Fairfax Library

I feel very lucky that my favorite library in all of Marin County is the closest one to me. I love the spacious airy feeling of the building with plenty of long windows with views. I love the self-​checkout terminals which are so convenient and easy to use. It’s great to be able to stay in my own reflective space and be in and out within 10 – 15 minutes. I also really enjoy the paperback section, which is a great way to grab books quickly — the highest quality books, and there always seem to be some new ones there. I love the Fairfax library, and also appreciate the new Friday hours!

fairfax library, i love you!!!

I love this library because you can sit and read and have an awesome view of the mountain, BUT they’ve gotten into this thing where they – you won’t believe this – have MUSIC programs in their community room, that resound loudly throughout the whole LIBRARY!
I’ve no idea how they’ve forgotten that the whole point of the library is that it’s QUIET.
And, to make matters really bad, the last two times I was there, first there was some adult music thing going on that was just horrible. The second time was a preschool music thing; you can imagine what that sounded like. Ugh!
Yup, did talk to the librarian. Funny how one can’t get results. He did not register the contradiction of loud bad music in the library with the concept of library as quiet, but instead said that it’s every Thursday morning that they have this program, i.e., I should avoid coming at that time.
No, that’s not the point at all.

Such a nice place to spend a rainy day. Everyone who works at the library couldn’t be nicer. Great selection of DVDs.

I really like this branch. There are banks of computers that are usually available. The private cubicles make it convenient for study. The staff is questionable as some snoots would rather stand around and gossip than check out books or try and be helpful to the customers. This has been my observation for over the last few months. — I digress
The book selection is really great and the rustic feel to the library adds an additional level of comfort. The building is set back into the trees and patio is lovely. The community room has a fireplace and is also restful for study. The branch has a regular knitter group that meets once a month and it looks like they have a good tween/​teen section. I know people that travel from San Rafael just to come to this branch. Thumbs up on this branch.

When I first came to this library, after having been a regular at the San Anselmo library, I was pleasantly surprised by the children’s section. I have been able to find so many great books for my son to read this summer.
They offer a great summer reading program for children. I look forward to having my son participate in the upcoming summers.
As for my own personal reading, I have been pleased with the new novel selection. However, I am interested in reading a couple of older novels and have been unsuccessful in finding them at this library. Maybe I should just stick to new novels. Oh – and the movie selection is good.

Been going here the whole 16+ years that I’ve lived in Marin. Nice and helpful staff, especially Nashama. Everything is easy to find and if they don’t have what you are looking for it can be sent over from another branch library through the Marin public library system.
My ONLY complaint is that sometimes it can get quite loud as little kids will occasionally run rampant or sometimes even the adults will carry on whole conversations at full volume without realizing (caring?) that they are standing in the middle of a library. Though this isn’t an everyday occurrence but can happen.
Libraries are a great source of information and entertainment.

Great place for browsing magazines. In good weather there is a great deck you can take your magazines to and read.
They have a small meeting room which has frequent shows by local artists