My daughter goes to the children's events here and I need to say Ms. Kunz the children's librarian…read moreis an amazing person. She does so much with the kids and treats them so well. She loves her job and the kids of valley stream which I appreciate so much. My father uses takes my daughter and we always raves about how fun the events are with Ms. Kunz. I went for myself and was so impressed. She gets all the kids involved and happy. In the summer they have the story times all around the neighborhood such as firemans field, village green, green acres mall and more. My daughter absolutely loves the Valley Stream childrens program and as a parent who couldn't afford summer camp I appreciate this program so much. It helps us keep our children busy and entertained. Ms Kunz, please keep doing the children's program because you are a blessing to Valley Stream and it's residents!

Children section is amazing. Librarians are so helpful and friendly. My 2 year old son loves this…read moreLibrary

This place is the loudest library i have ever been to in my life. I am shocked that the staff…read moreallows teenagers to behave this way in the library. I felt like i was at a loud cafe instead of a library. Overall the library appears clean and is nice and the staff is nice but the point of the library is to have a quiet space to focus and that is just not the case here. Disappointed.

hi my name is Albie please do feel free to check out thud awesome gem of a library all the staff…read morethere are very very very good at what they do be aware that this place is like a palace full of the awesome books and as for me I would not go to any other library because I am originally from long beach ny and I moved to Hewlett 13 years ago and at the long beach library they do nor have as much to offerin terms of book's please also be aware that I myself find this place a very very addicting place to go to you can mostly find me among the fantasy section also please be aware that many people do not know about this treasure and gem of a place which I consider to be a very calm and relaxing please place and if you're in the area hewlett a awesome pizza place to right down the block

One of our secret gems.... The library located across the street from the projects. The area is a…read morelittle sketchy but the library is great.

This is kind of ridiculous but I had to write this just as a heads up. This review is based on a…read morerequest for a book I placed online on Monday May 19th. There were only 5 branches total that had a copy of the book (none of which are that close to me) & 2 already had the book checked out. There were 2 copies at the Central Branch & one at Arverne. As of Monday afternoon the book was showing as "Requested for Loan". Tues, Wed, Thurs, still "Requested"... By Friday I decided to call the branch & ask why the book still showed after several days as "Requested" and not "In Transit". I was told the procedure as being after it shows as "Requested" the next day it would be pulled from the shelf, then the day after put on the truck & sent to Central where they then sort it to the branches kind of like mail. I asked if that means it would not show as "In Transit" until after Central sends it out & I was told that was correct. Fast forward to Tues afternoon (after Memorial Day)... the book STILL says "Requested". I called the Central branch. Same story. I still can't figure out if they have the book in their possession or not. The lady also tells me it's the day after a holiday so that's gonna slow it down some. Wed, Thurs, Fri... Still "Requested"! I call back Arverne. I spoke to a guy working the reference desk who was just filling in from another branch. I explained the whole thing & he took my card # & said he had some customers ahead of me but was going to look into it & see if ithe book was around there. I called back after work & he said he didn't get to it yet but he was going to try to locate the book. I asked him if it says "Requested" does that mean it has not been sent to Central yet. He told me that was right. He said the book might be lost or stolen or misplaced in the branch. He said if that was the case they would have to try to get it sent from another branch. I got home Friday nite & for fun checked my account online. The book now said "In Transit"... That substitute guy was the first very helpful person who actually didn't mind doing his job! ** FIVE STARS for fill-in guy from another branch!!

A peaceful place to escape from the world with books, videos, music…read more I've gotten some excellent videos here, better than trying to find them on line. They have some good movies, shows and exhibits. This is one of the nicest places to escape to in Long Beach and right down the street from Starbucks and plenty of good places to eat. I take the kids here all the time. Free Wi-Fi, relaxed atmosphere. Great children's section upstairs and they sometimes have some good books or videos for sale second hand. This is one of the best Libraries around and the staff is very nice and helpful. Come Sit and Read or Just Veg out.

In this crappy economy im going to say buying a $15 book at barnes and noble isnt the first thing…read morepeople have on their shopping lists. The library is a FREE institution and if you're lucky enough like me to have a great library you should definitely take advantage of it. Not only for the economical reasons but also because its GREEN! Reuse! They have a great selection of reading material and a great dvd section. No more $5 blockbuster rentals or $20 netflix monthly fees. I've never not found something i was looking for and if they are missing it you can get on their waiting list or request a book. Coming from living in the city for many years this library is a godsend. All of the branch libraries ive gone to in the city are the worst and never had anything most people would want to read. Truly unfortunate. Go get your free library card today and take advantage of what they offer. I've never stayed there to read anything or had to deal with the staff other than to get my card and sign a book out and they were always pleasant.

Ever since the renovations, the Oceanside Library has been amazing. It is very clean and…read moreaesthetically pleasing inside. There are a lot of programs for guests of all ages, and there is a theater, game room for teens, a kids section, and an outdoor section. My only complaint would be that there are not many computers there, and that the game room exclusive computers do not let you download games. Overall, this library is very nice and I would recommend visiting it.

i'm over here trying to study for one of my finals and it is so noisy i can barely pay attention. I…read moreunderstand that it's not the staffs fault but more so the occupants, but still. I keep seeing groups of kids coming in just to hang out really, and that would be perfectly fine if they weren't watching videos on high volume or talking as if they're outside.

I like this library. I have been going there forever. The staff is very nice and knowledgeable…read more They are accommodating. I wish the library were bigger and had more books, but I'm sure they don't have the budget it for it. I think they do the best they can with the budget they have. Maybe they could put more shelves in upstairs. They have many programs.

Terrible service, the librarian yelled at me for taking 4 books saying it's too much but it's a…read morelibrary! By far loudest library I've been to. It was mostly cleans but some dirty spots nearing the computer section

I did not like the location of this library. It was on a busy road and barely any street parking…read moreavailable. It was my first visit to this library and I could not locate a parking lot, so I just parked across the street from the library. Crossing the street to enter the library was not easy. Lots of cars on both directions, no cross-walk or stop sign at all. The children room was spacious and nicely decorated, however, compared to other libraries the games / toys selections were very limited here.

Excellent library with the nicest,most helpful staff. Every…read moreexperience at this library is a positive one. The librarians and staff go above and beyond to try and get you whatever you need. And they are amazing with follow up. Great kids and young adult sections as well.

Needed a place to work and spread out while waiting for my son locally and I choose this library…read more It's so small and quaint and the people were friendly when I walked in. They don't seem to have much in stock but I'm sure it's a great library and I noticed they have great programs so I'd recommend. I love libraries so I might be biased

Library is nice and kept well but boy no one smiles anymore. The Librarians are so cold.read more

Great library has been a great help for me in so many ways!polite wonderful atmosphere…read more Charles is very helpful with all my computer needs Thank you very much for the much needed support!

I seen a mean comment on Google try to downplay the far walk away public library saying it was…read moredirty and how they just had random people taking up space When I went there, it was the total opposite for me. They even had live music playing, and a small group from the community was watching as it was free Also there you did not make no sense. The public library is for everybody and if people choose to sit there, I do not see the problem it is as long as you're not making a ruckus. I do not see the problem. Secondly, the place was not. The bathroom were nice. The floors were nice. I said no trash no nothing minding their business or with a friend doing their thing. The only thing I do agree with that review is that there is a small selection of books, but they do have videos DVDs, which is pretty cool. All I can say is I think what time collection of books could possibly grow with donations and then buying more books. It also has a computer which is free because all you need to get a library card is your ID and that's it you're in.