Leeds Central Library — Attraction in Leeds

The library is the best I’ve been to in England so far, I like all the improvements: especially the music room with recording studios etc. I even saw a 3D printer, ask Wren if you need something. Met Jenny on the crafts and art floor, very friendly and shared activities that are happening at the library. On the research floor got helped by two ladies up there, didn’t catch their names but they were helpful finding resources and using microfiche machine. Janet was awesome at getting my card sorted out and giving me all the info needed to access audio and digital books. The café used to be amazing. So I am hoping they are going to invest a bit in there too. They used to have a good selection of fresh baked goods and drinks. There was even a chance you could hear an employee or guest play the piano. To say it was a bank holiday I thought it would have been busier. Though staff are friendly, met Scarlett and Mirzah. Got my #sconeAsInGone . There were a few sandwich and poke bowl options. The cups for tea also shrank. However the tea room is an amazing room architecturally, hard to believe that someone once chose to...

So i visited the Leeds library today as I had an exam in the area and needed a queit place to sit and revise before the exam. The building itself is lovely and there was enough seating.

I sat at a table and began revising, however it was very difficult to focus when all I could hear was the staff behind their counter gossiping away really loudly.

I don't mind people speaking to each other whilst working, its ridiculous to stay silent all day, but when you're in a library and all the visitors are being quiet, its so rude that the staff are yapping away really loudly, have they heard of inside voices? I mean isn't it normally the library staff that enforce people being quiet??

I came here to study before an exam, not listen to how ones off to scotland for a holiday or the other moaning about Yorkshire water and the draughts.

C'mon guys sort yourselves out it's a library, a quiet place to read not a...

The library itself is architecturally brilliant. The staff are friendly. The only downside is with the Tiny Totley Studio inside the Children's Library. The studio is supposed to be for under 5s. However when I took my 16-month-old, he was unable to engage in any of the activities or read any books because there were two older children (around 8 or 9 years old) creating havoc - screaming/shouting at each other, rapidly running around, jumping and playing as if they were at a disco as opposed to a library where people come to quietly enjoy books. The whole experience was extremely overwhelming and stress-inducing. I only managed to tolerate about 30 mins before I made the call to leave. I was surprised that the library staff didn't seem to have an issue with this. I would refrain from visiting this library with a baby or toddler until some...