Somerset Public Library

Very nice nice library, unfortunately the staff is not very nice at all. recently witnessed a young woman get chewed out by two of the librarians. Very unprofessional.

A center
of
informal
learning
The first idea for a library in Somerset materialized in the late 1880’s. As usual the books were just tossed about where ever there was room. Eventually three small branch libraries sprang up in town but this made things complicated and inconvenient. Finally in about 1974 one central library was built and now serves the entire town.
The Somerset Library is certainly not historic like many of the other libraries but still has a charming uniqueness to it. The outside is just a rather mundane brick building, although the Veterans Memorial Walkway is a great tribute to the local veterans. However it is the inside that really makes this library special.
Lots of nice places to relax, cool displays, some bizarre artwork, combined with friendly and helpful librarians makes for a very pleasant environment for some of the informal learning that is included in the mission statement.
Having 80,000 volumes, free wi-​fi and lots videos, audio books and zillions of cool puzzles certainly helps. The Somerset Library probably won’t impress many people at first glance but as the folks working at the library might say, you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.