Nice place to read, meet or study! Although some of the front desk staff are obnoxiously loud for…read moreno reason and or really nosy. One time I was trying to read something and had to leave because the voices were too distracting.

What's funny about this library is that they are about ready to renovate it, and I still love it as…read moreit is. Usually a place that is going to be renovated is run down and ready for some love, but because the town and the citizens have taken such good care of this place and use it so regularly, their renovation is for an expansion. I'm excited to see what happens when it changes. As it stands, I think this place is great! Working right down the road, I frequent this library at least once a week. They have an extensive selection of DVDs and videos with many new releases as well as foreign films. They also have a pretty good selection of audio books. I love the small upper balcony that has a few tables tucked away - a nice place to do some work and people watch at the same time. The librarians who work here are always friendly and helpful. There are only a few computers for use (4 I think), but it's never that long of a wait - remember that Walpole is a town, not a city. The library loses one star for 2 reasons: 1. Their audio book loan policy. While books can be taken out for 3 weeks, audio books can only be checked out for 2 weeks. While, they can be renewed, I don't understand why the amount of time is shorter. I pretty much have to renew every book I take out. 2. Parking. Every time I have to park in the back parking lot (because the streets are filled) I feel like I'm about to get into an accident. The entry into it is too small, so if one person is trying to get out, the other person can't get in.

I went in there, even though I'm not a particular customer of this library, although my grandson…read moreloves to go there for their train table and the children's room. But that day I need to have some papers downloaded from my phone from a lawyer to print off and I will leave my husband at the doctors so I went down there and waited a few minutes and I went in and they sent me upstairs. The second floor I leave the man's name was Tim. He was a wizard. Oh my goodness he was amazing. OK he helped me to get my phone to download it like something else's an IP or whatever I don't remember because I'm not very savvy, but he got into the phone to do that. He linked it to their printer. I went over and did the printing work he showed me how to program the things to take and print stuff that printed it a costing like $.90 four pages, but I didn't care because Iknew it had to be done that day. But he was very slow about it very understanding step-by-step from me the person who's illiterate on the computer and can really use as much help as possible, lol I truly believe that this man is an absolute. A miracle worker he is perfect for this job. You couldn't have fitted someone more better into that space and he definitely did his job above and beyond what has ever expected from people I'm so glad the library as him there help everyone such as myself.

Very nice and clean library, staff is very helpful and nice. Great events and organization.read more

There's very limited parking, if it's even remotely busy, you will have no place to park your car…read more The librarians are extremely noisy. You can hear their entire conversations, all the time, and despite them working here, they seem to have no clue about their loud voices. Good luck focusing on anything while at the computer terminal as the librarians behind you are in full blast mode seemingly oblivious to the people around them trying to focus, very frustrating. Don't ask for change for the copy machine as the librarian at the front desk became extremely snarky about how the library is not supposed to make any change for anyone at anytime. I was seeking change for a $1 to make some copies, but live and learn... It's doesn't get any better at the front desk of the library where the workers sometimes walk around, being helpful, but again so incredibly loud that you can clearly hear them from the opposite end of the 1st floor. It's not only the librarians that are loud, it's the people in there and the library staff very rarely ask anyone to quiet down. The librarians will go above and beyond to be of assistance, but this library is best off being not visited especially if you hope for a quiet atmosphere.

As I was picking up my holds on the bottom shelf library, I put a small amount of pressure on the…read moreshelf when I was reaching for my holds and the shelf got dislodged and many of the books fell of the shelf. These shelves are ONLY supported by FOUR clips! After speaking with the director, she said that she would contact the Library Board of Trustees about this the situation,but it would take quite a while to remedy the situation. When advised that the hold bookshelves were not Handicap Accessible, I was informed by the library director that " the new library was HP compliant with our state laws, but not COMPLETELY accesible! This person was very non professional and extremely indignant and rude. Apathetic would be a compliment to her general behavior. The CITIZENS of Sharon deserve a more caring and customer service director. This is not a personal attack. No one likes to be treated with being treated with rudeness, not MEANNESS AND pompous behavior! I think it is time to hire a nes director ASAP new director. Someone who really CARES about their profession and service to our community our. All the other librarians are very customer friendly, knowledgeable, veryhelpful, and make the experience of visiting an enjoyable experience! Maybe they can set an example for our library director. Luckily in this situation " the fish does not stink from the head"

