Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library — Attraction in Boston

Staff is very friendly but the whole library is just one big room. It isn't the best for studying. It seems like locals come in and talk with the staff all the time, so it is noisy. More like a coffee shop where friends meet rather than a quiet library. There are some loud people that come in frequently. An older woman who is somehow always hiccuping and a guy who laughs loudly when using the computer. Also a woman who hums while on the computer. Overall not a bad place, once they gave me free apples. But again, the only downfall is...

Has this expensive renovation done anything beyond make the library look nicer? Where’s a place where adults can study? Where are all the public computers? Is the entire basement librarian offices? How many librarians do you need to work in a small library like this? The only improvements are aesthetic and the fact that they actually now have some books on the shelves when the old library’s shelves were literally bare. Expensive upgrade that benefits a small portion of...

I was very excited for this library to re-open in Oak Square, as I know many young professionals live here and it would be great to have a local spot to get some work done or read. The staff seems nice, but they are extremely loud, constantly shouting to each other across the library which is just one large open space. The library is consistently full of very young children as well. This is not really a traditional library, it is more like a local community center or...