Come here often over the years. Nicely designed. Excellent selection of books and media. Great…read moremeeting and conference rooms.

This library is STUNNING. I don't think I could possibly take photographs that would do it justice,…read moreit's an architectural piece of art. Manages to be huge and modern and glassy while still feeling cozy. It's my absolute favorite place to curl up with a book for a few hours, or bring my laptop and work on writing my novel. It is also very clean, including the bathrooms, with helpful staff. I will say there are many homeless people who like to sleep on the comfy furniture here, and the stench can be something fierce. I'm not trying to be insensitive, but really... the smell is enough to gag me. But when I lived in Honolulu and Portland they had this same problem in the grand main branch of their library. I think it's just what happens in major cities. Fortunately, there are three floors of reading lofts where they do not go, and also all four floors have private study rooms available. You can reserve them online, or you can ask to be let into a walk-in one. They always have several available. Another nice thing about this library is the desks. They have reading lamps and power outlets for laptops. And the place is flooded with natural light. It makes a huge difference in my mental focus and clarity of mind to research or write somewhere with light that is both bright and soft, with a controlled temperature. We are lucky to have this library.

As someone who can't stand to sit for long periods of time, I love that they have multiple spots…read morefor standing here. The library has been renovated significantly since I used to be an AmeriCorps volunteer 10+ years ago. It's been redesigned with the new needs of the community in mind. There are small group rooms that are usually available to check out for two hours. There is a large community room for nonprofit groups to use. It can get loud in the afternoons after school lets out and all the kids come in. It ranges from chatty teenagers, to video game playing boys, to shrieking toddlers. I'm pretty tolerant of it because libraries are no longer places of perfect silence -- now they are centers for the community to convene and for people to get resources. However, they do have a silent room for those who want that tranquility. The librarians are pretty cool. They do their job and so much more. They also function as aunties and uncles to the kids -- they can be encouraging, patient, kind, and sometimes firm -- when the kids need to behave. They have cool classes available. I took a half-day microsoft excel class there from a young americorps technology volunteer. I'd recommend you visit the library to see all the options. Also, their Lucky Day DVD collection is pretty competitive with the latest Red Box rental options. Here I was wasting $3 on a renting the latest dvd when I could've just gotten it free. I wish they had an earlier start time. I've wasted time because I forgot they don't open til 10am or in one case -- they closed for staff training. But hey.

This library got me through so many hours of childhood and growing up. We went there for puppet…read moreshows and many children's story times, and I loved it. Their children's section is great, with seating and windows so you can read with your family. I spent so many hours just browsing through and reading books there as a kid, and with the new renovations they're even better. There are plenty of computer workstations to use if you need to work someplace. There's a lovely windowed quiet study area so you can really focus while enjoying the atmosphere of the library. There is an outdoor patio which is useful in the warmer months. There's a playground just outside for kids to burn off energy after reading a while, too, which was great when I was growing up! There is plenty of music selection and book selection too, as well as community events. Bus lines go right nearby at the Sun Ray shopping center, where you can stop and do some errands before or after grabbing some books to read.

Decided to check out more libraries this year. Was in the area and decided to stop in…read more It's a smaller location, so not as much seating options, if you needed to study or work for bit. Smaller selection of books as well. They did have a decent movie collection & music. Very quiet & staff were really nice.

Interesting strip mall version of county libraries! Smallish space with limited materials, but all…read morethe services of the other libraries with plenty of parking. Friendly staff to greet and guide you, this is a great local resource for everyone in the area!

I'm partial to this library since I'm Tommie and it's located on the St. Thomas campus. However, it…read morereally is a special place for non-students too! The architecture is gorgeous, from the steps outside to the bell tower that rings every 15min and plays a tune everyday at noon. A local favorite is the 2nd floor, because with all the brick and wood and chandeliers, it looks like something out of Harry Potter! If dark academia isn't your vibe, there's also so many tables near windows to get sunshine while you work. There's plenty of computers for students and a couple of computers available for use by the community. The librarians are incredibly helpful with research (online databases and print books). While the library doesn't have as many new books, they are well connected and can borrow books from other University libraries across the country. As a bonus, the coffee shop is now open on the 1st floor. Check out Stacks Cafe for espresso drinks, tea, chai, and a few pastries.

The student workers are so rude. They always have an attitude and when they told me my study room…read morereservation was over they had an extremely awful blonde guy with glasses (not even know or say hi or anything in a nice manner) barge in the room and tell me I needed to leave the SECOND my reservation was over. Like not even a minute or two. It was ridiculous. The guy with painted nails at the front desk was also insufferable. Like they all have attitudes for no reason. I'm a desk worker at UST and I work super late nights with a lot more chaos and I would never treat a student like that. I will never be coming back - those students or whoever they are were so awful.

Ramsey County Library Branch in White Bear Lake. It's an older library, remodeled recently. Not…read moreonly does this library have the usual public library offerings, ie books, cds, separate kids & teen section, study rooms, work spaces, free WiFi, rental books, magazines and newspapers...it can boast a SEED LIBRARY!

The Library is great! I wanted to go there this Friday…read moremorning. I'm glad there is a Farmer's Market BUT...there was not a parking spot to be found for blocks and blocks. I would deeply appreciate it if there was space for Library patrons to park in the Library lot during the Market. There should be signage posted that the Library lot is for Library patrons when the Library is open.

Beautiful community library. Small, but high ceilings, and the most dedicated staff. ALWAYS kind…read moreand helpful. You can order any book from within the system, if they don't have it on their shelves... When the junior high/middle school lets out in the afternoons, the energy level inside increases, but this place proves that community resources really belong to all of us -- adults, students, children/babies-- when we are all patient, follow directions, and share the space. Keep up the good work, library staff! You do an amazing job daily, and we appreciate you, and the many community resources you offer...

Tiny library but amazing value to the community. I highly recommend it here as they have a decent…read moreselection of books to read and some quiet spaces too!

The library is good, but the area around university and dale is filled with drug junkies and…read morehomeless, they loiter in front of the library and hang out at the Wendy's across the street.

The name of the bird on their building is Sankofa. It's a Ghanaian adinkra symbol which stands for…read morego back and get it. I signed up for a library card for my family as we are library kids and library grown ups as Mychal from TikTok said. We also wanted to support this library in our new community. It was nice. The young lady who enrolled me was great. Her manager was kind of rushing her which I didn't like. Her colleagues or the manager could have taken the other customers but they didn't. My only yelp is the americorp worker. She said she'd watch my child while I changed my other daughter. As soon as I was out of eyesight, the worker did other tasks which is negligent. With all the trafficking in MN, you'd think people especially library staff would be more vigilant of their library kids. But they're slacking in that department. Get it together. Other than that, the place is neat.

Great library with a nice floor plan. 6 study rooms and a decent sized kid section right at the…read morefront. There's also a meeting room and reading area. I like the magazine selection and their thought into providing places to plug your stuff in. Decent cooking, DIY, and media selections as well.