Carmel Clay Public Library

Nice library! Very big with lots to do. Great summer program. HUGE selection of books. I like the checkout kiosks – very fast & efficient.

In a world of e-​books and online shopping, sometimes it’s nice to pay visit to the good ol’ library. As a kid, I spent hours in the kid’s section and they have a wonderful summer reading program for the little ones (and for teens/​adults, too!)
In a nutshell: it’s spacious, clean, and quiet (well, unless you’re in the kids section. Good luck there). Lots of quiet study spaces to sprawl out and work, whether you want a comfy chair or big table.
Also, the check-​out is super space age and I love it. You put the book down on a «scale» and the machine knows what book it is. WHOA. Convenient drop off out front too. Hooray, CCPL!

One of the better public libraries I’ve ever been to! It is definitely the kind of place where you could stay all day, just hanging out in the peacefulness and browsing all of their great selection of books, periodicals and audio/​visual. There are even little rooms you could check out to watch movies or listen to music. That’s so neat!
The children’s section of the library is almost the entire half of the first floor — that’s how big it is. The selection of books is enormous, and they look well-​cared for. Upstairs, there is a big quiet room with lots of computers, as well as individual work rooms with power outlets to bring your laptop to work or study.
The checkout area is self-​serve, with easy instructions on how to do it. You even check out movies at the self-​checkout! It’s basically a two-​step process: scan your library card, then scan your item and you’re done.
One of my favorite things about this library is the fact that they have a little café on the first floor. I’ve only tried their coffee and blueberry muffin, but both were good.

So many great places to study at this library. They have plenty of tables and space as well as a quiet room. They also have cubicles which are perfect if you get distracted easily. Each cubicle has outlets too, which is a major plus. I love the cute bookstore and café that they have on the main level, you could really stay there all day. Only compliant is it gets a little crowded during the week, but ice never had an issue finding a table. Highly recommend!

The best place to study! I studied their for about 50 times, it’s the best, cleanest and fanciest library ever!

Great Place to get books

The library is located right before you enter the Carmel Arts District and across the street from Carmel High School. Great location for starters.
This building is just amazing. A wonderful space for gathering together in education and learning. So many nooks for reading and informational resources. It’s great. So great.
And you know how all of our Blockbusters & Holly Videos are no more? Well just go to the library, they have a large section of DVDs & Blu-​Rays… for FREE!

The library is near where I live, so I come here pretty regularly. It’s in a lovely, newer building with a café and bookstore. Not the best selection I’ve seen, but still pretty good, and I love that I can borrow e-​books and renew things online.

Beautiful building, free parking, loads of nooks and spaces to browse and find the perfect read. A resale book shop at the entry and a coffee bar round out the welcoming atmosphere. My favorite discovery was direct download of audiobooks to my iphone. The tech desk gave me the handout and information I needed to get started. A really great staff.

What a beautiful building! They have so many great activities for kids. They’re so digital too! You can borrow online books for your iPad or kindle. Plus, they have a café and a bookstore. Such an amazing community library!

We love our library! As new residents from Los Angeles, we always brag about how great our community library is to family and friends. We are so proud.