Taft Branch Library

Located off Cambridge and Taft in Orange is one of the 3 branches of the Orange Public Library. Taft library is a small library but it is a nice quiet place to go to if you need to study or work. They have about 12 computers available for the public to use for 1 hour use and 2 computers available for 15min use. They have a kids area and there are always some kind of class or event that you can attend for your children or teens. Printing B&W is free they have a copy machine which is only .50c to use. If you have your own laptop there is wifi available and you can print for free. The parking lot is a nice size.

This is a very small library but it’s nice to have close to home. I’m a kindle reader but my kids love to read too and they love checking out books.
The kids section of books has a great selection and they have a few computers set up with interactive games and activities. They also do weekly classes and programs which are fun to attend. They also have lots of fliers to community events as well.
Staff is friendly and helpful! The hours are not to good but manageable. Outside they have a grass area with a few benches under some trees. You can bring a blanket and enjoy your book in nice weather. It’s a good little spot to have close by.

This is a very small library, but surprisingly enough, they have books not found at other larger libraries. I’ve found some great books here.
Clean library, parking is available, free internet. They also have various library events here; check their calendar online. The staff is friendly.
Even though it’s small, there are still lots of people who come here.
The worst thing is the hours. It’s not open all that much. Although I can’t complain since it used to be open even less.

Very friendly and helpful staff. The library is small but you can always check for the books you want on line and have them delivered to this location fro only .25 per book. I have been able to browse through their selection and found a few books that I have enjoyed very much.
I do have to say that they have odd hours which dont seem to be consistant through the week.

I recently revisited the library that I grew up in. As a child, I would get out of school and come here to do my homework while waiting for my parents to pick me up after work. So today, I decided to go for a few hours to get some work done.
The library has been renovated and the upstairs quiet section has been removed. They have also updated all the furniture, chairs and open tables. They have also updated their technology to include wireless internet.
The bad thing about this place is that they limit the internet usage to 2 hours and that there are sooo many kids around that the library is seldom quiet. So this might be a good library for people with children but not good if you are trying to get some serious work done. Also something that surprised me was that you needed coins to use a public restroom. Apparently, there has been quite a bit of vandalism lately.