O’Neill Branch Library

Good to know:
1) This place is teeny tiny.
2) The selection skews heavily towards kids books and young adult fiction.
3) The hours are less than ideal; and it’s closed on weekends.
4) On-​hand media selection is limited.
5) There are only a few computers, but there’s almost always one available.
6) There’s a convenient drop box for books outside the front doors if you need to return books when they are closed.
Better to know:
1) In person, over the phone, or on-​line (with a minuteman library card) you can request materials from any other library in the minuteman network, and they will be delivered here. They will e-​mail you when they get there, and all you have to do is walk in and hand them your card at the desk. Saving you time, and frustration. You can also renew books on-​line.

2) Libraries are very in right now. Save money and be green all at the same time!

The librarians here are so helpful. When I call up to renew something they do it over the phone for me. When I want to get something from another library they order it for me. This branch isn’t huge, making the selection a bit limited, but if you peruse the stacks you’ll find some really interesting stuff. I found a couple of things just today that are going on my reading list. The DVD selection is good, too. They have a lot of older movies, which is what I usually go for, but there’s also quite a few new releases. Not open on Tuesdays or weekends (I believe), but good hours otherwise.

When I found out there was a branch of the public library so close to my house, I squealed.
When I found out it wasn’t open on weekends, I was sad.
But still, the awesomeness of the library completely outweighs the fact that it’s hours are not what I would want them to be. The staff is unbelievably friendly. Sometimes I feel silly for always checking out books that are less than the highest quality of literature (can I help it if young adult sci fi makes awesome bus reading?), but they don’t judge. I’m also continually impressed with their DVD selection.
Awesome service, awesome selection, less than awesome hours, but still definitely a good alternative to paying for books that I’ll just have to move or paying to rent DVD’s!