LOCATION: The Ewa Beach Public Library is located at 91-950 North Road. From Fort Weaver Road, drive past Campbell High School and turn left onto North Road. It's a standalone baby-blue building on the left with plenty of free parking right in front. Just note that the library is only open Monday through Friday, and the hours vary by day. SERVICE: From the moment you walk in, you're greeted by the security staff, which makes the library feel welcoming. If you need help finding something, don't hesitate to ask. One staff member wasn't able to answer my question, but instead of just pointing me in the right direction, she personally introduced me to the appropriate librarian. The librarian then helped me and even walked me to the correct section. That's the kind of customer service you don't see everywhere. 5/5 SELECTION: This library is definitely a hidden gem. Before visiting, you can search the online catalog to see if a book is available, and I was surprised by how many titles the Ewa Beach branch carries. If they don't have what you're looking for, you can also request books from other Hawaii public libraries. OVERALL: Great customer service, an impressive book selection, and plenty of parking make this one of my favorite neighborhood libraries. I've visited multiple times and have always had a positive experience. 5/5 read more

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Ewa Beach public library is at the end of Campbell High Schools campus, fenced off. The front sign caught my attention...it needs a makeover. The library is old but nostalgic looking. The ceiling lights remind me of my grandma's old living room! There's useful resources when entering like bus routes, tax forms, the new ENV sewer credit application, etc. The library is organized & reference signs are clear. It's quiet (like it should be). There's computer areas, charging station, children's room, another room in back, a meeting room for activities/games, that you could also rent. There's a atrium (or something like that - see pic). There's free weekly activities for the communitiy to join (what we waiting for)! The staff is friendly and explanatory. Tips: Cash or checks only! Hot list books & DVD's are 1 week rental, all other books, even ukulele's can rent 3 weeks and return to any state public library! You can also do Self checkout if you feeling anti social. Speaking of, it's Mental Health Awareness month & they caringly put out resources, pamphlets & book suggestions to help with that Happy reading! read more

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Even though this is an older building with a limited staff, they do a great job with their resources. They have a surprisingly good book selection for kids books. The librarians are so caring and helpful. When I had a problem with my account they went above and beyond to solve it. read more

I just needed to make a few copies so I stop in. I needed some help with the machine and they were very helpful. The place is clean and quiet and the staff is very friendly. It was about 1030am and no other customers. It's a nice and clean place with a/c you'd think there'd be more customers. read more

I attended Pohakea Elementary School and my favorite time of the day was when we'd go to the Public Library. I always, ALWAYS saw it as a field trip. It was so much fun! I love reading and I love that there is a children section in there. It was a huuuge building full of endless amounts of books! (Well, it seems that way when you're about 37 inches tall and 5 years old lol) I got to go into a craft room that was located near the checkout part of the library. You could use anything you wanted for free (Scrap papers, scissors, pencils, etc.) and if you wanted to buy new pieces of paper (biiiig sheets of paper) it was only like 10 cents. Ahhh..memories lol. I came back here with my daughter, who will be starting school either in the fall or next year. Aside from my height..it seems like almost nothing changed. The bathrooms are still the same (when I went to use it, I asked myself, "were the bathroom stalls always this small? and i looked at the tile and saw that there was no modifications whatsoever) The smell of the library..nostalgic. It's very cool in the library, I LOVE THAT. The few staff members that I talked to were very helpful and sweet :) I took Abira to the children's section and it was a bit noisy. I actually liked that none of the staff members came to scold them. It wasn't crazy loud or anything, but I could speak without whispering and Abira and the other children could laugh and not worry about getting told to be quiet. The restrooms seem to be a bit dirty. Idk how often someone cleans it..obviously not often enough :( I think the building is small but for its size, it holds a great amount of books :) I have a $36 overcharge from 1993 T_T My sister borrowed a book and never returned it...oi. I gotta pay that off lol. Abira LOVES the library. In fact, she's bugging me to go as I am writing out this review. I will take her once I finish it :) I'm happy to be able to share this experience with her. I hope she'll gain a love for reading :) Maybe I'll see you guys there sometime?! :D I am so happy that I get to create memories here with my daughter. I hope she will gain a love for reading :) read more

