Nothing can stop the library. not even a car ramming thru the front door. Despite that, they were…read moreboarded up and open for business.

They have a great section for kids equipped with TONS of books, activity centers, tables, learning…read moregames, puzzles, and blocks. I wish they had more books on CD which is why the negative star.

Welcome to the neighborhood!…read more This well placed library (on Hull Street) houses a decent selection of great reads and quirky people. I've visited on numerous occasions and i always find it to be quiet, clean, and full of a great selection of books. The librarians are eager to help and are always pretty friendly. You always hand the option to have books transferred in or to call if you be late getting your books back. Which is great because.... One drawback.... there is no outdoor book drop. I know right!

What a great shop! Incredibly welcoming and friendly staff, passionate about books and filled with…read morerecommendations (both from the employees to you, and a considerable number of tags through the store). You can feel their passion for the medium, and were we local, I could see us being regulars. Highest possible recommendation.

Great bookstore downtown! The staff were friendly and helpful. A ton of selection of both books and…read moresmall gift items. The price point on everything was reasonable.

Excellent Library. The events they have here are super fun for kids. It's very spacious inside with…read morea nice updated meeting rooms. The staff is wonderful and always available to assist. Parking & location are great. Check online for free adult & kid friendly events, you won't regret it! Large book selection and very spacious floor. Easy to find a quiet spot. Would highly Recommend!!

The East End Richmond Library has to be the only library with a metal detector to walk through and…read morea security guard. Then after being there for a few minutes I saw why. The people there were louder than necessary. Talking as if they were at home. Listening to music on the headphones attached to the computer but so loud everyone could hear. Then the librarians try to ask the people to be quiet and that doesn't work. This library is minutes from home but convenience isn't worth the noise and chaos.

First, Leslie has left a beautiful review, and I am beyond disappointed that it doesn't show up and…read moreis not recommended. :( I have lived in the neighborhood for twenty-three years, and the East End Library and its staff have always been a haven of help and love in our community. The librarians are super friendly and willing to be of service, there is great programming for the kids, myself and my teens have enjoyed opportunities to volunteer and teach there, it is a place of refuge for some when the weather is severe, there are classes for adults, and I remember it being even noisier before the computers, because it was filled with KIDS that were always, always welcome and catered to! BTW~there hasn't always been a security guard (who is also very helpful and kind!), but for a long while there has been a metal thing at the door that beeps if someone has books that haven't been properly checked out. I could be wrong, but I do not believe it is a metal detector. Please come give it another look with new eyes to really see the beauty that's going on.

The library closes at 5pm but the computers shut down at 4:45. You would assume this useful…read moreinformation would be listed on the site. Instead a cavalier librarian with bejeweled nose mentioned 3x that the computers were shutting down! It was 4:35 but she continued repeating "We are closing The computers are shutting down" I only needed 5 minutes and it was unnerving.

This is the WORST library on Southside. There's a racist employee who had kicked us out and tried…read moreto blame it on overcrowding when there was barely anyone there. She also said we were loud when we weren't. I know there are not as many racist encounters as back then but there was certainly one now. (We are people of color, btw) There was this lovely black security guard who gave us a better library who may welcome us. Do not come here!