Memorial Branch Library

Ive been coming here for about 3 months. Maybe I’m just too old but i remember when a library was supposed to be a place of solitude for reading or working on your computer. This place seems like a day care center for both children and adults. Seems like children are placed on computers and forgotten about. Most of the noise comes from staff and especially security. They’re the loudest. This place is more like someones living room with people talking on cell phones and eating. Eating is usually by staff security. I’ll be using another library. I used this one for convenience. But I’m ready to take a drive.

Very surprised.. Everyone was so nice and helpful… I love it there… sent some paperwork for recertification and go so much done
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As technology veers us away from books, by tablet or lap top, we are beginning to lose an important tradition; the ability to read text with actual pages. The Memorial Branch Library, across the street from St. Mary’s University is an excellent place to study for school, a good resource for research or even a place to bring your children.
The library itself is not very big. However, I have noticed that the old façade has experienced great modernity in more recent years. The interior has been opened out more and it feels more spacious. Small tables and booths are positioned to maximize your library experience. There are more display cases with reading materials of special interest. On any given day students from SMU will be studying for their exams. Patrons use the few computers they have there. Parents walk through aisles, with their children to locate Disney or other Children’s books.
This location is very user friendly and it has a very family/​community oriented feel to it. It is in essence, the way a library should be: «quiet.» You can sign in to use their computers, but you’re given a time limit, to be fair to other patrons. They have a computerized card catalog. If the book you want is not there they can send it to the most convenient library of your choice.
You can also check out books electronically, if you have the proper device.
In addition there is plenty of parking and the librarians are very helpful and friendly. While the selection is by no means to the degree as the main library downtown, it is still a helpful resource to use in our everyday lives.
Sure electronic devices have made reading more convenient but libraries give us permission to use our imaginations and to ultimately expand our minds.