Princeton Public Library — Attraction in Princeton

As a gorgeous library erected in the heart of Princeton, this public facility is a cornerstone to the civic foundation that serves in the backdrop of the collegiate campus. Often times, the beauty of towns and cities are overshadowed by the latter tenant, however, the Princeton Public Library challenges this construct in a good old-fashioned manner.

The library adopts a modern archictecture build, blending in with the surrounding buildings and tones along the main thoroughfare that bisects this part of town. However, sitting at three stories in height, the library is hard to miss. The glass panels provide a sense of elegance and grandeur to the brick-and-mortar structure, while offering insight to the ongoings within.

Each floor has its own unique design and arrangment to provide contrast, while complimenting the purpose and catalogue of media located on that floor. A flight of stairs offer open access to the first two floors, while the third floor is more enclosed in nature. The third floor is dedicated to children, which offers a great space for children to explore and/or discover their love for reading without having to worry about bothering others. The wide selection of media is expertly organized to provide easy and logical navigation and location.

Access to the building is available from Witherspoon Street and from the side of the Spring Street parking garage. The facility is ADA-friendly in that it has an elevator that provides access to all three floors. There is a community cafe on the first floor as you enter the building that provides light refreshments, with a used-book store and small over-the-counter gift shop located on this floor as well.

Overall, the Princeton Public Library is a great visit and a staple to Princeton-living that is worth your visit while...

Hands DOWN one of the best libraries in NJ! I’ve experienced many other libraries in NJ & different states, but this one by far is still at the top of my list! I use to bring my kids here over 6 years ago & it’s still just as amazing, but with new technology, opportunities etc… A couple fun features I love & learned about…Free parking within 30 minutes, self validated parking for library card holders for 2 hours, cute library merch, self checkout kiosks, a library store featuring donated books of many genres, CD’s, DVD’s, starting at just $1 & up, charging outlets ALL over the library, lovely outdoor sitting area on the 3rd floor, also a cool teen section, lots of comfortable seating on every floor, the cafe is still going strong, offering many food/drink options, assistive listening technology, tons of pamphlets for community & library programming, lastly the children’s section is a wonderland of imagination & learning fun, they even have these mini shopping carts for lil people shopping! Last but not least, the staff is just as pleasant & positive as ever! This list isn’t half of what the library offers. But like I wrote above, It’s HANDS DOWN the Best NJ Library..can’t wait to...

This is a beautiful library. But for the third time, I have tried to bring my children here for a children's event and found the garage next to the library closed because it is full. After circling around and finding the parking lot across the street from the library also full, I finally found a 30 minute parking space on a street a few blocks away so my child could go to the science program. But she couldn't stay afterwards to read books as long as she wanted because we had to go back to avoid a ticket. Since it's so difficult to get to this library on the weekends, we normally use the nearby Mercer County libraries to read books since they have parking. The Mercer County libraries don't have as many resources as Princeton, but they've done their best with what they have and create a welcoming environment for children. It would be nice if Princeton could please hold their children's events off location somewhere where people could park so the people paying very high taxes could use...