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    The Claremont Colleges Library

    3.6 (16 reviews)
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    Nick H.

    This traditional style library sits on a very nice scenic property. It reminds me of a library you might find on an East Coast campus. The inside is older and the seating can get limited. Some of the areas, if not the whole library, is in need of a remodel. However, it is very quite and there is free wifi. Parking is free on the street, if you can find it, with few restrictions. The ground floor also has a cafe (Hannold Cafe) with tables, wifi, food, coffee and drinks. This is a great escape if you need to study and seclude yourself.

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    13 years ago

    Great library! What I love is the little cafe where you can get bagels and lattes and hang out with books/mags and munchies.

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    11 years ago

    This is a great place to study, except wifi is only available for their students and there is no guest Internet access.

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    While they're expensive, they are extremely demanding on their students and the statement that the students there are not doing "real research" is ludicrous.

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    Ovitt Family Community Library - You can access all the books that have an ebook or audiobook version!

    Ovitt Family Community Library

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    Worked from this library and it was really nice! It's a little bit older but they have so much…read morestuff and it's well organized. I wanted to visit a friend in town and decided to work from here for a few hours as to avoid traffic. It's a great space to work from, there's plenty of seating and outlets for your electronics. I sat by the window and there were outlets at the base and they looked a little older, but they work. I decided to get a library card and Sophia helped me out and she was so spunky and nice and she called me friend, it was a really pleasant experience! She also explained to me the different benefits of the card like checking stuff out from the library of things and logging onto the cloud app to access E-books and/or audio books. They also have crochet & knitting meet-up here. Parking was easy and located behind the library.

    I was about to start writing a fresh Yelp review for the Ovitt Family Community Library when I…read morediscovered, to my great surprise, that I'd written one before, just over a decade ago. I guess I've been to this library twice now, and am also getting old. I visited this time around because my book was the One Book, One Ontario pick for 2025. It was a huge honor to have my book selected, and I was very happy to participate in the author event last month and meet so many lovely, thoughtful readers. Librarian Starla Villalba did a wonderful job both organizing and moderating the event. She also decked out the main entryway of the library with displays themed around my book, all designed to engage community members. I love libraries and love to see them thriving due to the hard work of passionate librarians. The Ovitt Family Commmunity Library is a valuable resource for the people of Ontario. I live a little far away, but life is long, I'm sure I'll be back again someday.

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