This library is pretty cool! It's part of several municipal buildings, and the extrance is combined…read moreinto a red door tucked behind a small garden. Inside the building are several benches, and several grand entrances with columns! The symbol of the library is a sea shell which you can find around like an Easter Egg. The employees are really nice as well, very open to questions and providing information.

Dark inside but lots of tables and computers available. Smaller library in a huge building…read more Beautiful gardens when walking in.

A lovely library in a town with a suspicious amount of fencing around it's green. The library is a…read morebit darkly lit, but the books are clearly visible and so are the personal touches. The shopping baskets for browsing are genius!

One of the…read more oldest The present Durham Library building has been around since about 1901. An pretty old building but the areas previously libraries have been around for much longer. In fact the first Durham Library, a collection of books of around 5,000 or so, started way back in 1733. This is only two years after Ben Franklin started the famous Philadelphia Library. The present library has all the modern conveniences you would expect in an efficient library like computers, audio books, free Wi-Fi and even self-check out. However it also retains history and the cool ambiance of a historic library. A great combination. As you navigate through the books and computers you will see all sorts of cool and historic things like old quilts, pictures and relics of a much older time. It manages to achieve this in a very aesthetic and pleasant manner, everything just blends together in a extremely relaxed way. Of course the library has very friendly and useful librarians and lots of programs and events always going on and is a great place to do research, work or just relax and read a book. There are lots of libraries in the state of Connecticut. Some large, some small, some old and some new. Libraries and books are nothing new to Durham, but the juxtaposition of the modern and the historic is what makes the Durham Library a very special and cool place.

This library is a little hard to see from the road as you're traveling through the town green, so…read morewatch for the library sign. The parking lot is a good size, and you can access the building on the main floor through the front door, or on the side door and take the stairs or elevator to where you need to go. Great elevator, it barely felt like it was moving and was fast. The librarians were very friendly, even the adult section had some Halloween decor (which is so much fun!) and overall a very friendly vibe.

The end of a…read morelibrary For something new to happen, something old must end. A wise woman told me these words many, many years ago. The ending of something tends to be sad but sometimes must happen for something new and fresh to happen. The venerable Lyme Public Library is closing. It's been here for more than a century and has served the community and people well. Finally closing it's doors for the last time in the near future. The library is a quaint and very cool place. It's famous for Emma the library cat that unfortunately just recently passed away after 15 wonderful years in the library. The library also has two of the sweetest, nicest and friendliest librarians you will find anywhere. Not just helpful but so wonderful that they will personally welcome you into the building and talk about anything you could possible want to know. They treat you like an old friend. The library is indeed a bit cramped, somewhat disorganized but has a very pleasant children's section and just about everything you could need in a library. But the time of this cool library will soon end and nothing will remain but memories. But then a new, larger and more modern library will be completed right next door. A new beginning that over the years will develop it's own memories. Always sad to see something ending but it is frequently necessary for something new to begin. And I suspect this lovely new library will be just as wonderful as the old that is ending. And they even plan to get a new kitty once the library is completed.

What a cool hide away. I was on a traveling wine tasting and this was one of the stops. There are…read morephone books from the early 1900s rare books, and cool places to just sit and read. This exceeded my expectations. The hosts were very knowledgable. There is art upstairs. It just a wonderful place for members only. If you're ever invited to go, GO!

Bibliophiles rejoice!…read more Do you know someone in New Haven who loves books, but never know what they have already read or if they despise a certain author? Buy them a reasonably priced membership to this beautiful old library with an amazing history. The librarian really loves this place and it shows. The selection of books is quite unique, but the location itself has a particular draw. You have to be buzzed in to enter this second floor oasis, but don't be intimidated, it's worth having a peek. There are lovely reading rooms and newly renovated gallery spaces.

like books? live in deep river?? then i guess this is the place to be!…read more super cute library in a fancy old building (large brick house). librarian was helpful and the parking lot in back was big. reasonable video dept with DVDs and VHS! free wifi.

This is a multi-level library chock full of books. There is an elevator for assistance if needed,…read moreand when I arrived, the Friends of the Library were manning a book sale at the entrance. There is also an outdoor reading area outside, with benches sheltered by an overgrowth of green foliage. There is art and intrigue tucked among the plants, making the experience a little magical.

Wonderful little library tucked away in this corner of the state. Chris has done an amazing job,…read moreand has been running the Connecticut Author Trail as the first stop on the trail at JCC for the last 11 years. The bathroom is impeccably clean, the young adult section is very well stocked, and, as you can see for yourself, the summer reading prizes are absolutely incredible. So if you're in the area, be sure to stop by!

It is a smaller library but has a BIG HEART! Everyone here goes out of their way to get you what…read moreyou are looking for and make suggestions when needed. Plus, Chris is spectacular! She runs many phenomenal programs.