Southington Library

Great staff, very comfortable areas to read and work, decent computers, very clean. The selection of books and movies isn’t bad. They just added parking, which is convenient. I’d give them 5 stars if they had a larger selection and a few more computers, but in general, it’s a great library.

I visit 2 – 3 times each week with my daughters. My youngest attends storytime with the BEST librarians. My 7 & 9 year olds participate in book clubs and the yearly theater productions. With three avid readers, we always turn to the Children Department librarians for suggestions. This library definitely feels like a second home!

Clean
pleasant
and
friendly
Southington Public Library is one of those strange places that looks rather small on the outside but once you get through the doors just seems to go on forever. It’s not one of the beautiful, quaint, old and historic buildings that many of the New England libraries have taken residence in but it certainly does have a unique charm and style all it’s own.
Bright, spacious and extremely comfortable, the Southington Library is a very cool place to grab a book or magazine, stretch out and relax. Lots of very comfy chairs and places to ruminate, thaw out or unwind. One of the things that really stands out is how clean everything is. No nasty stains on the carpets or dust on the shelves, everything is spotless and fresh in a very casual and informal way.
Of course it has the usual books, magazines, CD’ s, programs and computers that are now ubiquitous in modern libraries but it also retains the pleasant feel and inviting atmosphere usually reserved in older and smaller libraries. A nice juxtaposition of the charming old and the convenient new.
The staff working at the library are especially friendly and pleasant, none of the stern, strict and severe attitude found in some urban libraries. This is a library that welcomes exploration and inquisitiveness. Even though the building doesn’t stand out with any charismatic or historic characteristics, the extremely pleasant, comfortable and friendly atmosphere makes the Southington Library one of my very favorites in all of Connecticut.