Westmont Public Library

I come here practically every week for story time with Ms. Adrian. My daughter is almost two and loves the story time here. It engages her with reading, singing, & dancing. There is a huge turnout every time so we get to interact with bunches of kids and their parents. Plus, as a SAHM, I love being able to interact with other adults!
I think this is a pretty small library but they seem to have a good amount of classes & activities for the community. Right now they have a bin collecting coats & scarves for local charities.
The children’s book selection is amazing. They have a ton of baby board books, picture books etc. They also just revamped the play area for kids. It now has a play kitchen, a puppet theater, & gobs of toys & puzzles.
If you have a child you must check out their activities here. My daughter loves it!

A small and welcoming library. I quickly lose track of time reading here. I know a lot of the librarians, and they are all nice to me. Although they do not have the biggest selection, I order whatever I cannot find online, and come back here to pick up books and movies from other libraries. It is a very kid-​friendly library and I have had many great experiences here.

A small library that at least it is quiet. The staff id helpful

The Westmont Public Library has good qualities. What I appreciate most is the location and parking lot. It is positioned north of the downtown area and is very accessible. You can easily enter by way of a traffic light. Upon reaching the library, you will find a spacious parking lot. This is one big advantage of being located outside the downtown. In addition, drivers can easily pull up to the drive-​up drop-​off box to deposit library materials.
As you enter the library, you will find the adult section on the main floor. Desks and seats are placed around the floor in convenient places near the shelves. New library materials are in the center of the floor, with fiction to the right and nonfiction to the left. The book selection is about average. Often I cannot find the fiction or nonfiction titles I most want to read but can usually find comparable titles. The staff members are polite. One problem is the lack of circulation staff, however. Usually only one or two workers are present checking out books, which often results in lines building up. There is no self-​checkout to speed the process.
Overall, this library is functional and about average.

I’ll be honest, I have not been here in years. I had to stop coming when the employees where trying to pull me down to their IQ level and I just couldn’t dumb down that much. I know this is pretty harsh for a library, but really how dumb do you have to be to work here?
My family and I had nothing but problems with them. My mom was a book return Nazi and our books were always returned on time. Yet we were constantly getting late notices with fees attached. Only when we stopped using the drop box and made them check the books in while we were watching did that stop. I also paid late fees on the same book multiple times, then got yelled at for not hanging on to a 50 cent library receipt from a year and half before.
I really hope that my comments are outdated and they hired some polite, helpful, smart people. I’m just never brave enough to find out for myself.

This is and has always been my library. Remember when it used to be near the park district? In what is now the Westmont Senior Center? This is a way better facility, to say the least.
The new library was built about 10 or so years ago and it’s a really great place to be. The kid’s section is always fun and has a lot of great books, but is not as big or isolated as the DG library (isolated meaning it has its own private section of the library). I spent a lot of my tween years in the juvenile section, which always has current titles and an abundant selection of books.
The adult section is well organized and the library staff can always help you find anything you need. There are a lot of computer stations around for your convenience to help you look for a book and there are a ton of tables and chairs for studying and reading. There are also a few computers for personal use and the printing is cheap. Lastly, there are actually a few private rooms that you can reserve for studying by yourself or with a group. I did this a few times in high school for big tests or for projects with friends. They work out really nicely because you won’t be bothered by anyone (nor will you bother anyone else) and it’s free!
Only disadvantages: not as big as the DG Public Library and not open on Sundays.