A very pretty and welcoming library with lots of light, soft seating, tables, and comfortable…read morereading nooks. There's plenty of free parking at the library and close to downtown and other interesting sites. It is clean and quiet with an excellent selection of books and materials along with a dedicated room for resources like sewing, printing, and special crafts.

"I have always imagined that paradise would be a kind of library." - Jorge Luis Borges…read more Today I walked into a new Library. Well, new to me. It's in Garland, Texas, a town not far from where I live. And it felt like a kids paradise from the moment I walked down the stairs into the children's area. I saw children gathered around for a special event, and they were all filled with joy and many were giggling. What a beautiful experience it was to see such happiness around books. And isn't that what being a child is supposed to be like? The walls were covered with creative nature scenes, just like you're walking into a storybook. And they carved out the sweetest little reading nooks so you could enjoy your time, privately, with a great story. There was a wonderful artistic mobile hanging over the area where you walk down to the children's area, and fun seating for storytime readings. And let's not miss out on the slide kids can go down to get to the children's area. What a fun idea! Hats off to whomever thought that one through! Every person I talked to in this library was genuinely nice. It truly felt like a safe and happy place to be - for both children and adults. I'm coming back with my grandchildren, and I already know it will be a great adventure for us all!

I love Libraries! And when you walk into one where the whole staff is welcoming and kind, you know…read moreyou're at the right place. The Rowlett Library is just that - an inviting place where everyone is welcome and all the staff is over the top nice! My daughter and granddaughter got their first library car le there, and my granddaughter immediately found wonderful books to check out. Its well designed, and I loved the books they had on the top of the displays for the children to see. My granddaughter was so excited when she saw them. The other thing I really like about this Library is... it's very engaged with the community. Over the summer, they had activities every day for the kids. That speaks volumes in my book!

Update to share here that the Rowlett library does not give out late fees for books turned in late!…read moreLoved that thoughtful tidbit and will constantly support.

I've explored all four of Garland's libraries and this one is my favorite! I love the way the space…read moreis laid out and designed, and I love how big the selection is! I think I've come here about once every other week!

DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION! My family and I stopped by here in 2018, and the women at the front…read moredesk were very rude and disrespectful.

Not a library.... More like a daycare…read more..... For the past few times i have visited to work on stuff they always have kid running around screaming and being loud.... What happened to being quiet in a library???? This place feels like a daycare and will always be kids running around screaming. Don't recommend if you are trying to find a quiet place to work or use the library in general.

Goodbye Casa View, hello Lochwood! After holding my breath for a couple of years, my hood finally…read morehas a new library branch. And let me tell you something, it was so worth the wait! The exterior is modern and funky with eco-friendly xeriscape landscaping and a huge (ha-yuge!) parking lot. The interior is absolutely gorgeous. It's bright, warm, friendly, and inviting, everything the old branch wasn't. They even saved part of the old YMCA building and worked it into the new design. Thrifty! I still absolutely love having the ability to set up an online queue and have a nonstop reading list at my disposal. No more driving all over Dallas, hitting whatever branch happens to have the book I want. And the only way the pickup could be easier is if someone delivered the books to my house. You go to the bookshelf that holds all the requests and grab your books, then you either check out at the front desk or...wait for it...you use one of the two self-check kiosks! I can be in and out in less than 2 minutes. (TWHS!) There are meeting rooms, quiet study rooms, and I hear there's a theater even though I haven't seen it myself. There are at least 20 computers and a ton of desks and chairs scattered throughout the entire building. There are also numerous electrical outlets if you need to plug in a laptop. The after-hours book drop was a little hard to find at first, but I finally figured out it's on the back side of the building (facing Marchant Circle). You can now drop books off without even getting out of your car. I've always been a huge supporter of libraries and I couldn't be happier with how my tax dollars were spent on this branch.

I LOVE this library. I've been going since I was a kid. (The bottom floor-- Adult and some YA-- is…read morethe quietest floor!) 10/10 would recomend.

My friend Chris and I were in this area too early for our dinner reservation and we I for this…read morelibrary that open until 9:00PM on the day we were in Plano. I was surprised since the library in Houston all close at 6:00PM. Library is a place where we can being indoor with the AC and a restroom to use if need to. There are plenty of parking space here and there are some steps to go up to the main door and there is a ramp near the handicap parking space. My only complain is there is not enough tree planted area here for some shaded parking space. The first floor is the kids section. and downstairs is the adult section, they have stairs and elevators. There are pretty of chairs and table. There is a puzzle table where anyone can work on the puzzle and that was where we spend our time there. The staff here are very friendly by helping me to pronounce the name of the library was named after properly.

