Hampden Library

Every neighborhood should have a cozy little library & Hampden Heights provides that. They have children programs and also teen programs. They also seem to have a good amount of adults young & old waiting for the doors to always open.

It is small, but cozy library. The staff are helpful. You can have content delivered from the rest of the Denver Library System.

Great small neighborhood library! You can order books online and then get an email when they are ready to be picked up.
The staff is so friendly and helpful.
Self checking out books is really easy and convenient!

Libraries are so useful. This one is just the same.
Is it the biggest? No. Is it the nicest? No. However, there is nothing wrong with this location. It has DVDs, CDs, tons of books, lots of study material, and nice staffers. It’s clean and relatively low key at all times.
I get my books and GRE material here with no problem at all.
I like it. This is my library until I leave Denver.

This little branch is within walking distance for me. It’s small, but it still carries a pretty decent selection. Signing up for a library card was a breeze, and there weren’t any limits to what I could check out the first day. Renewing my book was also a cinch and took seconds. I’m glad that I can request materials from any Denver Public Library branch and have it sent to this convenient location. I’m looking forward to my next visit (once I finish the books I still have in my possession!).

Parking is horrible due to a small lot. The internet connection is very slow. Many times the people using the computers are not being very considerate of the people around them.
The third star is for the staff, books and extra hour on Fridays. The staff is helpful and, though they may not be all smiles, they have never been rude. I have been an Arapahoe County Library District patron since my move here in late 2008. One thing that I have always disliked is the fact that their libraries close at 5p on Fridays. This Denver County branch closes at 6p. Awesome!

This is my neighborhood library and we love it. It’s not as big as the central library on 14^th but it has charm. The kid’s area is very cozy. There are 4 computer stations with a variety of games for kids as young as 3 to play around on. The selection of books isn’t fantastic but this really doesn’t bother me. It’s so easy now to request a book and if the book is in their system, they will get to whatever branch you want in a very reasonable amount of time.
I’ve encountered nothing but very friendly workers here. They’ve always seemed happy to answer questions or help me find something. This library can get fairly busy. I think that may be because of their hours. The only real drawback to this library is that it keeps really crappy hours. They are only open four days a week — Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Their Sat hours are pretty good as they open at 9am but they don’t open until noon on Tuesday and Wednesday. It can be a little inconvenient but I would rather they be open just these limited hours than have them close down completely — which I’m sure is the alternative. I think the public libraries are of invaluable benefit to a community and I certainly enjoy the Hampden branch of DPL.

Pity the lonely librarian, friends, for s/​he toils in volatile conditions, shaky (and sparse) payment conditions, union-​busting politics, rampant illiteracy, cuts to funding, disrespect, over-​work, and tyrannical supervisors (who often eschew friendliness and conversation as «inappropriate» in a public library).
How would a handsome (arguably over the hill) crime fighter like moi know? Believe it or not, true believers, I once toiled as a librarian many moons ago, under the constraints of a head librarian who’d make Cruella DeVille look like Alan Alda by comparison.
This little neighborhood library, contained within (or restrained by depending on who you ask) the Denver Public Library system is an unpolished gem.
Yes, the shelves are hardly Barnes & Noble’s, the wifi is weak, the bathroom reeks of a baboon cage, and the hours have been cut so that they’re only open four days per week now. And there’s no cute little coffee shop, either. The books on CD, musical CD collection, DVD collection, all are acceptable and usually in good order. Parking is usually very good.
What makes this little library charming are the 3 – 4 staff members who will still (probably despite «higher up» repudiations) talk to library patrons and visitors as if we/​they are still human beings with lives and intimations of something beyond potted plant-​life.
Books without readers are dead. Libraries (and book stores as well for that matter) that have no interest in being friendly or whom shun the occasional pithy comment or attempt at wit are boring and dull book repositories.
A tip of the dark brim to the 3 – 4 librarians at the Hampden Branch (and you know who you are) who still talk to their library patrons, still make brief attempts at wit or humor, and can still try to act convivial in the face of our perpetual Depression 2.0 America. Despite the cuts, union-​busting, rising illiteracy, and horrible stenches emanating from the mens room, these incongruent, anachronistic factotums yet strive toward the light.