I was up visiting Massachusetts a few weeks ago, and I spent part of a day roaming around Easton,…read moreso of course I had to check out the Ames library. Walking up to the library, you're struck by just how grand it looks, atop a hill, with beautiful stone work. It has a town in the middle, a chimney off to the right side, and a great big archway entrance facing the street, although the actual entrance is located around the corner from that. I'm always enamored with old buildings and this was such a treat. A lot has been done to maintain the original features of the inside. On the first floor near the elevators they have a bunch of WW1 era posters proudly displayed in the hallway. There are a few busts perched on shelves near the entrance. To get upstairs you can take a set of stairs located near the elevator, or you can take the hidden staircase located on the street-facing side of the building. The hidden staircase is pretty neat. The second floor is beautiful. They have a great big children's section with window seats, some open floor space, plenty of natural light, and beautiful ceiling lights. The second room is all non-fiction books. It has a nice high ceiling, and small reading nooks with tables. The third room is where the fireplace is, and some historic artifacts from Ames' and Easton's history. There are also collections of book on local history and some decades old public records. I spent a lot of time upstairs, just in awe of everything. The architecture and interior design are beautiful. I wish I had a library this nice in my town!

I came here on a rainy day while visiting from out of town. It's lovely. Beautiful building with an…read moreexcellent variety of offerings. Great place to sit, relax, and read. The little garden in back is really nice as well.

I love this library. The staff is very helpful and friendly. I love the smallness of it, that…read moremakes it cozy and comfortable. Since it is part of SAILS, you can get any book you want. I have been to several libraries around southern NE, and this one is my favorite.

I like this library. OK small but The staff there are always willing to get things for patriots…read more They offer a lot for the people including ancestry.com classes, and computer knowledge classes. The people who work there extremely friendly. example: A Woman couldn't pay off the payment for overdue books, the staff in a nice friendly voice said "Well whatever you can pay is fine now and you can come back later when you have the money." i've been to libraries that were strict and actually will ask for a credit card and take your money, Or put a hold on you so you can't book out at that library. i've seen staff their help people on the computers, look up books,and recommend some or remind the patron that they have taking that book out.

The staff is efficient, the bathrooms are always clean but despite the homeless epidemic. They have…read moreprinting services, for 15¢ a sheet. A lot of people don't realize this, but since the pandemic login the library now rents out things like musical instruments, metal detectors, portable Wi-Fi boxes, laptops, portable DVD player TVs etc as well as they are open 6 days a week

Full disclosure, first. I worked here six years ago. Have been back a couple of times since…read more Notwithstanding that, this has to be the ultimate overachieving library. Located in one of the toughest towns in Massachusetts, with a budget that should be at least doubled, and seriously understaffed this library delivers an incredible range of services. The collections are the best found in any local library of its size in the state and the historical collections are a treasure trove of Southeastern Massachusetts heritage matched only by larger facilities in Boston. Most outstanding is the quality of reference service delivered to the ever-changing needs of city residents. With a large transient population that has few other outlets for meaningful information the reference department has put together a collection and commitment to service that meets a huge level of need at minimal cost. How they do business could serve as a case study in a library school. A decade ago city residents led by the former director persevered and raised enough to renovate the early 20th century Carnegie building and give its collections a proper home. One would hope the city's residents value this gem in their midst.

A little library…read more The Manomet Branch Library is just a little library but then most branch libraries are. The purpose of the branch libraries are to serve the immediately area and are great for people that don't drive or have problems getting around. They also are very useful for people that just happen to be going through and want some information or perhaps some local history. Manomet isn't a place where you will find a whole heap of books but you will get plenty of information. Of course like virtually all libraries it has computers and wifi and some amazing friendly and informative librarians. The library manages to fit in a nice kids area and even has a little community room downstairs. A very pleasant place to stop when you have something you need to know.

Small town library, with a big community feel. The librarians are always so pleasant and helpful…read more They can tell newcomers about other resources in the town. They listen to the community and try to create programs for all the townspeople. Many volunteers also help teach classes, like carpentry, writing, technology. They host book groups, knitting groups, teen volunteer events, online trivia, writing events, and other community events. I love their digital collection to save money on the new bestseller books, and also streaming movies from hoopla. I always enjoy coming here and appreciate that they seem to know patrons and kids by name. The library is welcomes and helps EVERY person in town.

Disappointing as they almost never carry an of the new books that are on the best seller lists. I…read morelook books I am interested in up on Amazon, then check reviews, then try to check our local library to see if they carry it - 9 times out of 10, they do not! Sad and disappointing.