Top Librarys in Arlington, United States

Always a pleasant experience. Incredibly helpful and kind staff.

It’s so beautiful after renovation
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Cute little library with some spaces to work that seem occupied often. Decent collection of books. I live close by and use it to pickup books that I put on hold.

Small location but holds arrive typically within 3 days. There are toys and games to borrow as well. Activities and storytime events as well, very engaging programming like March Madness!

I work from the library every day. Opens late on Tuesday: noon. Normally, 10-8, but 12-8 on Tuesdays and 10-5 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Lots of programs and community outreach. Can schedule meeting and conference rooms.

Front desk has helpful polite people if you need help. Rows of computers to use. Quiet place.

Amazingly wonderful local library branch. Great selection, great librarians, easy parking, terrific neighborhood. Modern facilities.

I basically live there every day—it's where I work remotely.

Columbia Pike Library is a less busy neighborhood branch of Arlington County's library system, but it is a good one with lots of open space, a varied selection of books, a big reading space/section for children, some DVDs, graphic novels, foreign language, audiobooks, new books and a section of public computers. Their librarians are super helpful and friendly, and they do a great job of curating the rotation of seasonal selections - I'm usually grabbing something off the round shelves! Great if you live nearby, get overwhelmed by Central's size, prefer somewhere cozier than Shirlington. Come roam the shelves!

We love coming here for baby lapsit!

The Courthouse Library reopened in March 2023 after 2 years of closure due to the pandemic. This library has been renovated. It has an area for kids and several computers available. This is a very tiny library but it is a convenient location for books pickup. Staff is friendly when I was there to sign up for my library card.

Neat little library. I am a fan of the aesthetics and design.

If memory recalls, I stopped by here briefly on my way back, coming from an ice cream spot in Arlington.

I liked the layout of the library, but the only thing that throws me off that “urban” vibe I get, same as from the City of Fairfax library. I can’t put my finger on it. I would have liked to see more greeneries and windows with pleasing views I guess.

Overall, cool spot. I like that it has study areas and computer stations. Not too shabby at all.

Small-medium sized library. Cozy, very clean, usually only a handful of people there at a time. Grateful to have this beautiful little library nearby. Part of what makes Westover so great.

Mecca for local families with young children. It’s small and un-crowded, with kind and helpful staff. Arlington Public Library is compatible with the Libby app, so we can all check out digital copies at home and read on our devices. So convenient! We all love our local library.

Please re-open this library soon! I’ve been visiting this lovely location for Over 20 years. It’s great for kids, seniors, and I’ll book lovers.

I’ve been going to this library for the past 31 years. I brought my sons to the Monday night story telling given by one of the librarians. The library is a haven for kids after school. There are a number of computers for all patrons to use. The surrounding gardens are maintained by master gardeners from the community. They also hold native plant sales, and every October is an October Fest that is very popular.

Always tops with me. Ever since I was a kid.Great selection of books. Excellent website. Wonderful programs. Professional and friendly staff.

Odd little library, and not a free one, at that. Out back looks like one, but for gardeners only ... Odd cultures to me: entitled, judgemental, and kid focused, as play group and one room schoolhouse for preK, nursery, etc. Then some seniors and others (homeless? Gang wannabes, overPrivileged brats, etc) hanging around, when not out front smoking when I'm trying to breath at the entrance bench, repacking or waiting for it to open. Other times some are friendly and sociable. Open times vary according to day of the week, sometimes 10a sometimes 1p, and closing 9p or 5p, do check the app, and/or gMaps for when is which (perhaps witch is more apt like trick and/or treat?), like closed all day Sundays... Staff varies, mood and annoyances in public facing babysitting patrons, the computers and likely each other... YMMV

There is only ONE full-time (small 4-person) table available. There are several more in the loft, but that space is often reserved for organized group activities. If you want a space to use like a desk (using a laptop or physically writing) uninterrupted for longer than a couple hours, you don’t have many options if that table is taken. I tried sitting there with another person I did not know and it was small enough to feel like I was invading that person’s personal space. There are a couple lounge chairs with tiny desk surfaces so small I could not fully fit a 15” laptop on them. They also can’t move from the side, so typing is awkward.

Library is not set up well for technology - very few places to plug in and the library WiFi is slower than other branches. By comparison, Westover Branch has a charging port at every desk space and decent WiFi speeds.

