Beaver Area Memorial Library

Very disappointing. I went with my children this morning, they are 3, 2, and 10 months. Right off the bat my three year old was told not to put books back in the wrong place. (I totally understand, but he is three and toddlers like to touch lots of things and this was supposed to the children’s library!) The story time was preregistration only (they even told one little boy he couldn’t attend!). My three year old also wanted to play the iPad, we didn’t see the sign that said it needed to be «reserved». The librarian quickly came over to tell us the rules. I don’t understand reserving the iPads and computers, that’s a lot of hassle for a three year old that will only play supervised for five minutes. The librarian is in there to make sure the equipment is used properly, why not just let kids hop on? No room to sit on the floor and read, no room to play with the few toys, very cramped and unwelcoming for toddlers. We are new to the area. Our old library was great and welcoming… A place you would want to hang out at. This library seems ok for school age kids, not babies.