Campbell Library

This library is great! It’s two stories and has a wide variety of books, magazines, and other media. Upstairs as you enter is a large kids area and there are people reading to kids pretty often. Also upstairs is the magazine/​newspaper section, fairly large DVD section, and a small Teen Area and comic book section. Downstairs contains the rest of what you’d expect at a library — Fiction, Non-​Fiction, Mystery, etc. The place is clean and quiet and there are a couple comfy chairs upstairs near the magazines and DVDs that have a nearby power outlet. My favorite area is the magazine section. They have current and back issues of a variety of magazines. So much cheaper to read these than buy subscriptions to a bunch of magazines. Right outside the library is also a grassy area between the library and City Hall, so when the weather’s nice you can check a book out and read out there.

I love this library! It is clean, quiet, and well-​stocked. The staff is friendly and more than helpful. It is great place for both adults and kids, and is a wonderful way to read all the latest books without breaking the bank. Also, their automated book return is awesome! It looks like it is pretty new and makes it possible to return the books after hours without dumping them through a slot into a bin that damages the books. This after-​hours return system allows for one book at a time and carries the books gently down a conveyor belt. Love it. All in all, a great library that deserves five stars!

This is a fairly small library compared to the other County Library branches in the region, even though this is a two level building. Parking is tough at times especially because there are nearby downtown attractions and City Hall is right next door.
It can be loud at times and everything (customer service desk, book drop, computers, etc.) seems to be so close together. I’ll come mostly to use the computers and see if there is any literature worth going through.

This place has no grasp on what a library is. Playing loud techno music, yelling and teaching a Zumba class. Besides a funeral home, this is literally the worst place to teach a Zumba class. People dgaf anymore.

Very loud «library». I have come here several times to study and ended up regretting it every time.
There is a customer service desk in the reading room downstairs and the staff have not been trained to speak with any kind of concern for those around them who are trying to read. Loud and inconsiderate would be understating the reality here. They are chatting away on the phone, among themselves and with customers as if they were at a party.
I am not even going to go into discussing people who are speaking on their phones loudly.
If you need a place to focus and concentrate, do. Don’t waste you time here. The library at Sarasota is great, and the Campbell team should visit to see how a real library works.

This has always been a SUPERIOR library with a GREAT selection of media and what-​not! I have been going to this library ever since I was a child and it helped foster a love of reading and imagination in me that I carry to this very day, I would check out all kinds of books on a wide variety of subjects ever since I was in grade school from this library and over the years I have slowly stopped reading as much (especially with the advent of the Internet, where I pretty much live my life, real and virtual, now) but every now and then I like going to the library to pick a new book or a CD to check out and enjoy.
What’s funny about this library is when they’re hurting for cash they are REALLY hurting for it since it is a community-​based library, so please support it as much as you can. When the government first started with their fiscal crisis back in 2008 I owed $ 70.00 in fees to the library and they ACTUALLY CHARGED ME VIA MAIL FOR THE FEES!!! I COULDN’T BELIEVE THEY WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO SEND ME A LETTER ASKING FOR THE MONEY I OWED THEM BUT I PAID UP RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE NICE MEMORIES I HAD OF THIS LIBRARY AND SINCE THEY HAD BEEN THERE FOR ME FOR SO MANY YEARS I WAS GOING TO RETURN THE FAVOR, YES I WOULD! I have lived in Campbell all my life and as long as I live here I will continue to go to this city landmark and enjoy feeding my brain!

Very nice, modern library surrounded by trees making it a perfect atmosphere for studying. It wasn’t crowded when I went but that was on a weekday. Parking can be a bit of a headache as there’s only 90 minute parking available all around the library.

You have to be tax payer in their accepted member counties to use this library. It’s $ 80 per year if u are not from their serviced county. It’s a pretty 2 story library. Bummer I can’t check out a book and I live 8 min away…

I was surprised at the inventory at Campbell Library. Never have I seen a collection packed with high-​value items: like DVD/​bluray boxsets, full series of manga, Wii, and even XBOX 360 games. They had six copies of Frozen for chrissakes!
It didn’t surprise me later when I found out the annual fee for residents of the county library was $ 80/​year. I know because I was a member last year, and I would gladly do so again.
When I visited around 10A on Wednesday (the hours seemed to be very agreeable), there was a elementary school thing going on and the attendance was impressive for a day program. I imagine the events at Campbell and other books are pretty amazing.
A+, my Mom used to bring me here when we were kids and we borrowed tons of books. If it’s only $ 80 but I think it’s worth helping the community and the rich inventory (it’s better than a Netflix membership).
Parking is a bit limited so be wary. In the heart of beautiful Downtown Campbell and all its classic shops.

