Denver Public Library – Eugene Field Branch

Small but hasn’t been over crowded. Nice place to study. Limited parking but neighborhood behind library has plenty.

In San Jose every public library is extremely updated with modern furniture & décor. All of the libraries I’ve been to in Denver so far look like they’re still stuck in the early 90s with old wooden shelves, & tables. This library has lots of events for kids which is great for the neighborhood it sits in. This month they’re having a Batman Party. The internet here is nice because my computer was able to login automatically without my having to login to the library’s website (like I’d have to do in San Jose public libraries). There are a couple study rooms & some tables to study on outside the study rooms but there aren’t a ton. There are also some computers & a kids area with kids books/​tables. It is a smaller kids area than most libraries I have been to. The chairs for the tables here are slightly too tall for the table & are slightly too tall for me. My feet don’t reach the ground so my legs went numb after sitting @ these tables for an hour.

Great local library. Actually Denver Public Library rocks! The HUGE DVD selection available (put your holds on online) and email notifications are the best I know of. Cancelled my Netflix because of DPL. Also you E-​readers almost ALL the new books are avail for download at no cost. Seriously no one «checks them out» so they are ready for a 3 week use!!!

Public libraries — seriously, they rock!
Super cute location, extremely friendly staff and volunteers, TERRIBLE parking!
Monday morning is children’s story hour — so beware for parking as well as if you aren’t a fan of kids!
I picked up a book here and it was extremely easy and the staff way very friendly in my ineptitude!
It is really a neighborhood branch and would rock if i could walk to it!

I started coming to this library since it’s in my neighborhood. However, I’ll just start going back to the Broadway or Central libraries. The non-​fiction book selection here is horrible and I’ve only dealt with one nice clerk with basic customer service skills. I mean, if there’s a line of people waiting to check out, then stop what you’re doing and check out their books. This branch does have a nice, large DVD collection, but a lot of the discs are scratched and battered.
I fail to understand how they lost my books that were returned in the building book drop and tried to charge me late fees. They also tried to charge me fees for a DVD that was returned the same day as some other DVDs and books, but reported on their computer as returned by itself three weeks later. I’ve never had this problem with the Broadway or Central library branches. It leads me to believe that a majority of the staff at Eugene Field are incompetent.

One of the reasons that we moved (in 1987) into our house was how close this branch was.
I love the DPL.
Very friendly staff. Very knowledgeable staff.
Parking is very easy on Wednesdays and Sundays (because the branch is closed on those days). I, personally, don’t care about parking as the library is 100 meters from my house.

Best DPL branch yet.
1) It’s in my hood
2) Librarian’s are «super duper, above and beyond» nice — like noticing my son’s late-​return comic book had more than enough check-​outs to be retired and took it off his tab when noted it was returned w/​o a cover (when we checked it out without a cover — from that loud branch I reviewed a while back)
3) Largest movie rental section ever
4) Largest CD section ever
5) Will order any book you want (this isn’t something tha only this branch does, but hey, they do it with a smile)
6) So Quiet (imagine that… a quiet library)
One note, the parking is shit, so if you don’t live in the hood and can’t walk, plan on parking in the surrounding neighborhood and walking in; but the drive-​through book drop off is like VIP valet. Sweet.

Such a legit little branch!
Cute librarians that will go above and beyond for you!
I will be back ;)