Thomas Crane Public Library

Love this place, staff are great. The children are always entertained. Not one dull moment.

Great library: beautiful historical buildings, good collections, reading seats, café and little courtyard. The staff are friendly. It is really a good place to visit for the local community.
And the bookstore is full of books at very low price.

Not a single book on epigenetics. Whole place was loud with people on their cell phones. Some other good selections on physics and language programs though, so not bad for a public library. Northeastern is still the best library in boston as far as I’m concerned.

You really can’t get on the computers here because a lot of people spend their days on them but I come for the books.
This is the best library around! The staff is friendly and if they get have a title you’re looking for they’ll have it in for you by the end of the week, it’s my paradise

This place should get 3.5 stars. The staff at the circulation desk are friendly and helpful but I had to detract a couple of points because the quiet study area ain’t quiet! I went upstairs to study for my big exam in July and while the people parked in this area were respectfully engaging in their books or art, the noise from the atrium below floated up the entire time and the patrons who went up to talk to circulation staff on the second floor were very loud and distracting! Like straight up shouting at one point, and disturbing the peace. The circulation desk is right next to the quiet zone. AND someone came behind me to loudly sharpen their pencil (it was a mechanical sharpener so the noise level was sustained for quite some time).
I think I’ll either need to find an actual closed door room dedicated to quiet study (which, let’s face it, would be a smarter design rather than having «quiet zone» be in an open space!) or I’ll have to study elsewhere.
The space itself is clean and the restrooms are well kept, which scores huge points — in comparison, Barnes & Noble locations tend to have the worst, smelliest restrooms. Another bonus: wifi is free woohoo!
The outside of this library is absolutely beautiful — historical looking building with manicured lawns. I also saw that there’s a café, too, which is a nice deal. Going to need to explore further for a better study spot.

A historical stone building designed by Richardson. Excellent selection of books, newspapers, magazines, and DVD’s. Decent sized parking lot plus street parking.
Located in downtown Quincy. Has a small café with tables where you can just hang out and use their wifi. The second floor has about 30 or 40 computers, at least, that anybody can use with printers that take change. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Very professional. You may order books from their interlibrary program. Quincy residents can get steep discount tickets for museums like the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Aquarium, etc.

Great place to study and relax. Nearby shops for sandwiches and coffee. This is my go-​to place when I can’t study at home because of all the recklessness there.

Love, love, love this library. We visit at least once a week. The building itself is beautiful and the staff is amazing, very pleasant and helpful. There are many activities for kids especially during the summer. You can’t beat the museum passes either.
My only issue is the local miscreants who hang outside the children’s room entrance (and all over Quincy Center really) smelling, smoking, swearing and generally disregarding that there are other people in existence.

I took my kids here to do some homework. We’re not from around here but find this library to be big compare to where we go in NYC. It’s clean and quiet. Have many books. My kids likes it here.

I love this library and I’m very lucky that it’s in walking distance from my house. My husband & I stop by multiple times a week. We even have a family membership to the Friends of the Thomas Crane Library group.
It’s a beautiful building, so I highly recommend just walking around on your 1^st visit to explore. The room they house their magazines in is worth a visit. It feels like you’ve gone back in time, but in a good way.
The staff is friendly and helpful. They’ll gladly explain how you can borrow e-​magazines for your tablet, for example.
The hold system available with your library card is great too. You can reserve books online from other libraries and they’ll be sent to Thomas Crane Library for you to pick up. You get an e-​mail when the books arrive, so you don’t forget to visit.
And using the museum passes available with your library card is great for a fun day out while saving cash on admission fees!
There is also a bookstore attached to the library that’s open on Saturday and Thursday. It’s definitely worth a visit. The prices are cheap so you can find hidden gems easily. I’ve bought cook books for $ 1 and my husband has teared up over finding a book he loved as a child for 50 cents.

This library is one of my favorite places on Earth. I love being able to put things on hold from other libraries. Going there just lifts my spirits every time. They also present movies, have lecturers, give language classes, outdoor summer concerts and have a sweet little bookstore in the back. If/​when I leave Quincy this will be the place i miss the most.
I just wish they’d figure out a better system for the cds. It’s just too crammed and it’s tough to browse the lower sections which are basically at floor level.

Being a total book nerd, I have always loved going to the library and am still not sure why it took living in Quincy for a year to go get my card.
The building and grounds are really beautiful — straight out of a college brochure. The inside has lots of study carols and nooks to hide and read in and the staff is friendly and helpful.
The only negatives are that some of the patrons are insanely rude and unnecessarily noisy. I didn’t think quiet in the library is a new concept… There can also be an element hanging around the outside of the library that can make one uneasy. These things aside — this is a great place to get lost for an hour or two.

