Fairview Park Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library

The library itself is very nice but unfortunately it is very loud inside due to the way the layout is set up. They have study rooms but- as most places- there is a time limit on how long you can stay in them and because it is right near a few different schools, it tends to get busy in there around the time that school lets out. Most of the staff that works there is friendly but there is definitely a good handful of staff that works there that are not very nice.
3 7 years ago (17-01-2018)

Have used this library as my home library for the last 40 years. It has kept up with the times by educating their staff so they are savvy in aiding the public in so many areas. They have areas dedicated to different age groups and tastes so that this branch is inviting to all ages. I rate this branch A+.
5 8 years ago (25-06-2017)

I have been visiting this library for over 20 years (not in the same state-of-the-art building we have now). With the help of fantastic staff, I did most of the research I needed to earn a bachelor's and then a master's degree. I give my library an A+!
5 8 years ago (20-06-2017)

Really a mis-spending of taxpayers money. Always over-staffed. Sometimes there are more people working there than customers. They are paying some people $35/hr to do basically child care work. People are on cell phones ringing away. People eat greasy chips at the computers. The workers don't even notice what is going on and choose to ignore it. They leave the management up to the patrons and do nothing unless it is brought up to them. Most of the workers surf about 1/2 the time and shop on line and prepare their resumes and text from their laps. They know very little about technology or computers or the internet. I have been trying to figure out exactly WHAT they do know.They need to hire tech savvy people. They do not have a complaint system (no wonder!). None of the workers have name tags or any way to identify them. So if one of the workers is not behaving well there is no way to report them. Even at Walmart a person can complain about the service. Most of the jobs could be done by volunteers and/or minimum wage workers.But the pay range is from $20 to $40 per hour. Most of the circulation are DVDs like 'Legally Blonde'. I read that is costs $500 per year per patron so a person could just about afford their own internet and book club for what it costs. It is really a sham to benefit the workers and not the taxpayers
1 8 years ago (10-07-2017)

Spacious clean library offering many computer terminals and seating
5 8 years ago (13-11-2017)