never have to wait long for someone to help you at the Information desk. They also host fun events for the community like fall carnivals! I even went to a Doctor Who party there once and the room was packed! Good to see we have a large Whovian population! Check this place out and get your card TODAY!

Nice library with a good selection of books. Very quiet and nice to read a book and maybe check it…read moreout and take it home.

This is the main branch of the Shreveport City Library system. It's housed in the old federal…read morebuilding which used to be the Post Office and Court House. It's a very stately building and is located in the middle of the downtown area. The staff was friendly and helpful. As a visitor to the area, I didn't know what type of system they had to be able to use the Internet. But they had a guest pass system that allowed me to gain access to the Internet. I was a bit bummed that the children's department was as small as it was. I was surprised that it wasn't larger. Being that this was the main library for the Shreveport system, I was surprised that the collection wasn't as up to date as you would think a main library would be. For instance, I found old tax guides on the shelf from the early 1990s. Tax laws change yearly so keeping anything more than several years old is just obsolete after a while. I was also surprised that I was unable to locate any library catalog computers. Since I was there with my dad, we decided to make the trip worthwhile beyond just checking email. We decided to see if they had any books on Clementine Hunter, the primitive artists that we learned about at the Melrose Plantation. I looked for any computers that said library catalog, but couldn't find any. So I just decided to use the Internet computers to do my search. Thankfully, I know my way around a library catalog and quickly located some biographies on Clementine. A good thing to note about this library is that they are a government depository, meaning they have a government documents collection. So, if you're researching congressional hearings or legislation, you can find information here. Also, they have a petroleum documents collection for your oil industry research.

FYI - the iBistro system is on the same computers that you can use for internet access. you can…read morealso access the system through the internet. the children's section downtown is probably lacking because it is DOWNTOWN... The entire Shreve Memorial system covers Caddo parish and consists of neighborhood libraries that cater to the population.