Brooklyn Public Library – Crown Heights Library

Whatever happen to the days when libraries were quiet? This location seems to be a hangout spot for school kids. It was loud and I had to raise my voice while reading to my kids. I couldn’t even concentrate on the book I was reading while my kids went to play. One of the librarians kept yelling for the kids to sit down or just one person to a computer. It is also obvious that some of the kids are regulars because she was calling them by name. My kids had a great time and want to continue going here but I don’t know how much of this notice i can take.

Party of two trying to get library cards. The lady helping me was wonderful but her colleagues kept rushing her to get off the computer while she was inputting my info. Her other colleagues came up to us and asked what we need help with. It is clear as daylight that the nice lady on the computer is helping us while we are standing right in front of the desk. It was as if it was pitch dark, with no obvious common sense, the «other colleagues» kept barraging us what we needed help with. While reluctantly answering (despite the obvious), we got cut off mid-​sentence with the person injecting her own opinions and «how-to’s». People who work here have smoke coming out of their heads. It’s a library! Relax and enjoy the brick cold ac while others are sweating out there in the 10,000 degrees NYC weather. Attitude so bad here, the other party lost his appetite of even attempting to get his library card, less alone to bother reading at all. Why must you rain on my sunshine from the land of where the books live?