Del Norte County Library District | Main Library - Crescent City, CA

Novelli Haddick

It was an okay experience. Lots of free parking nearby. I went here to find free Wifi to work remotely. There are no private rooms or areas available for video calls. It does have public bathrooms that are clean.

In the morning it was quiet and Wifi worked well but by the afternoon so many homeless people had come in to use outlets, Wifi and to get out of the heat that it was loud and smelled awful. Wifi signal decline to the point I could no longer open my email.

I would not recommend this as a place to work remotely.

Dena Bruce

Nice people. Decent library for a place so tiny! Awesome wood stove in the middle of the main room. Very cozy.

Chris Bloomfield

Staff was friendly. Placed smelled heavily of pot smoke. Homeless people are plentiful. They have some DVDs and music CDs for sale at a reasonable price. There is a cart with free books. It had a descent selection of books.

Kiarat Vidal

I was passing through town and needed a place to work and study! The place is quiet and cozy, with the usual background noise of casual
conversations at times but they do have spaces that are more quiet if you need to be focused or make a video call.
The staff members are really friendly too! For COVID there doesn't seem to be any restrictions on the amount of time you might be here, which is great if you have a lot of work, they do require you to wear a mask and are doing a head count. Everything is in order and clean.
Book collection is really varied and interesting, wish I had more time to check it out. Overall, had a good time!

Sky Brap

Library employees talking loudly and allowing people and themselves to have loud phonecalls in the small library. The floor also squeaks loudly with every footstep anyone takes here. They also do not allow food or drink in the library, and the water fountain is broken.

If you're looking for a place to be able to find peace or read, I suggest finding somewhere else. If you just need a place to be warm and have loud noise canceling headphones, then it would probably be fine. Seems like no one knows what the word library or respect to the people around you means in these days of tech ?

Alpha Boötis

Exceptional customer service from two gentleman and one young lady. No nonsense internet access either library or BYO. Comfortable seating. Bathroom size of a bedroom and clean, no discerning odors. A library with hygiene kits, a first and make sense give the failure of city officials to employ shower use at city pool and harbor for transit folks. If it exist, dissemination of info is key. Overall, an amazing positive experience at this library. A donation was certainly in order. Driving in, watch out for craters and cliffs in the parking lot, especially when dark.

DJ Gambino

two Patrons Were Communicating Very Loudly And incessinatly For Almost An Hour From Roughly 12:20 Until Now ) 1:37 (

the So Called " tutor " Had His Phone Ringing Several times At Full Volume On top Of things

i Politely Axed the Librarian if She Would tell the two Patrons to Quiet Down

She Very Loudly Exclaimed No And the Patrons Continued Being Quite Loud Making Reading An impossibility

thanks

Making this Report to Avoid Retaliation

10/5/23

John Taylor

The main library is a life saver, I can study in a quiet atmosphere, the employees are the best I’ve ever encountered, and I truly enjoy the way they work so well together, almost like family, you can definitely sense that they enjoy their time working with each other and enjoy their work. I definitely recommend a visit to our library, you will always receive a warm welcome.