Lovely staff, great resources, very convenient, wonderful story time groups and activities…read more Have been a member of Monash Libraries for more than 20 years. Clayton I feel provides the perfect balance between relaxation and research, fun and work. Great for the young family especially with maternal health centre and Dental and community health services are at the back and the other end is the Sport and Recreation Centre. Right in the heart of Clayton. Perfect!

I've quietly sat, read, and worked on assignments at this library many times. Too many times. I…read morecan't begin to calculate how many hours of my life have been spent here, reading and taking notes, wishing that whatever assignment I was doing would magically be over. It's a pretty standard library. The library is well stocked, and if they don't have what you're after, maybe they can request it from one of the other branches at Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn or Kew. I've done that before, but I usually find it easier and faster just to drive to whatever branch has what I need. I guess the important thing is that it's nearly always had what I have needed, and it's a good quiet place to work if you find working at home distracting.

The staff are happy at Ashburton Library. It makes a difference, it means that I don't feel weird…read moreabout staying too long in a comfy chair reading a book. I know that sounds strange, after all I'm allowed to be there, but I feel like I'm encroaching on someone's turf getting settled at a library. These guys work there every day, they don't need to see my mug neck-deep in a book for several hours when I could just as easily grab and go. Happy staff, tick. Good range of books, tick. Catalogue that is well built and functional, tick. Done and done. Time to go to the library!

I love this library. I spent countless hours here as a child and I remember arguing with my Mum…read moreabout how many books I could borrow at a time. Ah, those were the days. The selection here is fantastic. Kids have it the best with a big kids section and plenty of chairs and bean bags to chill out on. There are always decorations in this area too. There are computers available for public use as well as a few for looking up that one book you have been trying to find for ages. The staff are very helpful but you often have to wait awhile so the computers are a blessing. I like that the books are mostly in the right places. There are a few libraries in the area where there aren't enough staff so it can get very hard to find things as no one is keeping tabs on naughty people who return them to the wrong places. Beware of keeping a book from here for too long - the fines get really big, really fast. There was a time when I avoided the library for almost a year because I knew I had such a big fine. Luckily for me the system crashed at some point in that year and they lost the fine histories. That sure was a nice surprise the next time I went back. As a library card holder you get a little book bag with Knox Library written on it. It's great for holding all your books so cherish it and wear it with pride!! No seriously, I'm not joking. That bag lasted me years!

Good library. When I was at school, I'd get mum to ditch me at the library so she could do her…read moreshopping and I could get some study done without the distractions that I always used to manage to find at home, no matter how much of an isolation chamber I turned my room into. Then later on, when I was at uni, I used this place a few times because they had the books I needed for assignments that I couldn't get at my campus library simply because there were more students doing those assignments than there were copies of the book available. Since then, I've tended to not go in as much. It's a good library, but there are a couple closer to me. I do still have my library card, though. Sometimes if I"m doing some shopping, I'll go in and borrow a novel or three. Cheaper than buying.

Let me just start by sayin... Eastland library give yourself a big ol pat on the back. No…read moreseriously, I'm not trying to be facetious here. But you- Eastland library are absolutely phenomenal. being a year 12 student I spend most of my weeknights here, often alone of accompanied with a study pal, we can both genuinely say that we have never been to a better place to concentrate and really knuckle down. Being self diagnosed with ADHD I find my mind wandering whilst trying with utmost persistence to concentrate, this usually happens in the classroom as I have my peers to distract me and also at home where I can easily trick myself into taking short breaks to eat or play on my DS. This doesn't happen at the Ringwood library. The feng Shui is honestly remarkable, I get hella good vibes whenever I'm here and being a pisces I am very intuitive and a little bit psychic. The homely study nook spaces, sleek, modern Australian design with Scandinavian elements through the furnishings of the 3 storied library feature numerous couches, tables both with and without computers and make for the perfect space to get some proper work done. Being inside this library fills my child body with genuine joy, such a calming environment, I almost forget that there are crackhead eshays just opposite this wondrous work of architecture, by the station picking up cigarette buts from the floor and yelling obscenities at the elderly. Thank you whole heartedly to the City of Maroondah, i am forever in debt to you for giving me such a magical learning space.