After visiting a different Dayton Metro Library branch last week and being rather impressed, I decided to stop by the Southeast (Belmont) branch. It is located adjacent to Belmont High School, and if you have any trouble finding it on Apple maps like I did, just continue east on Wayne Ave past Belmont High School, take a slight right onto Watervliet Ave and the parking lot entrance is on your right.
According to the website, this branch opened in August 2019. They have several different study/meeting spots, including three 4-person rooms, two 2-person 'tutor' rooms and two group study rooms to accommodate 6-8 people. In addition they have various tables and reading areas spread throughout. In the back left corner you will find a 'quiet reading room' with several tables and a few chairs.
After spending the morning there, I only had a few qualms. The lightening in the quiet reading room is not the brightest, and if it weren't for the natural light coming in through the windows, the room would be rather dim (thinking at night time or on a cloudy day). Also, there was a pretty annoying consistent clicking sound that appeared to be coming from one of the air vent ducts in the quiet reading room. I ended up moving out into a different area because of it.
Overall though, this is a very nice, clean library with several spots to read a book or get some work done. read more