San Benito County Free Library

Check out photo of revise ordnance which is totally do to me calling the pele in Hollister fat and stupid due to 1 hour parking in front of library and 3 hour parking in front of resterants!

RUDE MUCH?
So I stopped by here today to find an asvab book so I can start studying and I asked the librarians if they had any other asvab books and a librarian responded «what you see there is what you get.» And they started laughing behind my back when I wasn’t even 2 steps ahead of them! RUDE! Sorry I wish I can rate this 0 stars.
I just would like to say I wish I had a little bit of help instead of getting laughed at. You don’t treat a teen or anyone else that way!

Thank you so much for sharing your community room so that the local Buddhist group could have a teaching there. It was a wonderful teaching.
You supplying the room is very gracious and appreciated.

As a life-​long resident of Hollister, I have used our library for many years. Love that if they don’t have a book you want you can get it through interlibrary loan. I’ve gotten at least four books this way this year alone. I almost always find something to read here. I also like to come to glance at different newspapers. I have used the computers to access the Internet. I will sometimes get DVDs if I don’t want to wait to get them from Netflix. Note: DVD are only lent out for seven days, and audiobooks for 14, where as most everything else is three weeks.
All in all, great service, and I support my public library.

Not a great environment for quiet studying. This is not entirely the staff’s fault as the library is really only one big room with a partial divider for the children’s area. What is their fault is that they continually talk in full voice while speaking to patrons and to each other.
I usually need to access online programs while studying, but their «laptop» area is in the loudest part of the room, between the public desktops, youth section, and the front desk. The advantage they do offer is that they have free WiFi with no access code needed.
In an attempt to find a quieter spot, I tried using an outlet closer to the back, but was chastised by one of the library staff, who treated me like I was 6 years old instead of speaking to me like a senible adult and request I go to the laptop area. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as they don’t seem to have much else to do.
The bathrooms are often used by non-​patrons who usually leave it in a poor state.
Overall, they have the minimum requirements to study, but I would have a hard time recommending it.

We just moved here this weekend with our soon to be 2 year old son. So, in an effort to be involved with our new town and meet new people, I took my son to the 0 – 3 year old story time today. It was AMAZING.
It was held in a special room that looked like a preschool and had about 10 – 15 0 – 3 year olds. Miss Carol is the lady who leads it and she read two books in the beginning. One of them was a lift the flap book about animals and each child was allwoed to have a turn to lift the flap. She asked David about 3 pages in and he said no. A few pages later he had warmed up, walked to the front of class by himself, turned the page and made the same noise as the animal (it was a barking sea lion, so appropriate!) Afterward, she had them come pick out one musical instrument and they got to learn some new songs. David got so excited after each one, he would jump up, clap, and scream yay! The other parents thought he was a hoot. She did Old McDonald but had felt animals to go with the song and each child was allowed to put one on a felt board during the song. David got a red race car and didn’t want to put it up. Then they played with special bubbles that you can hold without popping, and then had free play with toys. They celebrate birthdays (one child was celebrating his and got a balloon and gift! The teacher made sure to get David’s birthday to celebrate!) They even give out certificates and books for attendance milestones. It is free and every Monday from 10:30 — 11:30. We are going to attend every Monday! What a great treat for us.
I highly recommend this library to anyone who lives here and even my friends who are visiting. This is what a small town library should be.