Bustleton Library — Attraction in Philadelphia

Aside from the staff being friendly, helpful, and the library itself having a wide array of books to choose from; this library gets extremely noisy on a regular basis. From the loud conversations and laughter of the staff throughout the morning through the evening around 3 - 5pm eastern time when they have their after-school study groups. I come here to study mainly because it is closer to my house than other libraries are but I recently have chose to take an extra 15 minutes out of my way to get some peace and quiet. If you're looking to study here, I suggest getting some noise cancellation headphones and blasting your music. (Which is also an inconvenience when studying) They do not have a study room here so it is almost impossible to avoid the disrupting atmosphere. They get a 2 star from me because day in and day out they seem to lose the meaning of what...

Usha and Liz really made my experience in Library so much better. They are highly courteous, well mannered with great work ethics. I have started my journey now with books and I find the resources provided by free library as blessing. However, I was really clueless but these librarians really helped me out and now I will be back more often to read more these books. Highly greatful for all these facilities provided to us. Kudoes...

I don't know why someone would say that the library is a waste of tax payer money, because we have the internet. The library is a great place to go for those who cannot afford the internet and a way to power down. My children love going to the library and reading paper books is still very important. I don't like to depend on the internet for everything and the public libraries...