This is one of the best library is Santa Clara County. I can find almost every book here. Very good selection of foreign language movie DVDs and shows. Free zumba classes on every first and third Saturday are icing on the cake. Hold books turned up very quickly. They just installed new checkout system. Overall very satisfied.

Hooray for story time! We have tried just about every baby story time out there. And the Campbell library wins for us. Parking is easy. The community room is big. There can be a lot of babies and parents at story times. Nothing worse then feeling crowded. The parents are friendly and talkative. Always nice to meet other Moms. Some are regulars. Others are drop ins like me. I like to walk to downtown Campbell after and get a snack for baby and coffee for me!

I’m really appreciative of this library! I come here almost everyday to study for my mcats and am able to get a lot done with limited distraction. The only thing I’d change is extending the hours of operation. I wish they were open everyday from 10 – 9 but I understand it’s a small library with limited funding.

This place is loud, no quiet area. Very small and smells bad.

Baby reading time! We went today and I was surprised how my folks showed up for a half hour with babies under 18 months! We saw 3 sets of Twins like us there! The story time was fun and was done in the community room. The librarian did a great job reading the story and all did a signing portion after that was fun! I met a lot of fun Mom’s and will come again!
The library itself is not bad but they could use some more books for under the age of two. It’s a small library but tons of stuff you can check out: DVDS, CD’s, etc. Parking is decent and everyone who works there is very helpful. They are not open every day so go online and check before you go.

One of the best DVD selections I’ve ever seen at the Library! Books? What books?

I used to live walking distance from this library. It was definitely one of the perks of where I lived.
Pros:
+ self checkout machines make quick work of getting in n’ out.
+ website is easy to navigate and perform a lot of admin functions (reserve, renew, search, update email, etc.)
+ great selection of electronic material (ebooks, audiobooks) available ²⁴⁄₇ online
+ they use email reminders for reserved material arrival and books that are due.
+ huge selection of DVDs and foreign movies. Most of it now plays… perhaps they’re removing the scratched items.
+ cozy atmosphere. pretty easy to find things due to its small size.
+ free wifi and a/​c
Cons:
+ small location
+ no quiet study options
+ can get loud due to poor sound isolation and small size

I moved to the area from Mountain View, which has a library that is hard to compare to… Although this building is on the older side and definitely worn in, the new material coming in is always up to date and I’ve never had a problem finding books I’m interested in. I keep up with new releases, and so do they to the best of their ability. The computer area is constantly packed but I’ve never had a need for that service. I enjoy coming here.

Decent library.
Good lighting and selection of periodicals, foreign movies and plenty of seating.
Plenty of French movies.
Parking: ok

Yes Denis,(previous review if you scroll down) the people that work here do care about children, books… helping! Lots of study space good room for children to read and lounge, great area,(who doesn’t love Campbell*) and easy parking with plenty available. Wish they would pre-​screen some of the DVDs so you know it’s not your home computer when you check some out is my only reproving on this cool library!

This small library has really changed over the years. I was there last week and was amazed at how modern it looks now! There is lots of seating everywhere. You can now return your books, DVDs, and Cd’s at the automated checkout machine at the front on the second floor. Upstairs, they have a kids section, a section for teenagers, magazines of all kinds from Cosmo, People, health, and even foreign language ones. There is also a good selection of foreign movies as well as Cd’s and DVDs. To my surprise, they actually carry a lot of Cd’s that I didn’t expect them to have such as Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Madonna, and a bunch of other Cd’s that some parents might not approve of-:P
As for the DVDs, they have mostly older movies, but some of them are good ones from the 80’s, 90’s, and early part of 2000. I even saw a few horror movies there like Saw! They also have DVD sets for popular TV shows such as The Simpsons and Seinfeld. There is also a large selection of graphic novels and animated Japanese DVDs to as well as a lot of foreign language films. Some of the DVDs such as the music and exercise DVDs are located separately downstairs by the books with the same subject matter. There are also many different foreign language tutorial Cd’s downstairs.
There are lots of large flat screen computers with Internet access that you can use for free for an hour I think. The people who work here are nice and helpful. If there is something that you’re looking for that you can’t find, just ask the nice lady at the information desk in the children’s section and just give her your card and she’ll look it up. If they don’t have it, they’ll contact another library and have it sent over. When they get the item in, they’ll give you a call.
I couldn’t find this DVD from 2001 that I really wanted to see, not even on Netflix! So, I was really happy to hear that although I couldn’t find it at this location, that they were able to find it for me-:D The new releases are located downstairs near the books for sale in the corner. The bathrooms are upstairs. The large print books are by the side downstairs near the fiction. They’re open everyday expect for Sunday and Monday. They open until 9p. m most days and they close at 6p. m on Saturday