Scotts Valley Library

I love this library! There are always people enjoying it when I visit, which is a really great thing to see. The last time I went was right before they opened, and there were about 10 other people waiting outside. I never would have expected this at a library, but that’s just how inviting this branch is!
If I have the time to hang out, I enjoy grabbing a comfy chair and reading in one of their multiple seating areas.
And, as a general comment on SCPLs, I love the «Lucky Day» section; what a great way to enjoy new titles and avoid long waitlist times!

This is hands down the best branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library System I’ve ever been to. They have many of the best books there, such as Pandora’s Lunchbox. It’s also a great place to hang out, even if you don’t have a book.

We love this place! Truly the best looking public library I’ve been to, especially in a small town. Between the wonderful natural light, rotating art on the walls, huge papier-​mâché animals and modern, comfortable furniture, it’s a win.
I use their library app often to reserve books from here and other SC county libraries. We’ve also really enjoyed the toddler time on Thursdays. Super nice staff (volunteers?).
Kids CAN get a bit rowdy in here at times but I place the blame on them of their parents not doing anything about it vs the library itself.

This library is not a great resource for the community like many libraries are. A library is a place to discover new books (they have very few and not a lot of new ones), meet with others in the community (two meeting rooms and militant staff who kicks you out) a quiet place to study (they have friggin Wii for teenagers and a jumpy gym for toddlers). Every time I go to this library I leave pissed off. During the summer in the morning it is empty with no groups coming, yet the librarian kicks me out of a the group room while I am on a video interview. I move to the empty Wii area so if I make a sound it won’t disturb anyone and I am kicked out of there. I have a water bottle and they make me throw it away and some kid playing Wii has a giant rockstar and that’s cool. It’s all just unnecessary.
Half of the librarians don’t know anything useful either so they are basically there to enforce rules not provide any reference. The only good part is it doesn’t smell like feces and homeless people.

First time trying to come here. Everything is set up very good. Otherwise, why do people even staff talk too loud without noticing that someone else is reading or getting stuff done. OMG my house is more quite than this place. I should go home now. So annoying!

The wi-​fi is more reliable now. The noise level is still poor since there is no quiet place to study here. They usually have events in one part of the library that can get pretty loud. It’s not a good place to study unless you bring a set of earphones. Wish they would designate quiet areas with color codes or something to let people know what the acceptable noise level is in certain areas. The kids are less disruptive. Overall, an OK place to study but not great. Expanding the library to include quiet areas would make this place better.

I wish I could give a library 5 stars. But there is no mannerism here at all. Why is such rambunctious behavior allowed here?! I remember as a child even teenager being corrected for misbehaving in the library. Apparently not here. Jungle gym for kids and a great comfy spot for loud talkers.
Very nice set up inside. But not a place to get any kind of work done… Annoying!

Spent time here awaiting a writers’ meet-​up only to encounter a weirdly militant staff of librarian jihadists.
Next time I’ll try and blend in, being as bland as I can. Nice digs. Fantastically generic in a Scotts Valley kinda way.

This museum is fabulous. There was even an unemployed loser from Aptos here accusing the lovely children of 95 066 of being racists. Racist, in Scotts Valley!?! When everybody is rich, there is no race. And we don’t read paper books either. iPads only. Where’d they hire this guy? My kids and I rode a «bus» from Canepa, where we dropped off the car for service, and we talked with the Aptos doosh for a bit. Racist? He thought the kid calling the other kid «tan» was angry. He was just laughing at the 99% silly!

Beautiful library… But the kids area has seating similar to a toddler gym. Very hard to make your child sit and not run and jump and flip around.

My son had a short day at school so i parked in front since the Library wasn’t open yet. It open’s at 11. The amount of people i saw try the door at 10am told me that if you were open just an hour earlier you’d serve the needs of a whole lot of people. :0) Beautiful Library!