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Wheaton Library
Category: Public Services & Government Libraries Libraries [Edit]
11701 Georgia AveWheaton, MD 20902
(240) 777-0678
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 10 am - 9 pm
Fri 10 am - 5 pm
Sat 9 am - 5 pm
Sun 12 pm - 5 pm
9 reviews for Wheaton Library
9 reviews in English
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Review from Mel S.
College Park, MD
12/12/2011
This place has a ton of people in it but it is quiet. Can you imagine? I can actually study here, no problem! Love it! It's great!
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Review from Ina C.
6/5/2008
Here I am taking refuge at my second favorite library (Rockville is #1), thanks to last night's "tornadic" winds that knocked out my cable & internet. The wireless internet here is pretty reliable, though it took a minute for my laptop to take. During work hours, it's really quiet here, and, aside from the man next to me who doesn't know where his ringing cell phone is, most people are respectful of the cell phone rule.
It's a pretty sizeable library with plenty of tables and chairs, a lot of computers, ample parking, a quiet room that is strictly enforced and staff that are strangely friendly ALL the time. -
Review from Libby F.
3/26/2008
A decent library, but not my favorite. Wheaton Library is huge. It is not the library that I frequent the most, but when I am there you can find me in the children's section looking for themed books for my classroom. The children's librarian is extremely helpful.
The rest of the library is just okay. It can be kinda loud at times. At one visit there was a woman screaming at her child in the lobby. A librarian had to go and shout at her to be quiet.
One nice feature of this branch is their Friends of the Library used book room in the basement that is open everyday (Yes, the library is open on Sunday.) and closes 1/2 an hour before the library does. They have lots and lots of books and it is fairly well organized by genre. FYI: They are holding a spring clearance sale April 12-13. Check out their website for details. -
Review from Catherine H.
Oakland, CA
6/10/2008
Are you a budding cook looking for some classic cookbooks? A mystery addict blowing through a series of detective novels? A literary mind catching up on the great works of fiction? A political junkie who can't afford to spend their whole paycheck on all of the recent tomes on the challenges of the Bush presidency? Or someone who just loves books on the cheap?
If so, the Wheaton Friends of the Library store (located in the basement of the library) is for you. Great, eclectic selection with most books in the 50 cent-$1 range (and few over $3), and proceeds going to support the library. For a budget reader, this store is like manna from heaven!Listed in: ...And Its Vanilla Suburbs…
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Review from Fenny L.
12/30/2008
When I was a kid, my mom would bring me to Wheaton Library practically every weekend. Mostly because it was the nanny's day off, and she really had no idea what to do with me. But also because Wheaton is MASSIVE and had a great kids section (of course, I usually wandered into the Sci-Fi section, and if my mom knew I was reading Heinlein at 12, she would probably have killed a librarian or something). Of course, Kensington Library was closer to us, however, Wheaton had a much more comprehensive Chinese trashy-novel section (heh...so glad my mom doesn't read English or I would be so dead right now).
Anyways, now that I'm an adult, I come to Wheaton for the MASSIVELY AWESOME USED BOOKSTORE downstairs!!! Yes, some of the books are old books from the library...but most of them are donated. I've found a ton of out of print stuff - stuff that you can't even find on Amazon anymore...all for less then $1.50!
That's one of the best things about the Wheaton bookstore - most paperbacks are under $2! And when my husband was planning our honeymoon to Thailand - he picked up 3 or 4 Thailand travel books (all fairly recent), for under $15 total.
I love this awesome library and for any bookaphile, this is definitely a great gem to pick up books on a budget! -
Review from Tess B.
Brighton, MA
8/24/2011
I spent a couple of years living in DC slaving away at a law firm and feeling sorry for myself. When it all got to be too much, I would hop on the metro and then hike down to the Wheaton Library - or, more importantly, to the Wheaton Library basement, where the Friends of the Montgomery County Library run their giant, giant used bookstore. This place is the platonic ideal of the used bookstore - there is a lot of turnover with the selection, everything is super-cheap, and they carry all those wonderful potboiler romance novels that actual used bookstores are too snooty to carry. Admittedly, they have valid financial reasons for doing so - I don't think anyone would pay more than $1 for a used book from the 80s entitled "Love's Deathless Passion" or similar, and if you've got rent to pay in downtown DC, you don't want to waste the shelf space. But here at the Friends of the Montgomery County Library bookstore, you're only going to be paying $1 for that book anyway! They also have an eclectic and frequently-changing collection of history books, travel books, cookbooks, etc. etc. If you're looking for something, you'll probably find at the very least a close facsimile here. I find this place oddly soothing and visit whenever I'm in town and need a meditative break.
That said, to be honest I have never been a resident of Montgomery County and have therefore never attempted to use the actual library facilities. They look lovely, however. -
Review from Bruce G.
Montgomery, MD
10/23/2009
This is one of the biggest in the Montgomery County system, yet they still don't have enough computers. Many times I've come in and seen a 45-minute queue, which usually doesn't mean QUITE that long, but still a lot. For that, the rating can't be very high.
On the other hand, they DO have the used-book store in the basement, where there must be thousands of books for $2 and under. (Yes, they are often ANCIENT editions, but at that price!)
So combining a top rating for the store with a bottom rating for the computer area, you get a middling rating, and that's 3 stars. -
Review from MiC g.
Silver Spring, MD
1/29/2009
pretty damn near perfect for a library (which doubles as a used bookstore in the basement). LARGE selections of books, plenty of reading spaces, numerous titles in various (almost united nations like) languages, great kids section with room to romp around, clean and (mostly) quiet.
.... and they have many local papers, too!Listed in: My Neighborhood, where to take your wee one…
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Review from Deb L.
Silver Spring, MD
11/13/2008
I don't come here for the library, but for what is underneath it. The Friends of the Library operates a huge used bookstore on the first story. Thanks to this place, I have nearly stopped buying books new and have managed to amass a huge collection on the cheap. If you are a book nut, this would be heaven. I've rarely seen anything priced above $3 and I have found some real treasures here. It is a used bookstore so the stock is dependent on what people donate, but I have never left empty handed. If you want to read something on the bestsellers list, wait three or four months and you'll find multiple copies here for one or two dollars. I mainly hang out in the science fiction, trade paperback, and general fiction sections, but the few times I've wandered into other sections, I have been pleased (and sometimes overwhelmed) by the selection. The best thing is I can take my old books I don't want anymore here to donate and get tax credit.
Listed in: My Neighborhood
