Mount Pleasant Public Library — Attraction in Town of Mount Pleasant

I am beside myself at the un kid-friendliness of the children’s library. After playing and reading quietly for about a half hour, our three 2 year olds went into a stack in the children’s section and got excited and started giggling loudly. We of course explained that we need to be quiet in the library but apparently it still warranted a lecture to us that they “can’t yelling here”. My daughter got away from me shortly after into the stacks again and while I was on my way after her I was again receiving advisement that I “really should watch her better”. I had heard about the unfriendliness of the librarians there but never fully experienced first hand. I was livid (perhaps still am) and now I am in search of a children’s library where children can act like children. I’ve heard that Chappaqua has a good one where after apologizing bc a child is loud they were assured that is why it is in fact a children’s library.My son also went here with his friends and he went to turn on youtube but he didnt know his volume was up so the librarian took his phone and when he asked for it back he was about to cry so the librarian goes "oh are you going to cry" he's 10! It is terrible the hatred these librarians have for kids and they cant be any ruder. I’m just very...

Excellent library! Interesting two-tier stacks for fiction and non-fiction. Many public tables (12, probably seating 40), nice lounge areas, silent work tables. Pleasant natural lighting and large windows by lounges. Local history section, interesting historical photos on stacks, maps/etc. from town. Curated fiction section very cool to see. Games available for youth section, volunteering opportunities, lots of interesting programs. Books collection large and interesting, with some nice areas of focus (large collection of Modern Library edition Shakespeare, for example)....

I'm new to the area and love libraries, but find this one disappointing. It's very cold and clinical--like an office building from the '70s. There are no comfy chairs or quiet spots to read. There's one great big room where you can hear the full conversations of anyone talking. The few chairs with cushions are not inviting. It's filled with hard chairs, desks, and cubbies, as if the designer was catering to an outdated idea of how students, or anyone, should...