Free Library of Philadelphia – Roxborough Branch

The branch is very kid friendly. They have a great train table and a comfortable toddler space. The new children’s librarian is very nice. One of the front desk staff is a bit surly. The wifi is spotty.

Terrible excuse for a library. I went there three times a week for almost a year and the noise never abated. The staff is rude, particularly the b*tch that sits upstairs. Much of the clientele is ghetto trash which is part of the noise level and behavior problems.
Avoid this branch at all costs if you can.

Do not come here if you expect the library to be quiet. I came here today and it was weird. Patrons understood the library is supposed to be quiet but apparently not the staff. Apparently, they thought the library is the bar or Starbucks. Today around 2:30 — 3:30, just about the staff gathered around the book check out counter carrying like it was Happy Hour. They were loud and giggling, the whole library could hear them. It went for 10 – 20 minutes straight. I don’t know what was going on but none of them seem aware that they are still on the job and suppose to be quiet. Eventually, they stop. Then, 10 minutes later, a lady and a boy come in and start to conduct what is an interview/​orientation. The lady and the boy are so distracting that both myself and another patron sitting near them leave. Not to mention, the lady and the boy are in the adult section. I look for someone in the adult section to tell them to conduct this interview elsewhere. But no staff member is there. The only ones are the previous loud staff members who either at child’s section or check out. So, I leave.
Can’t comment on their library policy or the books they have but can comment their ability to control noise is terrible. And I only went to study and had to leave a library for being too noisy. Anything around them would be more quieter, like the nearby Starbucks or bar.