I make it a point to visit used bookstores in every city I visit and the Women's Pro Baseball…read moreLeague brought me to town. I had an hour to spare so I stopped in. I wish I had gotten here a day earlier because an hour is about a tenth of the time I'd have loved to browse. I bought four books, three of which I have never seen in a used bookstore before, and I cannot tell you how amazing the organization is--every section clearly labeled--and how helpful the staff is--no "directions" but "here, let me walk you to that section". I'd be a man with no money and a giant TBR stack if I lived here!

A great bookstore. It's been there forever. I found a couple classic books for a fair price…read more Someone who is really into books could spend a whole day in there.

Great selection of books and kids section. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Placing items on…read morehold is easy and the items arrive fairly quickly, they even request from distant libraries or items to purchase as needed.

Long ago I read a quote, something along the lines that libraries are the closest thing to Magic we…read morehave. And this is true at NPL as well. I am here pretty much every week, I send friends here, and I tell people about it. It's ever-changing, chameleonic to keep up with the times. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and I'm honored to count many as friends. Having a library card is your passport to worlds beyond worlds. Get one : )

This public library does an excellent job of providing current fiction and non-fiction to its…read morereaders while still keeping older important works in its collection. I just wish the City of Springfield would find the resources to re-open the branch libraries that closed some years ago.

Great library, very beautiful. Very helpful staff and this library has anything and everything you…read morecan ask for. They had The Disaster Artist book what can I say?

Fun place to see and find rare books about Illinois history. You need a whole day to really…read morediscover all the sections and amazing books.

Officially the Gwendolyn Brooks Illinois State Library, it is located adjacent to the Illinois…read moreState Capitol. The library does have security and a magnetometer which meant that I had to go back to the van to leave something there as it set off the machine (No, it was not my firearm. Illinois is already dumb about those so I did not have it.) Inside, I managed to find a study carrel on the second floor that was reasonably comfortable. It is a HUGE open space so you're not going to be doing anything that makes any noise. And the power outlets are few and far between so you're not going to be able to charge up electronics very well. As libraries go, this one was a disappointment. Ms. Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1950, was named the United States Poet Laureate for 1985 to 1986 and was the first African American woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1976. She was raised in Chicago Illinois and lived there most of her life. [Review 19692 overall - 146 in Illinois - 664 of 2023.]

Great library with interesting book club. The cost of printing is an extortion fee and outrageous…read more But to escape the noise of the local Library. Deriv here for quiet setting

Love this place! Great activities for kids, storytimes, crafts and a great indoor play area. They…read morealso have a coffee shop for the moms!! Everyone is so friendly too! My son loves and grew up with Ms. Joyce. I also love their summer superhero reading program!

Clean library, surprisingly large, with lots of sitting areas to read, desks to work at, and free…read morewifi! This library carries the usual books, a surprisingly large magazine section (with the latest issues available), DVDs, music, etc. There is a large Children's section too. There is also a large room of used books you can buy (see separate listing for Secondhand Prose)! There is an Illinois Room devoted to history of the area, including a genealogy section, with microfiche machines for newspapers dating back to 1853! The staff here is very friendly, and the vibe overall is very welcoming. All that you could ask for in a library!

Our Library is the cat's pajama's! It is truly a blessing to our town. We have been from fans…read moresince we moved to town 45 ears ago and now our grandkids go to it. You can pick up books all over town in the drop boxes and even County Market on 48th has a kiosk where you can check out books and movies like candy from vending machine -so cool. Try it out! When this Covid thing is over check out the library and all it's activities , meanwhile pick up books from the library and it you don't know what books you want fill out a list and they will pick them for you. what more can you ask for. Come on ,Quincy, support the library!

This is our home library and we go at least once a week. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. There…read moreare multiple faces I have seen there for years who remember my children and they their names since they were babies. We love BPL!

The employees are often chatting loudly. Their movement is always slow and are not so organized…read morewhen handling people. I usually need to wait. The study room can only be booked one time (2 hours) per day even though they are availble. It is stupid rule. The talbe is not that clean. I often see hairs on the table and need to clean every time.

Clean and has Star Trek Literature. Quiet and not many vagrants unlike the main library in San…read moreFrancisco. And its huge. Diverse in its offerings. And lastly they can order from the region that it belongs too. This library rocks!!

For a small town library, they have always come through for my library needs…read more Kind and friendly staff as well.

If you're a student at ILSTU it's a no-brainer to come here to study. It has 6 floors of little…read morenooks and crannies in which to study. Not to mention the helpful staff and selection of bazillions of books.