There are definitely some positives. There is free off-street parking which, while there are not many spaces, rarely seems to be full. It’s got a light and airy mid-century design and a nice selection of kids books. The staff is quite friendly as well. It’s definitely more of a “recreational” library than a place to get any significant work done, but it does seem to succeed at being a good place to do some light reading and reloading on young kids’ books.

If you need desk space in North Arlington, the central branch is best, although parking is a challenge, especially for a full day. Westover is great but popular.

It is small, quiet, convenient, comfortable, has very helpful staff ....... love being able to cruise the system-wide catalogue of books and DVDs, reserve whatever takes my fancy, then just trot over to this branch to pick them up.

While the hours and space are limited, I regularly reserve and then pick up the materials I want at this location because it's within walking distance. The staff is super helpful and very reliable about checking things in. When I've needed to, I've never had a problem getting on a computer. Do wish they had a few more seats for reading papers, magazines, though.

^_^ BuleStory review for Plaza Branch Library in Clarendon, Arlington - Virginia 😊 This library was cute, they had a video section besides the book section, they had several computer, printer and scanner and the thing that make me very surprise is… they had a very super old computer with old style monitor and when me and my hubby saw that we both says “OMG is it still working?” it’s very interesting!! it located in the back area

Quiet, small library: ideal for studying or computer use. Not a huge book collection, go elsewhere if you’re looking to browse

Excellent used book section, lots of computers and shared study/ reading areas, helpful staff, I’m glad to see a library connected to a school: we’re finally starting to let architecture meet education! I’ve reserved the meeting space and we stayed until closing - the staff was patient and communicative without becoming rude even though we overstayed our welcome. An older building, and I often have to walk a ways to get to the front doors from limited street parking, but very worthwhile!

Friendly staff, quiet and clean, good selection of the books I like to read, readily available meeting rooms. Thank you for providing this for us - and I'll sign up as a friend of the library today, to help support programming!

I really enjoyed my visit to this location. The place was really clean, and the staff were really friendly. The noise level was also kept at a minimum. They have a vast variety of books to chose from, and the best part is that you can download a book straight to your kindle.

Love this place. Really nice kids area.

They also have summer reading stuff and very cool.

A sweet branch in a wonderful neighborhood. Great playground and field, so much valued green-space! Many fine events, friendly staff...

A good little nook to relax and read. They also have computers. Just be sure of their hours beforehand or you may wind up taking a nap in your car waiting for them to open 👍

The Arlington county library system is the best. Lots of little branches in the communities and a transfer system that allows them to operate like one large system. This branch is at the heart of our community, it is our hub, our school bus stop and our community center. I visit it everyday.

Small, limited hours, but has DVds, and service is good.

Airy, well-lit space that is perfect for sitting down with a book or for catching up on work. My only complaint would be the lack of charging points.

I needed a place to study and this was not it. This location is only a "branch" of the Arlington Public Library System. Its located in the back corner of a gift shop. There are no work desks but there are a few public access computers and a few shelves of books. There's a book drop located near the 15th St entrance of the building. It was not what I was expecting but the staff was helpful and there were a few patrons using the library. Wifi is available throughout the Arlington County building and there's a seating area on the second floor.

My children and I go to Glencarlyn after school to do homework. Their reward is free time on the kids PC that is usually always available, sometimes we have to wait for turns, but well worth the wait.
There are adult PC's for 30 minute and 60 minute use also.
When the weather is good, we go outside and enjoy the garden and gazebo as well as the play ground.😄

It is super convenient to have a library in my neighborhood! While this one is small they've had everything I needed and there are programs for kids, which my son loves.

The library is gloomy. The lack of natural lights makes this library unpleasant. Also, the arrangement of tables and chairs is not good at all. This library needs a lot of improvement to be a suitable environment for all age groups to enjoy reading and studying. I really like how close is this library to my house, but I don't like the feeling of being sad and uncomfortable inside the library.

Great neighborhood library - love the setup with community space in loft above stacks. Lots of light, lovely place to stop and read for a while.

I love this library! The staff are all wonderful, friendly and very helpful, the facility is well maintained, and the garden surrounding the building is a joy to walk through. It's in a residential area and very quiet and convenient. My one and only complaint is I wish they had more books, CD's and movies but they are always willing to search the system and have anything I want sent there from other branches. It's a great place to browse....also very kid friendly. I bring my grandchildren there and there are always other children using the computers or studying. I repeat....I love this library!

Helpful Staff, Peaceful Environment, Clean and Convenient location. :D