West Chester Public Library

Very cute library but if you are looking for a place to concentrate and read this is not the place!!!, kids are very load and they cry a lot.

A nice little library with quite a good selection of books.

Cute library. Pretty small but it gets the job done. Nice staff except for that one librarian. You know the one I’m talkin’ bout. Very rude.

Small library, but a good spot to stop off and let the kids be entertained. Children’s area is on 2^nd floor. They offer coloring pages and crayons as well as some floor toys, puzzles, puppets, etc. 2 computers with PreK/​Kindergarten-​ish educational games with a 30 minute time limit per child. They allow you to borrow Tag Reader books which is great for some extra variety for your child.

I love this library. They have a good selection of books, DVDs and music for a small suburban branch. What cannot be found here can usually be ordered via inter-​library loan. My only concern is that there are some clientele who look dangerous lurking about.

So… I feel pretty crummy about what I’m about to write…
I’m not a mean person, but right now I feel like a castmember of It’s Always Sunny, circa the «Bums-​Making A Mess All Over the City» episode… but I have certain olfactory standards that must be met by any establishment. And the West Chester Public Library, even though it is adorable in it’s Victorian-​style trappings, and has a decent selection of books & an adequate selection of dvds, is overrun with unwashed, unkempt bums. Bums are allowed to read too! I encourage it! But geezus, take your books elsewhere. Especially in the winter, it gets pretty uncomfortable in the lower depths where the fiction section is located.
The Exton library has a better selection too, imo. But it’s in my neighborhood and I have a soft spot for it. I just wish the bums of West Chester would… sigh, I don’t know. Go take a shower at the shelter!!! I feel awful.
Let me temper my embarrassment by saying that the library is very accommodating in getting books in from different branches, and everyone who works there has always been very pleasant. They are working to rid the library of the more offensive olfactory offenders.