Parman Branch Library at Stone Oak — Attraction in San Antonio

Perhaps I’m wrong!

While I agree that this is a beautiful library, I was overwhelmed by the disrespectful loud noise ...in a library. Seriously???

** A woman on her cell phone certainly was not speaking in a hushed tone.

** A screaming infant and an ignorant woman pushing the stroller less than a foot back & forth, clearly not helpful.

** A library employee visiting loudly with another female.

** Also OUR tax dollars built this library (and all others). Please explain to me why we have to pay and rent a private room and who really needs that big of a room? They do not provide small private quiet rooms & refuse to require quiet in the library. I have never encountered this & I think it is ridiculous.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but aren’t libraries suppose to...

I was extremely impressed by this library!

They offered two large rooms for “quiet areas” where the doors can be shut along with an entire wall of tables for studying. (Edited to say that in my experience they are always taken no matter what time I arrive.)

There’s even a cute “bike and read” section where you can…cycle indoors while reading.

The bathrooms were clean and well-lit. They have cute little displays all around with themes like “Spring Cleaning” and an assortment of cleaning books.

Edited to say I really wish libraries would enforce the quiet/whispering rule that was standard. It seems not be a thing in San Antonio. I should not hear conversations all around through the noise cancellation...

My 5 year old and I enjoyed our time here. We made it for Family Story Time. I enjoyed the story time, my son enjoyed the activities after; such as coloring, building, and pretend play. We then read some books, played on the kids computer(there are adult computers and printer) and little toys by the kids couches, looked around and saw you can bicycle while you read on the adult side, and there is a Teens side. My son then rented his books with his own library card. I appreciate that he can have his own card to check out books and return them at any SA Library. There is also a playground there. The building isn't huge but there is much to do for everyone. My son can't...