Northeast Regional Library — Attraction in Lyndon

I am extremely disappointed by the experience we had today. We came for the cereal cinema expecting to see the 2003 Peter pan movie but we showed up and the Disney Peter pan movie was playing. This movie listed on the website up until I left my house this morning to come to the event was the 2003 Peter pan which I had done some research on to make sure I was okay with my children watching but I would not have brought my children had I known it would be the original, extremely racist movie that I walked into. I approached the very nice library employee who was working the event about when the decision was made to switch from the 2003 to the original and she said it it happened this morning because the person who was supposed to deliver the movie never brought it and they had nothing to show. She then said she forgot how appaling and racist the movie is and that she is very sorry and said she is sitting through it cringing as well. This should be a red flag! Even the woman running the event is uncomfortable with what is being shown so why would it be okay to show it to our children who are still being molded and are building their views of people and the world around them?? As a parent I would have rather walked in expecting to watch the movie I was expecting and had them apologize for not being able to show it and shown my kids nothing at all and just let them read books rather than the careless decision that was made to show a movie that is offensive and racist and is just perpetuating the racist ideas already being put into children's minds by the world around them daily, especially in a city like Louisville with such a long and systemic history of racism thats still...

Worked remotely at this library across a few days, open to close. Gorgeous facility, both in architecture and amenities. Has everything you need both in physical and digital resources.

However, I am shocked as to the decision making about the design, placement, and rules of the kids area. Having a slide inside the building was just a horrendous decision and was always going to be. It incentivizes playing and loud behavior. While there are many little alcoves or places to separate yourself from the kids area, the open floorplan really carries the audio across the facility, to the point so that headphones really don't do the job of protecting from various child outbursts. Furthermore, the library itself does not enforce any quiet rules at all. Various points throughout the day I would be on the opposite side of the building, and still hear through my headphones or feel the vibrations of children running around for 20-30 minute periods. Come on, there has to been some standards here. The staff have to be more diligent in asking parents to control their children or leave. This is not a playground at the end of the day, it's a library.

Overall pretty disappointed. The experience does not live up to the potential given the architecture, amenities, and aesthetics of the facility. 3 different days, same issue occurs. If the kids area gets buttoned up a bit then it could be...

Why would anyone give a 2-star rating to this well equipped, modern, and gorgeous 18 million dollar library in an excellent area with very helpful staff? One word: children. No area in the library will shield you from screaming, crying, jumping, screeching, and wailing of at least three dozen of kids. There is no room where you can sit down and in a piece and quiet read or study. None. Who in their right mind builds a children's playground in the middle of a library? A library - an establishment synonymous with peace and quiet. You spent 18 million dollars and could not figure out how to separate the playground from the rest of the library? Or at least soundproof it? It's like building a casino inside of a bank. So yes 2-star is more than deserved just on the account of great staff and gorgeous building. Otherwise, it would have been 1 star. My advice is: find what you want on their website, pick it up at the library, and get the hell out of there before screaming and crying eliminates your will to exist. But, this is part of the much larger problem in America with this "kid fetish", where every single establishment has to conform to "family-friendly" activities in which adults have to reluctantly participate. Restaurants. parks, public pools, museums, workplaces, picnics, state fairs, movie theaters, you name it, and now libraries. Adulthood has essentially...