\t\nIt's too crowded - you'll have to sit next to rude, dangerous parolees and mentally ill panhandlers screaming in your ear. The librarians chat too loud and create a bad learning environment. The guards bully customers. The janitors don't clean anything. The books are too old with pages ripped out. The computers are obsolete and the waiting list too long. Gays will follow you into the restroom to peep. I've seen better libraries in other states. ...read more

This is a neat place for people who are 50 plus. There are learning courses which meet around Austin on topics ranging from Great Books Discussions to Portuguese, Tatting, Yoga, Religions, and Cave Exploration. Sessions meet weekly for six to eight weeks in Spring and Fall and are relatively inexpensive at $20 each.\t\n ...read more

This branch is small and I had a lot of trouble finding a place to sit. There's wall to wall bums from the soup kitchen across the street. This zip code/ neighborhood has an actual street gang, making this a risky place to be in the evening. I've witnessed assaults, threats, and thefts inside and around this library branch. I would only go back there if I really needed to. ...read more

You'll have to sit next to dangerous mentally ill or paroled homeless people screaming in your ear.\t\n\t\nThe staff doesn't work and wastes taxpayer dollars. They chat loudly and it bothers the customers.\t\n\t\nI witnessed the guards bullying the customers.\t\n\t\nThe bathrooms were dirtier than the ones at a cheap gas station.\t\n\t\nThe books are too outdated with pages torn out.\t\n\t\nIt's hard to find something good to say about it except that you can get an internet fix when you're downtown, and they give away free food at Wooly's park - a block north.\t\n\t\nI've found better spots to get online around town.\t\n\t\n\t\n ...read more