Brooklyn Public Library – Bedford Library

HORRIBLE. So disgusted and disappointed that my tax dollars are funding a hangout posing as a library. I have more books in my 450 sq foot apartment than they do in this library. Need an outlet for a computer? LOL good luck finding one. Want to read or study in a quiet space? HA! Hope you like music blasting and people talking on their cell phones while you try to read. Asked the librarian if a QUIET space existed and she told me to go upstairs to the study room. Too bad there was a homeless man taking up an entire table sleeping. SO sad that this community does not have a decent place to read the newspaper or book in peace. STAY AWAY.

I have never met such rude librarians. The two ladies at the front desk were very unhelpful and lazy. I’m new to the city so I asked simple questions such as what do I need to get a library card and they seem very bothered by my presence. When I log into the system I saw they were watching Marvin Gaye videos on their computers, probably why they seemed interrupted by me. I returned my guest pass and left. not only did I waste three dollars but I’ll have to find another library near me.

I love reading, I love books. I love libraries. I love having a wide selection of books to choose from. Not the case here.
To ME it appears to be a common room/​community hangout. If that’s the case don’t call it out of its name, it’s a COMMUNITY CENTER. And if so, then it’s a very nice community center.
The End.

A little confused as to how this location is actually a library. There are no books. Ok, there are a few books. But the selection is so slim that more than likely you’ll end up having to order your books from surrounding libraries.
The staff is ok, some of the women working are extremely friendly… some not so much. The hours aren’t that great either. Closed Sundays and early on Saturdays isn’t very convenient.

Where are the books???
I came in here looking for a Virginia Woolf title, one that I figured was a library standard. Boy was I mistaken. I did a quick look around and saw computers to the right surrounded by shelves lining the walls that contained some pulpy-​looking paperbacks, magazines, young adult novels. Wandered around for a while before I realized that was all there was for the fiction section. Such meager offerings, it was depressing.
This isn’t a real library, it’s a computer kiosk. The central Brooklyn library is just a couple miles away. Spread the love! Spread the knowledge! Give the Bedford Branch some books! Sure, you can order books online for pickup, but I remember the joy of the neighborhood library was exploring and discovering something new among the shelves. The kids in this neighborhood aren’t getting that, and it sucks.

This library is located in Brooklyn and I’m forced to use a term
I throw around way to much on here for lack of a better word, NYC school systems fault… GHETTO. It’s unfortunate that a male shelter is a mere stones throw away so every bum in 2 mile radius chooses to hang out to soak up the ac or heat. The children are como se dice? LOUD! Yeah there is free wifi and computers so in a online emergency it’s cool, but the staff has an attitude problem. If you dare to use the restroom you better hold your breath. they do have some comfy seats upstairs but you can’t get one because some homeless unwashed guy has taken up residence and is discussing how to swindle the social security system with his buddies. the hours here always leave me confused, but maybe that’s just me. I only come here when I have to. Two stars are generous.

This location is called the Bedford Branch. It should be called the bum branch. Its only inhabitants are homeless people from the street who smell like hot mayonnaise and talk to themselves. There is no air conditioning in the place. The librarians are rude. Rude, in New York City, go figure. I went to this branch for the first time recently and the main floor featured a homeless woman who sat in the corner, near the newspapers, talking to herself. She was doing OK, mumbling low and quiet, and then belted out «No, YOU GO FUCK YOUR MOTHER. YOUR BROTHER SHOT THAT BITCH IN THE FUCKING FACE! YOUR BROTHER SHOT THAT BITCH IN THE FACE. DON’T TRY TO TELL ME!» All the other bums and library staff just sat there like it didn’t happen. On the second floor, there were, let’s just say, not the brightest and most talented of our species. These people were clearly not raised to know that a library was a place of quiet study. It appeared they were all meeting there because, one by one, as another person arrived, the group yelled out, summoning the newcomer to the second floor. So, combine all the yelling kids from the nearby school with the talking homeless lady and the ghetto group on the second floor, it was difficult for me to read Ernest Hemingway. What made it more difficult was the lack of air conditioning. It felt like I was reading in a jogging suit in the middle of the Sahara desert. This library doesn’t deserve the one star I gave it. It should be shut down, bulldozed and replaced with a Wendy’s. We need a Wendy’s in Bed-​Stuy. mmmmmm Asiago cheese.

Avoid this location like the plague. The only reason I ever go here is if I am in desperate need of wifi, and can’t get a connection at the house. There is no order here, and kids are SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS for no apparent reason.
I mean we were all kids before, but this library ain’t big enough for the rest of us. The selection here sucks just as much as the hours, so you’ll do a great bit of special ordering to get what you want.
About the only thing good about this library is its proximity to the C, the shuttle, and Popeye’s. Other then that, I wouldn’t even consider this a library. It’s like an indoor playground.