Best places: Public libraries in Canada

👍👍 One of the most beautiful architectural library I have ever seen. It’s so spacious, bright and tons of collection of books for every genre. The library is beautifully maintained and staff are very polite and helpful. It has so many sitting areas on all levels. They also offer children’s play area. T...

👍👍 People, brace yourselves if you are bookworms! I lost myself here. Its a calm, warm, clean and spacious library with tons of thousands of books and activities for you to spend afternoons letting yourself be free to work, learn, study in a quiet and beautiful atmosphere. 100% recommended to go, speci...

👍👍 Such a beautiful place to actually do some work and be productive .It's so calm, like libraries are supposed to be lol. It's probably one of the biggest Toronto public libraries. It's pretty hard to find a seat if you don't go early, you need to take the steps to go to the top, the seats are pretty...

👍👍 Spacious enough to find your cozy spot to work (has free WiFi), study or read your favourite books. Registering is done in 10 minutes at customer service (enter then turn left). Staffs are super nice. You can also use MAP (Museum and Art galleries Pass) plan to vizit toronto museums and galleries...

😠 Library is closed for weeks due a minor fire incident. City of Burnaby needs to hire better contractors and not the overpriced lazy slobs, who barely works.

😠 Came back to visit my childhood community centre 11 years later and this was not the experience I was expecting. I use to love this place, so many amenities and what USED to be a friendly environment... Upon stepping foot out of the library we quickly realized we were being watched like a hawk by a...

👍👍 Staff here are amazing! Cheerfully and patiently helped me with all my computer and printer concerns. They don’t have a desktop computer here, rather they let you borrow their chromebook laptops for free. I like that they renovated this old library and now it looks way better than the other location...

😠 This library went from being cozy and welcoming to cold and sterile. Sure, the place is more clean, the design is modern and staff is friendly but it doesn't feel or look like a library at all, it's like a corporate office or waiting room for a medical clinic - just soulless. It has more furniture a...

😠 I personally love this library, very calm space with great study areas and resources. On the other hand, never have I ever encountered such a rude staff. There has been less than a handful of nice staff I've spoken to here, majority are utterly disrespectful and nosy. The library is full of hard wor...

👍👍 Is this building kind of gross? Yes. Does it look kind of like a nuclear bunker? It sure does. Are the washrooms closed most of the time? Yup. HOWEVER, despite it's worn out charms, I kind of like it. Its really the heart and soul of downtown. Its got most of the books you'll ever need. The staff ar...

👍 This is great to come and find a place to study and read a good book. It is a newer library and it fairly big, four floors in total. First two floors is the main library space with lots of place where are you can sit at a desk and work. They also have computers that you can use as well. Last two flo...

😠 Just want to share my experince in Cedarbrae public library. I visited the Cedarbrae library with my son for rock painting event on 2nd June 2023. After his rock painting done he asked the staff. If he can take his Painting and rock painted by him to him. At this the Library staff replied yes you ca...

👍👍 This is a wonderful place to visit and great collection of books and peaceful library environment. The library staffs are very helpful and kind. This is one of the best places to get print outs and photocopies at a very reasonable rate. Overall it's a great place to visit.

🫤 A great place for resources, books, WiFi, computers, for adults and kids for reading, yet not a quite place. people talking as they wanted, made phone calls and spoke as loudly as they needed. You can't thing it's a library-quite place for reading. A guy was talking loudly on the phone, a security p...

👍 Beautiful library. I visited with my 5 yo son and he loved the kids area. The play area is closed but surely it's a lot of fun when it's open. Everything very neat and lots and lots of space. Good collection, although I asked for some kids book in Spanish and they didn't have any. They offered me in...

👍👍 What is unique about this historical site resumes in two essential points: 1- This is the ONLY, yes. THE ONLY public place that is built on the borderline. 2- At the first sight, it may seem like a municipality’s library. But, on the other half of the building, you will discover a 400 people capacit...

😠 Hi Kiwanis Club. I feel disappointed and sad about my experience today. I booked the swimming pool at night today, bring my ID and proof of vaccination with me and talked to the security lady. She said I need a QR code in order to get into the pool, but I explained that I have no health card because...

Public library with books, exhibits & literary events in a former Methodist church built in 1848.