Beautiful facility, friendly staff. Great place to meet people in the community, with so many…read moreactivities -- book clubs, games nights, training classes.

I can't believe I've lived here for what, over a year, and have only just been to the library. How…read moremuch money have I wasted on books and how many cool activities could my kid have enjoyed on a rainy day. Anyway. It's small and I only picked up one book for myself so I'm uncertain about offerings, but it's easy to order whatever you want; the staff were super helpful and friendly in assisting me with finding the children's books I was after and in explaining how to acquire material via my kindle. There was a group of seniors playing a board game, a number of children being tutored and some older kids and pre-teens tucked away in various corners of the library floor. They have an extensive and awesome list of children and teen activities, just a lot going on in general. It might be a small place, but they seem especially vested in the community and vise versa.

The Jenkintown Library is a beautiful historic building located at 460 York Road in Jenkintown PA…read more They have plenty of free parking behind the building, off York Road. Even though I was impressed with how beautiful the old building was and how well stocked the shelves were with books, that was not why I was there. Me and my husband had made an appointment to get our passports processed. I made a appointment a few weeks ago (online) for 5pm. We were there a few minutes early, so the young lady at the desk told us to have a seat. Sure enough at 5pm exactly another young lady comes out (forgot to get her name) and goes over all our paperwork. She was very precise, making sure every line was filled out correctly. I didn't need my birth certificate, because I had a old passport (that had expired), but my husband needed his, since it was his first time getting one. The cost is $130 per person for the passport. An additional $35 per person to the Jenkintown Library for their processing fee. They only take personal checks or money orders. That's right!, no cash or credit cards. You also need to have your picture taken (before you get there) at a place that takes passport photos. I had mine taken at Staples for $14.99. All in all the appointment went pretty smooth after filling out the paperwork. They made us feel welcome and I would highly recommend the Jenkintown Library for your passport needs.

Jenkintown Library is the library you remember growing up...in an old historic building...great…read moreprograms...and friendly helpful staff...I absolutely love going to Jenkintown Library and so glad it is walking distance from my home.

There is a lot of space to study independently and away from the laughter and banter of the…read morelittles in the children's area downstairs! The WiFi works well and there are plenty of other conveniences at the library--filtered water fountain, vending machine area.!this library is also open on Sundays, which is rare these days for many libraries, at least in the surrounding area.

Amazing staff and great library, however quiet rooms maybe not as quiet. Love their hours and this…read morelibrary helped me when I needed to slam down some school work

Came here today for a change of scenery and a quiet environment to work on final exams. This place…read moreis nice, but I don't know what the architects were thinking when they decided on high ceilings. This place is a giant echo chamber. There is so much noise here. Even the receptionist at the information desk was loud when she was talking to a resident. She didn't even try to speak quietly. People can be heard laughing and carrying on, the sound of phones ringing and beeping from scanning books can be heard from the other side of the building. Not an ideal place to come if you are looking for silence. I am astounded by how many people come into a library and do not bother to turn their cell phones on silent. Every few minutes I was hearing someone's phone ring. As I sat in the computer area, almost every person who sat around me had their cell phone on. They do have a really nice children's section, but it would help if they closed the doors so you can't hear the children carrying on from the other side of the library.

This is a nice neighborhood library. The children's story time is a community favorite, for adults…read moreand kids alike.

Small, cozy (and clean!) library with a computer area, community room, and single use bathrooms…read more Several clusters of chairs with small tables, but no private study areas that I could find. I only saw street parking too.

A beautiful library nestled inside a beautiful town. Many locals and students were seen here on my…read morevisit. The staff are friendly, helpful, and welcoming. Nothing beats a nice community public library!

This library (and perhaps the system as a whole) has really ramped up its efforts to stay connected…read morewith the community throughout the pandemic, which is definitely laudable. They've completely converted to curbside pickup and had some opening hours during the summer (with social distance and masks required), and they've done a lot virtually as well. During this different time when folks are spending a lot of time at home, it's nice to have them keeping media and books available for all to enjoy! No museum passes at this time, but they do have a nice selection that may be available again one day!

Decent library. Go here to tutor once a week. On the small side for sure. Noise level is pretty…read moregood. Have a few small study areas for people to come and get some work done. Free wifi, but it's quite slow. Coolest thing I've found at this library is that they have an annual pass for 2 adults and 4 children to the Morris Arboretum. You cannot reserve this, but if you call ahead and it's in, they'll hold it for one hour. Pretty cool.

Love this library- especially for the children's section! My daughter plays with games, blocks and…read morehas a chance to go on a tablet or computer playing ABC mouse, while I work on classwork for grad school. I can get work done while she has fun! This library also has certain nights where you can sign your child up for activities like science labs on reading times! They also have family movie nights and all types of programs for kids and families. They have a nice selection of children's books, movies, books on tape, and magazines for children of all ages!

Old school. I've been going there since I was a kid. Second biggest next to Abington Library in…read morethe area. Librarians are helpful and it is a pleasant environment. This library seriously needs to be updated. It still looks the same since at least the 80s. With budget cuts, the library is closed a lot at night and weekends. Sad. The best thing about E.P. library is there monthly book sale. People donate so often, that there are always new things to look at. Plus, it's like Black Friday. People line up in the cold and run to grab as many books as possible. Watch out for the creeps who have the scanners to check for resale value. Not cool to block aisles or build stacks of books 20 deep. Some of us actually like to read them.