Boulder Public Library

The main branch of the Boulder Public Library is really special, and worth visiting even if you are merely visiting Boulder. It is truly a community center - meeting rooms for events, plenty of public resources, and one of the coolest makerspaces around BLDG 61. The cafe over the creek is a charming place to read a chapter or two with a cup of tea. Library staff are balanced, reasonable and helpful to patrons. Recent challenges have been admirably overcome. Do not skip the gallery! Very cool artwork.

Great public library with a great kids section, art gallery, playground, by the creek. Staff were excellent and doing their best. Thank you

Interesting library with lots of interesting characters. The library is pretty modern but grimey. The book selection is excellent. The carpets and a lot of surface areas are dirty. It is not the quietest place to work or study as you may occasionally have a person lose it and act a little squirrelly. The worst part is that all of the parking around the library, a public space funded by taxpayer money, only offers free parking for 1.5 hours. That is absolutely asinine. The city of Boulder and the trust fund babies running it need to stop robbing and stressing out its regular citizens. It’s a public library and not a concert hall.

I only have 4 stars because the use of the computers is only limited to 90 minutes. But overall one of the best library.

This library is a community place and it feels good to be there. And in that regard you meet and interact with a wide variety of people The building is great, a lot of windows, a lot of light. It is also very voluminous, so you don't feel trap. It is also easy to navigate between the two levels. Also, it is very well located and the parking is free for the first 90 minutes which is pretty generous. It is very close to Pearl Street where you can go have a drink or shop. One cool thing the Library provide is the access to two study room that you can rent for 2 hour block at a time. Try to book it a few days early because slots can go very fast. The staff is cool and very helpful and passionate. Most of the people you will meet are the students. Looking for books downstairs, studying upstairs or hang out outside. The other big population around is the house less people. When the weather is cold, it can be challenging to find a spot to study, to read a magazine or to use a computer. But as I said earlier, it is a community spot and everybody is welcomed.

I love this library! I've been going here since I was very young, and I have dozens of good memories of the Children's Section and how it helped instill me with a love of books and literature. I go here a few times every month, and each time I find fantastic books and new authors that I enjoy thoroughly. The architecture is gorgeous, and I appreciate the numerous places to sit down. Thank you, Boulder Public Library!

We didn't go inside the library but the outside is beautiful, with a little river right outside. Lots of space to hangout with the pup, have a picnic and enjoy the outdoors. 10/10 would come back here just for the atmosphere and scenery, excited to check out the actual library next time.

In the 7 years since I last visited this library has only gotten worse. There are fewer computers, and the books are in worse shape. The Internet also didn't work for me when I was there. I could connect but not sign in. It definitely wasn't just a dead zone either as I checked multiple different spots and devices.

Great library, huge and high tech but half the power outlets at the desk don't work, difficult to set up laptop and work. Wifi is good not great, but it is very cool looking, close to the creek, and has an expensive Cafe inside... so it is very stereotypical of Boulder! Staff was very nice, 5 stars for them!

Why don’t we all get together & blame homeless people for doing what homeless people do. How did they get this way? What has happened if their lives? And what, if anything, am I doing to help? Or am I just complaining, then getting in my Tesla & going through the Starbucks drive through for a $9 latte that was made using prison labor?