Enoch Pratt Free Library – Roland Park Branch

This library can/​will order you nearly anything you can think of.
Great kids selection and DVD selection (especially useful with out of town guests/​kiddos).
Internet access is 30 minutes at a time (if there is a wait, otherwise you have nearly unlimited time) & they offer free printing if you need 5 pages or less (it is something like 5cents per page after that). This is a godsend when your power is out.
Great magazine selection in a quiet/​study room.
Lots of kids come after school to use computers/​read but that’s what libraries are for!

Excellent public library with helpful and knowledgeable staff. If they don’t have what you are looking for, they will happily order it for you from a branch that does have it.
My kids and I love this place. It’s a real asset for the neighborhood.

Ok. So if I could give zero stars I would. This place is a great contributor to my decision this year not to frequent Any public libraries in this city. The women at the front entrance are rude. I felt like an interruption to their day. The woman who is at the desk in the children’s room is especially, condescending, and treater my children and I as though we were especially privileged to even be going to a library in this neighborhood. I live here and I have tried to attend this place year after year and I’m sad to say their attitudes have remained the same. I have now found it much better to attend readings at Barnes and Noble and look out for my review about Red Canoe. I’ve heard great things about them :). Hopefully we can expect change from our public institutions. Public libraries have been a part of my life since I was a child. I find it extremely disheartening to find that many of the folks working their can’t convey happiness and welcome to all their visitors.:(

I feel strange reviewing a library but I figure perhaps someone may need input on this branch for some reason! It’s hard to dislike a place that offers you anything free– free books, free wi-​fi, and in my case, freedom from my house where I’m constantly distracted!
Located in the midst of Roland Park, it was renovated in the last few years to appeal to the neighboring community. It’s very well organized and each staff member I’ve encountered seems to be just like the friendly and helpful librarians you see in movies. There are a number of computers for anyone to use with internet access and a few long tables for people that want to browse through books or work away from home.
Much of the time I’ve spent there lately has been this summer, but it’s important to note that if you’re looking for peace and quiet during the «school year» this may not be the best location to go to in the afternoon. There’s at least four schools within walking distance and from what I remember during my winter visits, it seems to be a hang-​out for a lot of pre-​teens waiting for their parents after school. That being said, I’m sure it’s still a pleasant place to check out books, you may just need to find somewhere else if you’re searching for a place with few distractions.