Solano County Library-Fairfield Civic Center Library

Great place for the babes. Lots of books, DVDs and they even have play groups. Never too crowded, they have a whole side section just for the kids. Definitely the best btwn here and Vacaville in my opinion.

A decent library, not my first choice, but not bad. I try not to come to this library unless I’m just picking up an item on the hold shelf. Why do you ask? The homeless people. They hang out in front of the library doors harassing people and yelling things. I don’t always feel safe. I wish the security guard the library has would actually patrol the library instead of sitting his ass at a desk all day.
There is a very large children’s section of the library to the right. To the left you have the main library with computers that are usually taken by people checking their Facebook. There’s lots of desks with outlets to set up your laptop and spread out your textbooks if you’re there to study. I wish they would replace their «comfy» chairs. They have stains and some smell.
I much prefer the Cordelia library. It’s newer, cleaner, quieter, and most importantly I don’t feel threatened just walking through the doors.

Great place to get your books, or study, watch out for the pedophiles walking around checking out the kids, and worse, them standing behind you watching you read, or on your PC or tablet, waiting to pounce (steal) be safe when coming here, lock your car, but it’s a dying breed, the library!

I love going to the library but this location needs to be spruced up a bit. Although it is next to the fire department, and near the police station, for some reason there is a constant flow of homeless people
Also… this place constantly smells like urine. It gets peed on outside and a tad inside with children running amuck. This building is quite old and has been around far longer than other libraries so I can understand why there is a bit of wear and tear. They have taken time to change things and update the look, but it’s like when pets pee on carpet. It’s hard to get the smell out. Overall, decent, but get in and get out.

Solano County Library A.K.A. Fairfield CIvic Center Library is «A-​OK» as your friendly neighborhood library. They have a wide selection of books, audiobooks, DVDs, and CDs to choose from. They also have three study rooms, a whole lot of tables with outlets installed, and a great amount of computers; plus, a cute little man-​made duck pond in the back of the library. Also, there’s a lot of volunteer opportunities and resources available. I would say the overall quality of this library is average compared to other libraries in the Solano County because it’s more noisier. I don’t think people like to follow the rules when it comes to keeping the head volume low, silencing cellphones, and using inside voices. I wouldn’t recommend this place for quiet study, but I definitely recommend it for the internet and free wi-​fi.

This is my daughter and I’s library of choice in the area. I’ve been coming here since as long as I can remember, and though it’s changed a lot in those years — it’s still got it’s charm.
Upon entering there’s a teeny-​tiny bookshop immediately to the right selling gently used books for next to nothing. Often, they’ll have a roll out shelf of books right by the entrance for 99 cents or less. After walking in a bit more there’s an open area with featured and new books for adults. If you keep walking straight from here, you’ll go right out to the lovely little duck pond out back. The lovely little duck pond is often surrounded by duck poop, goose poop and a few homeless people. We’ve never had any trouble with any of the homeless though, unless you count those kids I caught smoking pot once (within eye sight of the Fairfield Police Department mind you, pretty ballsy). Back inside the library, you can go right from the main entrance to the children’s section or left to the adult’s section.
Kid’s section has featured books (typically concerning upcoming holidays or current events) right when you walk in as well as their own check out area. The check out kiosks have step stools so kids can check out their own selections (one of my daughter’s favorite parts of coming here). Bilingual section of kids books is just to the left of where you walk in and the kid’s restrooms are straight ahead and to the right (gotta ask the kid’s librarian for the key though). I love that there’s an area in the far left here where the picture books are fenced in with bookshelves. It keeps my daughter in one area, and the chairs are great for a story while we’re there. Storytime divided into separate times for different age groups is offered here a few times a week as well. My daughter loved coming for that before she started school. They also have a great selection of videos and books on tape too.
Adult section has a good variety of music and DVDs. There’s also plenty of computers and work tables here for school work, reading or just loitering in the library if that’s your thing. This area seemed huge when I was a kid, and I still feel it’s a great size. If they don’t have what you’re looking for, ask a librarian. They can order from all the area libraries and you can return their books to any library in their network as well. Pretty neat, huh?
This place has books, a whole bunch of ‘em. The librarians are helpful and polite too. Take your children here and spend 30 minutes at least exploring the kid’s section or fattening up the ducks out back. Great way to spend an afternoon!
BIG SIDE NOTE — I’ve been coming with increased frequency to this library over the last 5 years (my daughter is a bookworm). In that time there’s been no less than 4 books that I’ve returned but have received emails saying I didn’t. Typically, this is cleared up with them walking over to the shelf, finding the book and actually scanning it in like they were supposed to when I returned it. Just a bit of an annoyance since the self check-​out machines will block you from checking out anything new when there’s a past due item on there. There’s actually been once where I returned a book that as far as I know, vanished after it went through the slot outside. The lady was unable to find it on the shelves, but took it off my account. This may never happen to you, but since it’s happened to me this much it’s worth mentioning.

