Edmonton Public Library – Londonderry Branch

Pros: Access to almost any book or CD that you can think of; very friendly staff; self-​check out/​pick up of orders; easy to find things; and a free library card (they used to charge $ 12 a year).
Cons: It’s nearly impossible to get on a computer with all the adolescents checking Facebook; the computerized return slot breaks down on a regular basis; and this isn’t the best library for a quick drop in as you’ll have to battle the mall parking lot depending on the time of day and season.

I think one of the things we as Edmontonians can take pride in would be our wonderful libraries and this one is no exception. The stacks are very well organized and there is signs above all the shelves that make it easy to find your favorite genre. I only read mystery and fantasy so I can’t speak to the whole libraries selection but I can always find something good when I go. Like all the libraries they have a hits to go section which are the new releases that you can only take out for one week and not renew. Londonderry always has a well stocked section but I notice they aren’t always quick to have new offerings like some of the other libraries I frequent.
There is a help desk on the top and bottom level so it’s not hard to track down the staff but I really wish they did a better job of controlling the teenagers from the neighboring school that drift over to loiter and get very loud. College is long behind me but I always feel a bit of pity when I notice an obviously irritated student trying to study in the midst of all that chaos.
They have alot of the other typical services one would expect from a library like the ten cents a page photocopying. They also have quite a few computers for being a smaller branch but these are usually occupied by the teens during the lunch hour and after school so I recommend booking a spot. You can do that as well as place holds and other handy things online at
. Give it a glance if your in the neighborhood and enjoy your time in this cozy library.

It’s a small branch, but it does offer about a dozen study spaces. However, if you are going to study here, don’t forget to bring ear plugs it can get noisy with all the kids running around and the copier near the study area. I haven’t borrowed a book here in 15 years, so I can’t comment on the selection. Lots of kids here, so expect all the good and bad that comes with that. Not a bad place to study, but not the best either.

Great convenient location!
We have frequented this location for years — the mobile App for our iPhone makes it a BREEZE to request books and they phone to let us know when they are in. Super convenient for dropping off books as well.
They have computers downstairs but are usually hoarded by pre-​teens.
They offer print service from the computers for 10 cents a page — Pretty decent!
They have self-​check out service which my toddler thinks is a treat in itself!
We’ve taken our kiddos to programs here like Story Time and Sing, Sign, Laugh & Learn. The sign up for most of these free programs fill up in a flash but still — You cannot beat the convenience of the location right in the mall!
Two thumbs WAY up for EPL having such a convenient location!

I’ve been to Londonderry library many a time because I happen to do a lot of business at Londonderry Mall.
This branch has two floors, the kids section on the main floor and everything else downstairs.
I like the fact that the kids section is segregated, because children tend to be loud and like to run around, which is not good for adults who want some quiet time or students who are trying to study.
However that doesn’t seem to help much.
This branch is packed after 3:00pm on week days, probably because ME Lazerte HS students get out of school at that time. And it is also really busy on weekends after lunch, people from the mall filtering in and so forth.
I think some parents just drop off their kids here while they shop, kinda like a day care.
Almost every time I’ve been here the staff have had to either warn some kids/​teenagers to stop talking so loud or to stop fooling around. On at least a half dozen times staff here have had to tell partons to leave or they’d call security.
Londonderry library seems to have as much problems with teenagers as the downtown branch has with homeless people.
I also don’t like the fact that this branch doesn’t have a public restroom, you have to use the malls, which is quite a walk away.

The library is one of my favourite places to go, and although Londonderry Library is kind of small and not my favourite location, it’s still pretty decent. The top floor, which is actually the newer part of the library, is completely devoted to children’s sections. The bottom floor that is in the basement is where the rest of the library is. I find this basement kind of confining, because there are no windows, and sometimes I can start to feel slight claustrophobic. One time, it smelled odd down there – I’m not sure what that was about.
There are quite a few Internet terminals here, but this place is so packed with teenagers in the evenings and on the weekends that it’s difficult to get a computer. I prefer to bring my laptop and tap into their wireless Internet. The magazine section is actually pretty good, and there are nice chairs to sit in. Sometimes, when it’s really busy it’s hard to get a table or desk for studying, or at least one that gives you some privacy. Sometimes the teenagers can be kind of loud and distracting, but give them a few dirty looks, and they stop.
Good to note: Londonderry Library is not open on Friday evenings. (Some of us are lame and would like to embrace our inner nerd on Friday nights.)