Kingshighway Branch Library — Attraction in St. Louis

This is not "my" branch of the library, but it is a peaceful location with friendly staff. Rather small selection of books, but well organized. Lots of seating set up for reading. I saw some computers set up against one wall.

The interior design is fantastic, with large windows and a pattern of quotes around the lower level of ceiling. Restroom was clean but stalls were uncomfortably small, particularly while wearing a backpack. Great selection of featured books--happy to see the inclusivity, with young adult LGBTQIA+ romances in a display up front. Wish that sort of support had existed when...

Wish I could give it a zero. Absolutely the loudest, most nastiest, and unmanaged libraries. Children are permitted to run around (literally) unsupervised, babies crying, screaming, playing. They have the nerve to have antibacterial gel on the front desk yet there's no warning given to parents or children to cover their mouths or noses when coughing or sneezing. Went there healthy and left with the flu. The tables smell like bad breath. Like I said, no parental supervision or plain...

This is a wonderful branch with incredibly nice staff. They have a computer lab, tons of materials, and bike parking. Definitely go there!

Also, they're doing curbside pickup right now which is a great way to stock up on books.

Can't say how much we love SLPL. A lot of great resources and just...