Located in historic Quincy, this is the most beautiful library in the area (second to the BPL, of course) and it also has a lot of events, especially in the summer. There are plenty of spaces for quiet study and a lot of computers for public use. Sometimes the staff is a little unpleasant, but so are some of the guests. Since it is located in Quincy Center there is always a diverse group inside and outside on the benches. There are plenty of areas to explore though, so it is easy to find a quiet nook if that is what you’re looking for.
I worked as a tutor at the library for a while, and they have extensive resources for Adult Literacy, ESL, and GED tutoring. The Quincy Literacy Program is based here. TCPL is a part of the Old Colony Library Network, so you can place books on hold online or get them delivered from other libraries in the network. I recommend visiting the library in person every once in a while though — the architecture adds to the experience.

I don’t know who would read a review of a library to decide if they should go there. I mean, you only go to YOUR library, right?
Regardless, TCPL is fantastic. The building is lovely, and has been nationally recognized for its beautiful architecture. The recently done-​over half has been praised for retaining the style and feel of the original library building. The old building now houses the periodical section and is worth a peek just to take in. The newer section is clean, airy and accessible.
The librarians always have great modern selections out as suggestions as well as selections from ‘yesteryear.’ The staff are, I admit, occasionally grumpy, but I’ve always been able to disarm them with a smile. There are quiet study rooms and lots of nooks and crannies to hang out in. The reserve section is self-​serve, which is nice. There’s a large multimedia section (CDs, DVDs). The Children’s Room is bright and fun. There’s something going on in the meeting space almost every night: movies, book clubs, job fairs, etc. I wish they had more lecturers, but what they do have is fantastic. I love going to vote at the TCPL. Being in such a beautiful and useful public building makes me feel very civicly inclined. :)
I have never been in the café on the ground floor but it always smells good. As for outside, the green space, entrances, walkways, parking lot and benches that surround TCPL are gorgeous. I’m really focused on looks here, I guess, but you can access any book in the state from this place so I guess my focus is on my surroundings.
My one complaint is that the ground floor (Children’s Room & café) is open to the main circulation desk and it can get very loud in the New Books, Large Print or Reserve sections, which are closest to the front desk. This happens when there’s a kid’s event or in the summer, but during the days it is mostly quiet.
I love the Thomas Crane.

I miss living right across the street from a library and this is a very nice library. They have a good selection of books, movies, etc. It is a great place for the community and offers a lot to the community with different programs — I wish I took advantage of more of what the library had to offer when I had the chance. I don’t believe they have many talks and presentations like the Copley library, but they have movie nights, book clubs, tutoring programs for kids, etc. The only down side is that the lawn area and some of the clientele can be a bit sketchy — it’s sad as it could be such a nice spot to relax on a nice day, but it is what it is. Convenient to the T and overall definitely worth multiple visits if it is nearby.

After moving to Quincy from Dorchester, it took me a few months to switch from my local Boston library to one out here. I thought, «There’s no way I’ll be able to get the books I love at such an isolated library.»
Of course, I was wrong.
The staff are awesome, even giving me reading suggestions when I check out. The Do-​it-​Yourself holds and check out system is great. The local high school kids can get annoying, but I’m usually just in-​and-​out, so it’s not a huge deal.
I am so in love with this library!

I recently moved to Quincy and I’m excited to use this library. It’s a beautiful, historic building with modern updates. They seem to have a full calendar of events.
I’m sad to hear that they will no longer be open on Sundays due to budget cuts. I’m also thankful they are open pretty late on weekdays (9pm).
Good location — plenty of street parking. So far, so good!

I used to live in Providence and they have some great libraries but Thomas Crane puts them to shame. I love this place. It is in a convenient location it’s huge quiet and well used. The network of libraries for borrowing is Insane. You can hold books from libraries all over the state.
LOVE IT!
some of the staff are a little cranky sometimes but nothing that would knock a star off.

Great library. Just being there makes me feel intelligent (in reality it doesnt take that much). The reference room is amazing. They got this really tiny staircase, makes me feel like Im a princess walking in my little castle.
The staff is friendly and willing to help, although there are not a lot of librarians there. Budged cuts, what are you going to do?
Organization is good, but can be confusing. But you got to understand that the building doesn’t really allow to have separate sections.
Loooooove, the building. Very nice, beautiful architecture, not somethign I was expecting, considering its in Quincy.
They also have a little café place, and there is a good sized childrens section and when I was there, they had a little reading and the kids were having a great time.
Highly recommend.

It’s very hard for any library to compete with the BPL in terms of size, patronage, and catalog but this one comes pretty darn close. The Thomas Crane has a new and old building (you can tell by looking at it which is which) and both are beautiful. I like the old building better myself and it has awesome study rooms where you can plug in a laptop and write a paper. The new section is nice too, houses most of the collection, the electronic catalog, and the children’s area. This library is a stone’s throw from my apartment and I walk by it everyday. I love that it’s a little part of my everyday routine.
Wifi is spotty, which is the only downside to coming here. I really wish the signal was better and the connection was more consistent.
The TC library is my local voting location and is always super organized.