Library San Diego County Fallbrook Branch

Every time we go to the library, we are met with gracious smiles & helpful staff. Our Fallbrook library offers so many fun activities, it goes way beyond just checking out books. I’m very impressed with how efficient & organized they are. And I love the cheerful attitudes of the staff. Makes it a joy to be there.

Very helpful. Nice selection. They have plenty of children’s movies that you can check out for free for 1 week. They also have the system set up online where you can renew your checked out items for 1 week at a time. Beautiful new library.

Great library they always super nice and have lots of activities going on throughout the month. Only thing I wish is that they would call you if they see you’re late on returning something like a reminder or heads up. They just charge you and then when you go in you find out on your own if you owe them I checked out a few items for my daughter but then I went into labor before returning them and forgot by the time I remembered and came in my bill was $ 40.

This is the best library I have ever been involved with. I started bringing my son here when he was about 3 months old for baby story time. He is now almost 2 and still goes to story time every friday! He has made great friends through story time and LOVES the story librarian, Ms. August. She is so great with the kids and organizes so many wonderful things at the library, and all for free. There are so many different activities avaliable for everyone, infants through senior citizens. We are at the library for different story times or activities abut 3 times a week. Their selection is great and if you want something you don’t see, you can request it and they will send it from amother library. The look and feel of this library is fresh and inviting. Everyone who works there is helpfull and very nice. If you have kids, or any age, definitely stop in and see what the library has to offer for you!

There are many stories to be discovered here. Not only within the books, but also within the architecture and artwork on these grounds.

The Fallbrook Library is a special spot in Fallbrook. The design of the building is awesome — with unique indoor & outdoor reading areas. It has a living roof and meeting rooms where they hold Zumba classes and other fun things for the community. The redo of the Library a few years ago was one of the greatest things for the Fallbrook community. This new and improved Library is something we can be proud of!

When I moved to Fallbrook from Dana Point, one of the first things I did was go find the library! No matter what, our library here in Fallbrook is SO completely ALL GOOD THINGS. There is something for everyone and I love going there for myself (ah, so relaxing) and also taking the grand-​kids. I am getting my Masters in May, so to be able to sit with my laptop, books and do homework in such a gosh-​darned beautiful place like our library is just wonderful. Originally I come from Chicago, where our libraries are many and well-​stocked. However, it is up to US to actually make sure our kids are BFFs with the library and read, read, read!
NOTE: I attend Ashford University and the San Diego campus librarians told me they heard of our library, and I invited them to come to visit us soon. They are planning to do so.

This Library is top-​notch! The architecture has so much art incorporated into it and it’s always a pleasant experience to be seated at one of the seating areas inside or in the serene patio outside. I also love the different divisions in this library. It has a few tutoring rooms, conference/​study rooms, a closed-​off teenage room, and even a kids area with someone who reads books for story time to children. In addition, the book and movie selection is great. Checking out and turning in books is also effortless, all done as self-​checkout and self-​return. This is a great alternative for studying or reading in comparison to all the early-​closing coffee-​shops in Fallbrook. Only thing I wished for was the hours to be extended to later! Great little library.

Well decorated. Outside tranquil patio. I like that they support local artists. Weird check out system though, as well as a weird drop off book machine. Oh and receipts don’t show how many items that are checked out, which is inconvenient!

Hands down best library in San Diego county. I’ve been to them all and trust me fallbrook is amazing

Always inviting. Hosts many community events and programs. Clean facility; brand new. Also features Friends of the Library book store.

I love the architecture and the selection of kids books is great. They have a lot of cook books but the adult fiction can be a little sparse. That said, you can get anything through inter library loan. The architecture is visually striking but not some imposing glass and steel monstrosity. It has a garden on the roof which is very appropriate for garden centered Fallbrook. Inside is warm and full of quiet reading nooks. The children’s area has computers set out which is nice but I wish they were in a separate room because they draw the kids away from the books.

The design is weird for Fallbrook. But whatever… why this place gets 1 star… is because of the librarians. «Wow. I’m so sorry I asked you a question, lady». Also, I had a sensitive work meeting here in one of the rooms, and a different rude librarian barged in without knocking, telling us to leave because our time was up. Knock next time, grouchy lady!!!

Woohoo! Another review that gets bumped up! Not only does the library look better than the old one (and is MUCH better than the storefront library we had to put up with for a while), but the facilities have improved (bathroom, study rooms, internet rooms) and there is a better selection of books. Everything seems to be a lot more efficient than what it was years ago. Also, that annoying librarian is gone, thankfully.
You still have the occasional loud kids and their ridiculous parents who don’t know how to discipline them. I’m not a kid fan myself and I don’t plan on ever having children, but usually when there are loud children, it’s the parents’ fault… and I’ve seen WAY too many parents here who let their kids run rampant here. *HOWEVER*, I did see one time when a librarian told the parent to make their kid be quiet. How cool is that?

I love to the new library; it is beautiful and modern. it reflects Fallbrook in an artsy way. The architects incorporated outdoor reading area which is a nice feature. They have plenty of study spaces and areas for children which should appease the «older» crowd. And, I love the living roof. It is gorgeous and it such have the benefit of keeping the energy costs downw.

I love this library. It’s not the best place to study or get anything done. I never stay longer than 15 – 20 minutes… TOPS because I just grab the items that I requested (and they shelve and put on hold) and I let my son grab some children DVDs, THEN let him go on the computer so he could play some of the games they have. It gives me a chance to also grab some of the picture books they have for his age group as well.
What I especially love about San Diego County Library is how «forgiving» this county library is. They have something called «Fine Free Friday» on the last Friday of each month. Basically, if you have an overdue book/​dvd/​CD or whatever else you check out, you can return it on the last Friday of each month to have that fee waived. It’s not for just one item… it’s for ALL items. So if you have 100 overdue items that you turn in on a FFF, all 100 items will be fine free. How awesome is that. Riverside county libraries don’t have that.
The GRAND OPENING at their new location is TODAY 1÷22÷11 at 10 AM. If we weren’t so busy today, I’d totally go with my kids… =(

This is just a review of the architecture of the new library. Well, I think it is truly awful. I can’t think of where this style of building might look good, but it sure ain’t Fallbrook. Maybe Irvine. Why didn’t someone suggest a building reminiscent of the old Hotel Ellis that used to be on this site? That would have been great.
Whoever came up with the idea for the roof covered with ground cover planters is truly a loon. An it’s a short hop for the local hooligans to get up there and do mischief, «hurt» themselves and then sue the County for damages. Sorry Fallbrook, you deserve better!