Richardson residents are so lucky to have such a wonderful resource - and it's free!!…read more I've been a card carrying member for decades! When my boys were young, they enjoyed the Young Author workshops. They were able to make a hard covered book and illustrate it too. In fact, a few years ago the library was downsizing their homemade collection and they even got in touch with me to see if we'd like his book! How wonderful that now my son can share a book he made when he was in the 6th grade with his children! How kind that they took the time and effort to track down the original authors some 30 years later! When I was taking care of my grandchildren before they started elementary school, I would bring them to Wiggle Worms and we enjoyed many of the programs they offered. I have also enjoyed many of the Richardson Reads One Book programs over the years. It was fun to see some of the autographed posters of the authors advertising their RROB hanging in the temporary library space. At the events, I enjoyed hearing directly from the author their "behind the scenes" info about their book. All of the librarians I have ever come in contact with have always been so pleasant and helpful. On a recent trip, I was asking a librarian for a book suggestion. I had just finished reading "Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi and was looking for a book that was similar to it. It ended up being one of my all time favorite books and I was sad when I finished reading it because I loved it so much. The librarian kindly recommended three books to me and I checked out two of them on the spot. As I was leaving her desk, I discovered a seed library that was housed in an up-cycled wooden card catalog cabinet. You have to be a certain age to know what a card catalog is! Ha! So cool!!! I'm so excited that they will soon be re-locating back to the original library location at Arapaho & US 75/Central expressway. This temporary location will close October 11 and then they will start the huge task of moving everything back over to the newly remodeled space. A solid 5 stars for the Richardson Public Library!!!!! Readers are Leaders!

First I need to start with that I miss the original/previous location. I liked going to the…read morebasement to study and not be bothered. This location is nice, clean and has friendly, helpful staff. We've really only been in thid location because my kid does the summer reading program in some app and gets rewards.

Beautiful state of the art library right next to the city hall of Wylie. I've been here a few…read moretimes, but never physically checked out any books. The women at the front desks were so nice if you have any questions though. I attended the "Pumpkin with Pizzaz" event at the Smith Public Library. It was such a well organized free event (everything was provided). I had a good time putting together and designing my little fall pumpkin. Thank you to the ladies who organized and orchestrated such a fantastic event!!

My kids LOVE this library. Every time we come here, we find a new way to enjoy. I love that I can…read moresit and read and they can play with new toys that we don't usually get to enjoy! The staff are AMAZING, and we really appreciate them.

This library is probably great for kids with many educational programs, etc. But if you are an…read moreadult who enjoys adult fiction, forget it. They seem to get some adult fiction, biographies, bestsellers, but the selection is not great or consistent. The website is not user friendly (or accurate) at all. If you try to renew a book online, it actually deducts days from your original due date for some peculiar reason. When I called library staff about it, they were mostly unhelpful. The last time I went in to pick up a book, I was ignored by 2 young people just sitting around talking/laughing. I had to walk over to another staff member who was doing other work to get checked out. This used to be a MUCH better run library. Not sure what has happened, but I'll be driving over to the next city for books from now on, even though this library is several blocks away. It's a shame.

Great asset to the community! Librarian and staff are top notch! Daniel has always been awesome…read morein my encounters with him.

Love that they still put out "new media" when you enter the library. Some don't do that (ie:…read moreHarrington). Very noisy likely coming from the Children's area. It seems staffers don't or can't do anything to enforce the quiet. To a certain degree, it's the Karen parents who could care less what their kids do. The parking lot was crowded where it counted. Some truck with animals blocking traffic without care in the world.

Well lit, super friendly staff. The only complaint is that…read morepeople are no longer told to be quiet, can we go back to whispering in a library, like when we were kids? Parents - you too, please tell your kids that a library is a quiet voice only place. Ok old man rant over, love this library!

One of my favorite libraries in the DFW area. There are multiple couches and minimal seating with…read moretables and outlets upstairs. It is still a very comfortable location to study in as it's quiet, clean, & cozy. Would say it had very little natural lighting & more of artificial warm yellow lighting. Free curbside parking & it's minimal. May be confusing on how to enter into the building as I initially thought I made it to the police station after following my GPS. Just know the library is connected to the townhall & police station. You are at the correct location!

Amazing library with amazing staff!…read more This was a really neat place with the book's wonderfully displayed. Very comfortable reading and activity areas are located throughout as well. Truly one of the most welcoming libraries I have ever encountered! Review #2075