Moorhead Public Library — Attraction in Moorhead

This library seems to be no more than an indoor playground. Be prepared as an adult needing 'quiet' at the library - wow, what a disregarded concept, even by library staff - to listen to screaming and yelling children running (literally) all through the library while basically being unsupervised by Phonemothers. I was the party who had to discipline these rude children. Very disturbing that libraries as the quiet sanctuary that they once used to be... Are on the way out of existence. (It is not just this library that no longer respects the long and established history of the quiet...

Library is set up with computer users first and foremost in mind, books seem more of an after thought. Police are there many times to deal with what appears to be drug use. No longer seems like a safe environment. They keep changing rules as well for example if you want a DVD or CD you have to wait in line to get it after you checked it out to help stop the theft that comes with the computer users first mentality. Wish they would go back to focusing on the people what want to use it as a library and not the people who want to play games all day on...

Awesome place! The staff is great. The place is very clean. The selection of books and learning materials is great. The only problem is their seems to be a lot of I'll mannered people or well how do I put this in a polite way. "Homeless people/ drifters" hanging around and heckling people. The Moorheadn public library is great, and I am not trying to put anyone down, because we as individuals all have struggles, but its not great to see this behavior at such a...