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This library is also utilized by the public school. The restrooms are rundown and smell. The child selection is small considering a public school uses it. But it has it's own area. It's in the corner a bit secluded. Not open on the weekends. The DVD collection, CD collection is small. There are only a few computers that are available. Books are falling apart. If you have a car I recommend driving to Kapolei library. It's newer, bigger, better bathrooms, nicer selection, 2 floors, offer more events for the community, and more parking. Yelp 31 day challenge catch up- 29/31 Where does our hard earned tax money go to? read more

Easy to access and clean. It's a great resource of information and hands on for the children to read books.

AC wasn't working when I came here. Another library without an outlet to use for laptops.

It warms my heart to see the same people like Librarian Sandy Park and others work in Ewa for years! They really help the high school students find what they need and keep the public superset from the minors during class time. Thank you! read more

This library is about as far down the road in one direction that you can get, but worth the drive. Needed to take a drive one day and a drive we got. It was very quiet when we arrived, but not Manoa quiet (see review on Manoa). There is a nicely separate kids room with observation window from the racks. Inside the room there is a stage that I am told was once used for children's programs when the backdrop and curtains were installed. There also were curtains that could be drawn over the observation windows in order to show movies in the room. If those accessories were to be reinstalled someday it would make an excellent place for the Ewa and traveling community to attend kid-friendly performances. I was very thankful for the centrally located wooden puzzles table which kept the littles busy while I perused for a fresh stack of books to bring home. The woman at checkout was pleasant and quick to relate as a mother of four children of her own. I appreciate that. We ended up heading back to this branch and attending the storytime. I was impressed with the attention to detail that the librarians placed in setting out chairs and placing a sign detailing when the storytime would begin. After an opening song, 4-5 stories were read and a flannelgraph activity for busy little hands. The time together was smoothly commenced with a simple craft before pre-nap meltdown moments began. read more

I love the staff. My grandchildren love story -time on Wednesday's. Just overall a go place to start children to learn and books and being to enjoy themselves. read more

I always hang out here when the hubby is getting a massage (a block away). It's clean, its quiet, the A/C is great, the selection of gossip magazines are always current, the security guard is always in sight and they have a bathroom... what more could a 49-year-old want? read more

Kine library Ewa Side. Off fort weaver road, go not early morning, traffic so bad ewa side. But good library, read more brah

I think one of the things I like the most about the Ewa Beach library is that it's so quiet. The Kapolei library is newer, bigger, and much louder. It's so crowded there that I don't like to linger, which is why I love going to libraries in the first place. There is a large and welcoming area for children and story time is always exciting and fun for the little ones. I enjoy seeing how excited the children get and I love that families still make the effort to take them to the library in this day and age. The facilities at the Ewa Beach library need a lot of work- a full scale reno would really do wonders, but I don't think it's going to happen any time soon. Regardless of its shell, however, it has the heart and soul of an old school community library, which is what I just adore about it. The librarians and staff smile in recognition and are always sweet and helpful. The people I've casually spoken to in the stacks are fellow bookworms. It's calm. It's quiet. It's everything I need when I want to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. I'm thankful we have it. read more

I attended an Annual Meeting there in one of the meeting rooms and the library was actually closed. The room was clean and didn't expect any more than that. read more

Very helpful staff and many good books. However, very noisy, especially during school hours. Go to Kapolei instead if you need to actually get any work done. Too bad there's no weekend hours in Ewa Beach. read more

My son loves to read so we got library cards to cut down on book cost and everything was fine at first. Then come December we borrowed a book and then returned it when we were finished. Well six months later we are now being charged for a book we returned and they sent our account to a collection agency without any other communication. The staff was rude and unfriendly when I spoke to them about this. I rather spend the money and buy books for my son and grow our library. There selection is lacking and guess they are going to be charging people to replenish their dwindling book supply. It makes me sad to know that they are being so dishonest and will not work with us. We have donated money and books to them for years, but sadly that is now stopping. Hope they get their act together. read more