Public and private research libraries on Good to Ivy League -caliber quality campuses are always an…read moreinspiraional place to get both professional, non-scholarly remote work completed , although as another reviewer alluded to I am often distracted by the dozens and dozens of current, high-quality, peer reviewed and widely respected esoteric, more prosaic, and historic journals concerning every imaginable niche topic grouped under broader umbrellas of familiar branches of higher learning, for example, "Cancer Discovery," sounds straightforward enough ( until you see the amount of footnotes and almost spill your coffee. Too pedestrian? Traverse the grand , dark oak bookshelf -lined walls of the Grand Reading Room and pick a "Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , " a journal about as thick as an Atlanta Phone book and grab a seat to perhaps read about best practices for proper hand washing in the maleria -choked jungles of Borneo? Nope! Highlights include: "Polymorphisms in Cytochrome P450 genes: implications for Plasmodium vivax malaria" treatment in Brazil

I am not affiliated with Furman's library in any way. Yet it is open for me to peruse the books and…read moreto use the space and free wifi for studying. There is a fine selection of literature and lots of tables. Park by the chapel and walk across the green to the library. Patrons can take out a lending card for about 50 dollars.

I always enjoy going to the library. You can find a place to sit, find a magazine and sit and…read moreread. The staff is always so helpful. I have a problem checking out my books but they are so helpful in checking out my materials. I never have had to look for them. Someone is always at the desk, ready to help me.

Noisy! Noisy with people shouting and arguing, children screaming ...staff do absolutely nothing…read morebut if an adult dare sit in the teen or children's section which has furniture other than hard wooden chairs, the security guard will rush up and threaten to throw you out. The library needs to be demolished and a homeless center built in its place.

This library was okay overall, but it felt pretty outdated compared to other libraries I've been…read moreto. It's also fairly small, so there wasn't much seating for adults wanting a quiet place to sit alone and read. I didn't notice any study rooms either. The employees were friendly though, and parking was decent.

Nice location though quite small for the population size. I used this library a lot when my kids…read morewere growing up as I love libraries. There's a part for the children, their books, computer games, even games (puzzles, checkers, etc) and close to the bathrooms and front entrance. The adult section has a few tables and very limited private room, and a conference room plus a meeting room. I had a conference call and fortunately was able to fill out the application form immediately for usage, but could use it for an hour since another person had it reserved afterwards. Free WiFi, copier machine if needed. There are public computers if you don't have your own. It IS crowded and the new one that opened up is a lot bigger and brighter due to windows. This is darker and not sure why, but libraries are no longer quiet so if you are easily distracted and don't want noise interrupting you, try to reserve the private room and/or bring headphones. Yet, great location as I was able to stop by on way home for work and join this meeting while looking at my laptop, etc. The staff is excited that they are slated to get a larger building in the future.

Hi I know you don't often get reviews for a library but I do want to come in and state that this…read morewas about one of the most peaceful libraries I've ever been to in my lifetime! It is located in a good place and I enjoy my visits here when I get the chance to go here! I visited here this year to do some paperwork and computer work and update my resumes here and the staff was so nice and helpful. I found myself roaming the library and enjoyed art pieces that were beautiful! They keep updates of local things going on like art classs and etc I just appreciate this library and the peace you get here! Photos located below. If you want a peaceful library where you can get things done come to this one!!! Thanks and I'll see y'all soon!

The Berea Library is an awesome community resource. The seed library on its own makes it worth a…read morevisit. You can get 10 packets of seeds each visit with helpful instructions on the packets for how to grow your own food like carrots and peppers or even some colorful flowers. The library itself is a calm spot to peruse the books available, and they have a nice dvd selection as well.

Nice tables for studying, but bring earplugs and hearing protection level headphones or white noise…read moreif you need quiet to concentrate. People frequently have full volume conversations and there is lots of yelling at or by kids. Note that the bathrooms are locked one hour before closing. It can be hard to muffle conversations and everything else is nice, so I rate it as a 2.

Love, love, love the library! It's not too big, new books are easy to get, and staff are friendly…read moreand helpful. Lots of computers if you need one, books, magazines, dvds, music, etc. Highly recommend this library!

It's a beautiful library with all the latest innovations and when the book return works it's a…read morebrilliant idea. It's just extremely frustrating when the library is closed and the book return is broken because there's absolutely no way at all to return a book which is the last thing we do before we fly overseas.

This is a beautiful library; BUT the staff leave much to be desired. They do NOT and WILL not go…read moreabove and beyond to assist you . . .minimum, if that. And forget about asking for assistance, for anything, before they close. They are just waiting to close the door and shut off the lights. They will use the time before close to walk around asking each other, can we do this, do we have time before we close . . . as you stand there waiting for one of them to simply fill the request and assist. . . Then, OOPS, it is 6pm - nothing works now, sorry, time to go - and they walk away without concern . . .SMH. More customer service and staff training needed, for sure.

This is a great library! When I first moved here this place helped and assisted me with anything I…read morecould utilize personal or business wise! The book selection is amazing for the books I love to read! The staff is outstanding!

This is a Great library. Staff allows helpful, quiet and my daughter loves the kid section.read more

This is our FAVORITE library branch. The librarians are friendly, the book and media selection is…read morefantastic, and the view from the big picture windows is spectacular! It is a peaceful place to hang out. :) I do have to comment on the negative review that was left in 2018. That is pure slander. Please notice that the person leaving the review is from Texas - not even from the area! He or she claims that their phone went off and made noise and then as they left, a police car drove by and the cop looked at them. And they speculate that maybe the librarian reported them. Maybe because they are black. Ridiculous. What this person failed to note was that there is a courthouse right beside the library, and there are a lot of cop cars in and out of the parking lot each day. It is unfortunate that this person took their paranoia and hurt a perfectly good library branch and unfortunate that Yelp could not even see through that.

Freegal. Overdrive. order books inter library loans. Lots of my fav authors books were missing…read more Erg.. But I love it here. Peaceful.. birds churping. Free parking.. what a library.should be.. Can I move in??

Our great little local branch. There's a large selection of children's books and a few activities…read more The adult selection is limited but they can get anything from a sister branch in a day or two.

Typical satellite office of the Greenville County system. Nothing extraordinary here. They have all…read morethe usual suspects in Fiction but not a whole lot of new stuff. I like the idea of the "play away" books, but the need to insert your own battery is a bit of a hassle, not to mention the need to remove the battery when you are done. Great selection of all things kids; dvds, books, movies. Seems to me this system leans towards the kids rather than adults. Fine by me. I need to get to the main office in Greenville to see the haps on the adults.

Another small library. I have noticed that all of the Greenville County libraries look exactly the…read moresame on the inside, as far as how the bookshelves are arranged and organized throughout. Desk to the left with books to the right at a diagonal. Had to print some stuff and was easily accommodated. Kinkos would have charged me $.49 per page, but the library charges only $.10. Plus I don't have to pay to use the computer. The system never seems to be able to print remotely from a laptop, which is a pain, but there are always empty computers to jump on.

The staff in personable and the building is always clean, the computer technology is up-to-date.read more