This is the best library every i know i work there! Fun free activities and really awesome staffread more

The library is going through remodeling on the outside. When I came in for my card the ladies at…read morethe front desk were pretty nice. This place wasn't packed with homeless people sleeping all over the place. It serves its need and provides free WiFi

Had most of the books i wanted was a normal library this place also has video games something i…read morehaven't ever seen before in a library the kids section was great overall 5 stars

Pros: They have a great children's room…read more Cons: The rest of the place could really use some work. It's badly in need of some updating on the inside. And the collection seems to be...missing. There's a lack of selection here to choose from. The staff are helpful and they do the best they can with what they've been given. If given the choice, I'll hightail it to the Lefferts location. It's just as small but it looks fuller and brighter on the inside.

This is an OK library. The librarians are quite helpful when you need assistance and the children's…read morelibrarians are very child friendly which I love because not all children's librarians should be in that position. They offer a weekly playgroup and story time here and I tend to bring my toddler here more often than to the Ozone Park branch as there are left major streets for me to cross with him. The few times he has come to play group, he enjoyed it for the most part. He took the librarians in charge of facilitating the playgroup and loved meeting the other moms and children there. The children's book section is also very well stocked with a nice variety of books that my toddler and I enjoy reading together each week. When we don't want to go to the Ozone Park branch or to the Children's Discovery Library at the Central Library, we come here and it's perfectly fine for that. I'm giving it 3 stars because it needs to be updated the way they just finally finished updating the Ozone Park branch.

It's nice that they have third spaces for children to safely learn and interact with their…read morecommunity! The librarians are helpful and somewhat friendly, but my main issue is the noise and the lack of rule enforcement. The children reading and learning is absolutely fine, it's the people who are blasting videos on their phones without headphones and constantly being disruptive to the workflow. No staff attempts to enforce any rules. The tables are oddly intimate and facing each other, so you'd be facing another individual for hours on end, and chances are they are blasting music too. If you like staring at crackheads, I think you'd love this place. There are CDs, DVDs, Books and all, but they're all old. They need to update their collection. I came here to study for an exam and got so irritated with all of the inadequacies, I left. I think studying on the Chambers Street platform is better than studying here. SMH. What a library.

OMG WHERE DO I BEGIN ???????????????? That brunette…read morereceptionist god knows what her name is I think Lisa Or Laura anyways who cares ? That woman has no damn taste in music listening to bulls%*t like country music ! She always shopping and speaks so low on the phone like HELLO speak louder !! She needs to learn how to do her work and she always scrolls through Facebook instead of helping the patrons with taking out books.

Great place all around, quite, helpful staff, excellent book selection, and if they don't have your…read morebook in the libary they order if for you from another libary, they usually come fast All around laid back vibe, you can use the computers, they have audio books and DVD' ad well. It's the only libary I go to.

Consistently wonderful and helpful staff! Tom was very helpful! Peaceful space.read more

It's loud and the staff does nothing to control the noise. I've been to this branch on back to back…read moredays and the staff has allowed one person to have a conversation on speakerphone for about an hour on the first day, it was a weekday, and on the second day allowed someone to remain on the phone significantly longer than an hour laughing and chatting. This branch also has no private study rooms. It's difficult to want to root for public libraries when this level of inconsideration is allowed.

Not exactly the gold standard in NYC public libraries, but its a small neighborhood so our needs…read moreare less. The fiction stacks read the same in terms of bookcase size and location as they were since inception, there are obviously new books and older books with new editions. I remember the day this library opened its doors. Prior to the construction it was an empty dirt lot where kids used to ride their BMX dirt bikes. People brought cakes and pies to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony, geekish memory but I love books. The Images of America-Forest Hills book is copyrighted in 2013, that's a current book by my standards. Many other popular titles hold the center of the floor, highlighting the top authors books. The PC area continues to be the busiest area outside the childrens section after 3:00pm, so if you need to jump on a machine quickly, head over to FedEx or Staples. Copies and newspapers remain at the front by the windows, my preferred area to narrow down my choices to two books, not seven. Great service at the counter provides minimal line hold ups. The wacky hours are a byproduct of citywide cuts, not the libraries decision. I scored Ann Rands FOUNTAINHEAD today which was held together by lots of thick tape which is fine. I just hope all the pages are where they are supposed to be.

Pros: easy to request books online, tables to study, easy to print at low cost…read more Cons: no food, can get noisy so brined headphones! All in all a great library. Lucky to live so close to an important part of our neighborhood!

My children love it here. I love that the librarian plays guitar for kids. We come Mondays and…read moreWednesdays. Saturday is for older kids. Story, art, it's very nice

After a couple of months of never making it here, I finally did. It was a short walk from subway…read morestation. Maybe five minutes. It's on the corner but if you're not paying attention you can walk right by it. Right now it seems everything is kept on first floor. Books, dvds and computers. The limit for new patrons is five items. Some movies are for three days and some are for 7 days. I didn't notice right away that the movie I took out was three days. Fines are cancelled right now, but can change. It was a cozy little library.

I haven't used the library in years. I needed to print something to ship back an order. I didn't…read morewant to pay any crazy fees at my neighborhood UPS so I stopped in. I forgot the process in terms of any services needed requires a library card to do anything. I found this out when I asked to use the computer. I was told to sign up at the kiosk which I tried to do, but Lo and behold a library card and pin are required to access a computer. I asked a clerk if she could look up my info so that I can access the computer. She said she could offer me a replacement card for $2. If I were in a jam and didn't have a library card at all I would've obliged, but I've explained that I left my library card at home. I mean really who still uses the library, I most certainly don't. I've been out of school for over a decade now. Her response was that unfortunately she couldn't look up my info because she's just a clerk. Ehh you work here don't you? Isn't it your job to verify info if necessary especially when it applies to customer service? I told her that's odd and yeah no thanks. She told me I could ask someone else. I walked away because I was truly baffled. I ended back at the front desk to ask for assistance. A very nice woman gave me a courtesy pass to use the computer. She asked for my Id, found my previous addresses, and updated it to my current one in the system. There's an ample amount of computers for your use. Computer usage is for an hour. There's a Media Center, Children's Room, Book Section, Study Section, Bathroom (a key is required), and a customer service area. They recently had an update over the weekend which makes doing anything requiring the internet extremely slow. If you need to print anything, a page costs .15¢. Your first 20 pages are free.

I've been using this library for years. Although it is very small, they do their best to provide…read moremeaningful and helpful programming for children and adults. The wish would be for additional funding to expand it since the neighborhood is also growing. The staff members are knowledgeable and helpful.

This bookstore is located a short walk from the LIRR station. They have a great selection of books…read moreand little trinkets, plus a large kids selection. They also have a bathroom on site! Bring a quarter to use their gumball machine to either get a book rec or 10% off your purchase.

There's nothing I love more than supporting a local bookstore, so I was thrilled to stumble upon…read morethis gem on my walk. They are pretty small, but have a nice selection of fictional books and a larger area for kids books. The prices were reasonable and the girl working the desk was kind. I would definitely come back!