Holy moly, we’re not in Kansas anymore Toto.
I wish I could say this was the library of my dreams, but it’s more like the library of my 16^th best dream. It’s got a very open and welcoming layout (even though it’s slightly confusing about where to go to a library card) and it’s well organized, well kept, and very clean.
They had 2 rows of computers, an incredible amount of tales for reading/​studying and a lot of book shelves. It sort of reminded me of Barnes and Nobles in terms of layout, minus the coffee shop aspect of course.
The staff are also great and a range of ages. In the past, I’ve encountered some tough cookies in terms of librarians, but everyone here was informative, helpful and incredibly kind.
I’ve only been here once, but I have to return my book so I’ll be back a few more times. :)

It’s close to a park so there are some homeless people inside.

Update. A few minutes later I discovered that their bathrooms were closed… both of them. Not their fault, someone ran over the water main. But even though my brain could maybe power through a less then optimal situation, my bladder could not. So I decided to jump back in the White Diamond (that’s my car) and to the branch over near Costco. Okay now we are getting to the real point of this edited review. Over at the Cordelia branch they are equally as nice and also have study rooms. BUT you ARE allowed to use their study rooms for at least 2 hours and can stay longer until someone else comes along. So easy. So come on fairfield library, time you started running your operation like a good customer centered corporation would, instead of like your typical government run inefficient disaster (no I’m not a republican. But come on, if the shoe fits right?). Now is your chance to set an example for other county run businesses. Next time you are reviewing your policies, ask yourself, «what would Apple do». In the meantime I’ll be at the Cordelia branch.

Wonderful library. The staff is very nice and helpful, even security guard. Soo many computers! Easy parking. Lots of books and great services if you want a book transferred from another branch. The little room on the side sells great books for practically nothing. Love the library!

This library is OK, plenty of books, clean, and very helpful librarians. Plus there’s a park right behind the building.

Definitely five star library around love it very much, Free information, beautiful view, internet, books, CDs, DVDs, videos, fiction and everything all at your fingertips.

I love the library. Granted I don’t really spend a lot of time there, I usually put stuff on hold, and when they’re ready for pickup, I’ll get an email notification, and then I go pick em up. Really convenient.

.:LOVE:.LOVE:.LOVE:.MY:.LIBRARY:.
30+ computers with online connection, free wifi and wireless printer option, Latest DVDs, CDs, Books, Audiobooks you can pick up or place on hold, and online databases you can use from home are available to you and all you need is a Solano County Library card!
Also, Tuesday through Friday mornings there are storytimes for the little ones!
Tuesday Preschool Storytime at 10:30
Wednesday Bilingual Storytime at 10:30
Thursday Bouncing Babies at 11:00
Friday Toddler Time at 11:00
Check online at
and print out a monthly calendar to join in the fun!

Cute duck pond to walk around and relieve stress

This was the library I would frequent many times as a child. I have been going here for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I would stay in this library for hours on end getting as many books as I could to take home and read… Now, not so much (hahaha), but I still frequent to take advantage of many other things.
They have a lot of books. They have a non-​fiction and fiction section. They have a children’s section too. And, not only do they have books but they also have CDs, DVDs, magazines, etc. Take advantage of those things. Your tax dollars are pretty much paying for everything so you kind of own everything. And everybody who pays sales taxes do too. A library is a place where we can share all those things. haha That’s how I look at it.
They have lots of computers, but they’re all full whenever I get there. Many are filled with people who play games and other stuff for hours on end. It’s really annoying when you absolutely need to use a computer (or mostly the printer) for homework, and there is no room. But, you can reserve a computer. It will save your life.
The main thing I love about this place the most is that you can get items on hold if you need them. It depends on the title. A lot of items that are popular take a while to get them, but if you getting something that nobody has ever checked out then you would be able to get it in about two or three days. If you don’t live near this library but you live near another, you can get the hold sent to the library (if the two libraries are linked). I think all the libraries in Solano Country (even at Solano Community College and Napa Valley College) are linked. The library website will tell you which ones.
I also love that this location is close to my house. I can just bike ride there and it would take me five minutes. There is barely any parking in the afternoons.
This library is great. The park behind it makes it much more beautiful, as well as being near Downtown Fairfield.

This library is alright. Plenty of books to look at and computers to explore the internet on. A lot of people come here… especially bums. I dislike how they don’t have a colored printer & that people who don’t need to get work done on the computer are going on gambling sites & spending hours on it. I feel like I needa disinfect the computer when I use them o_​_​O. Other than that there’s plenty of tables to study on :]

This was the library of my childhood. It became the determinant of how I would imagine a library forever after. I used to beg my pops to bring me, and it was impossible to take me home in the evenings.
What I remember: the park out back where I climbed trees and read. My dad would watch me from a big window inside the library.
There were bronze lions, and a woman in the children’s section who sometimes let me play games on the single computer, and Ye Olde Book Shoppe with its yellow canopy.
The tiny shop wasn’t often open, but when it was, I vanished into it for hours. This is where I read Pearl S. Buck, absorbed the whole Oz series, and furtively bought my first «dirty» books (Lace I and II by Shirley Conran. Sad, I know).
Fast forward a decade in a half. The library is smaller than I remember, but it has automatic doors and smells new. There is more than one computer now. Ye Olde Book Shoppe has been replaced by a much larger sales establishment, encased in glass.
But the lions are still there, and the park I used to visit, and the tree I used to climb.
I miss it here, and haven’t really been able to enjoy a library since.