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Greenwood Library
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10 reviews for Greenwood Library
A wonderful place to sit, relax, and read a book.
As Seattle Public Libraries go, we have the best library system, but the local branches have a flair, which only help showcase the beauty of each neighborhood. Perhaps the most lovely aspect is the friendly people who work there; they make an effort to make you feel loved, and will help you find pretty much anything, even an inter-libary loan.
I love the selection of of books, and the magazines, cd and DVDs, awesome! If you want to visit a library, this would be the best example of what seattle has to offer, with the exception of the Downtown location.
It's January, 1987, I'm a newly arrived Texas transplant, don't know a soul in Seattle except for my partner, I have no job, no car, no money. What's a misplaced Chicana to do?
Walk to the local library everyday, of course!
WIthin days of our arrival, I got myself a library card and was off.
This place was cute. It smelled the way an old library should. It had everything I needed at the time. Sometimes it was just shelter from the damp cold. It worked for me.
Now here we are, some 22+ years later, still walking to the same library. It's a much newer building, with a parking garage, everything computerized and all. I miss the old smell.
But it's still MY library, my shelter from the storm, it's still FREE, and it now houses plenty of material written for and by Chicanas!
If they ever allow dogs in here, I might move in.
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All of Seattle's libraries get a 5 star in my book, and even though Greenwood's branch is a little small, it's still got everything you need to grab free DVDs, Cd's, and of course my favorite... books about shrews, outer space, magic tricks, art, and spontaneous combustion!
Is Free even a price?
Who can know such things?
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First, a disclaimer: I am a bit of a bibliophile, and I loooove me some libraries. So, you could say, I'm easy to please.
Also, forget NetFlix. This is the spot I hit up whenever I'm in need of a last-minute DVD. I'm talking mainly the foreign, documentary, classic, or B-list variety--they're not so good on the new releases unless you've reserved them on hold.
I'm also a fan of hanging out in the light-filled space and using the WiFi. The book selection isn't the greatest, but again, through the wonders of the SPL hold system, you should be able to get whatever you'd like in fairly short order.
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I've been to this place several times, usually to check email when something goes awry with my own computer. The staff is always friendly and helpful. The computers are plentiful where you can almost always get on. The garage is nice to have the easy access and cover if it's raining. My only gripe is the screaming children. If you go there with the hopes of reading a book in a silent library, then think again. I don't know why, but without failure, there is always a child able to wander around in the lobbby area screaming, crying, or uttering something that sounds like tribal warfare. It more than irritates me, particularly when I was "reprimanded" for being on my phone, yet these little monsters, and they are monsters, walk around causing such disturbance. Perhaps they can invest in shock collars to help keep things under control? I'll chip in.
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I loved the old brick library building and was traumatized when it was closed to erect the new building (too bad the plan fell through for the location where the McDonald's is). I had to schlep over to the U District (convenient for the farmers market, however) or Green Lake branches.
But -- the new branch building is gorgeous and enlarged, with plenty of computers and the same great and friendly staff (except for that one -- oh never mind) that often remembers me and pulls my DVD and inter-library loans before I even say anything. I go every weekend to get my fix, sometimes to just sit and gaze out the East picture window at the mighty view. I walk over, but there is parking underneath.
What a cool place, and convenient to the 5 bus, Diva Espresso, Taco Del Mar, Manna Teriyaki, Kebab House, Pete's Egg Nest and much more along Greenwood Ave N. Great for a stopover during the Greenwood Car Show.
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nice staff
problem-solvers
airy places to read
the parkign lot is close quarters
location off greenwood is great
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I hear this is a vast improvement over the now-demolished former Greenwood Library Branch, which I never visited because I never new it was there. It's got a great interior with plenty of natural light, nice seating, a good selection of books for the size of the library, children's area and computers (adults much be accompanied by a child), and of course computers for adults as well. They are usually all in use, but you can book a computer ahead of time by calling the library or using the booking station. The library also has computer classes and meeting space, and a nice covered underground garage.
The library system is basically a really large free bookstore, so take advantage of it! Even paying fines is much cheaper than buying a book you'll probably only read once.
It's the library. I go and get books to read and take books back which I have already read. It's a pretty building, too, and all the staff are helpful and friendly. SPL has always done a great job of getting me ILL and ordering books I'm interested in.
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Newly built Greenwood Branch Library. http://www.spl.org tells you all about it.
You can reserve rooms for community meetings or study groups. You can reserve a computer with Internet access for up to an hour. Printing for 10 cents a page.
Helpful librarians and free parking downstairs in the garage. Leave before it closes to avoid your car getting locked in the garage.
On #5 bus route, near intersection of Greenwood Ave. N. and N. 80th Street.
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