Castlewood Library

I’m a private tutor; I work with my students in a number of different places. Some libraries are ‘tutor-​friendly.’ This one «not friendly.» In any way…
The librarians will harass you if you speak. I’ve heard them ‘snap’ at a number of children, who were in the children’s section.

Staff at this library are very friendly and helpful. As for the books, they have lots of different varieties of novels but hard to find professional or text books. They don’t seem to carry most recent ones as well as the books in foreign languages.

This is the most pleasant public library I’ve ever visited. I am not a big library person, but, when I did go, I was so surprised and impressed by their selection. I was more impressed with how helpful, courteous and thorough the staff is. They weren’t just nice to me; I could hear them dealing with other patrons and they were so courteous and patient with everyone.
I have been to Koebel before and, while that library is larger, this one has a much better service.

The castlewood library is the perfect family oriented library. It sits on Arapaho and its a easy left into the library (stoplight) and out. The library is small but it has everything I need.
I should qualify the above rating, I use the library mostly to support a 4year old and a 1 year old. This is a kid friendly library sure but its not big. I don’t think you will have a huge selection (like the one further north on Orchard). Inter-​library loan could help with that
Yet for a 4-​year old its perfect. It has a nice kids area in the back (stuff to play with) and a great selection of books.
There are also a lot of computers for people to use (mostly minecraft by the look of it) so if your in the area and need a computer — there is that
The library also contains a few meeting rooms and printing services.
Per the note above this is a very family friendly (kid friendly) library. So don’t expect it to be very quiet.
Good luck and happy reading.

Well… it’s a library so nothing too fun. That being said, the building was very clean and organized.

There is always parking, and it’s always easy to go in, get what I want, and leave again. If you are like me and like to request books so that the actual library visit is an in-​and-​out-​in-​five-​minutes kind of person, Castlewood is your library. Or, if you are like me and like to sit down at a computer to check e-​mail and surf for a bit because you have 15 minutes to kill, Castlewood is your library. It’s small (there is no way this place could compare to Smoky Hill) but it’s pretty much everything I could ask for in a small local library.

plenty of parking, easy in and out. lots of seating area and always plenty of computers. I usually bring my own or use the Apple product but always seem to be plenty of computers available. Nice big screens. I am usually stop in for a glance at newspapers and few magazines.
Its clean, staffs are courteous and have vending machines if you need drinks. and most importantly, restrooms are clean!

Since this has been the closest library to my residence since our move here, it has been the library of choice. It is a decent library. The staff is helpful and friendly, the facility is clean and orderly, and it is easy to locate the items you are looking for.
One thing I have noticed has changed in the library since I’ve grown up is the noise levels. I mean, people have loud conversations, in person and on phones, and don’t control their children. I don’t know if it is the pretentious nature of the area or is that the new norm.
Aside from that, I enjoy the branch. I have moved slightly farther North so it is no longer the closest branch but I still frequent it since I am very familiar with the layout and can avoid the deer in the headlights look I would experience attempting to familiarize myself with another branch closer to me.

Nice little library. I like the big metal teepee/​cone thing that’s the kids area.
I went on a thursday late afternoon after work and it wasn’t loud or anything then. The librarians were really helpful, parking was easy, getting a library card was free and painless.