Elmont Memorial Library

I love this place. They have lots of books, computers, copy machines, scanner etc. The staff are professional. The only thing is its not really quiet but you can use the study rooms which is great.

Dropping back my books and I love the new technology they have, You just put your book in this machine and a built in screen shows you the name of the book your returning and then offers you a receipt. It’s so cool !

Library is so big ! The children’s play area is so adorable, the library is maintained well. They have a lot of different sections adult, teen, children & career love this library

I previously lived in Elmont and still visit th branch. I now live in Queens and enjoy the Queens Central library in Jamaica. 1^st off this library is clean and spacious. Well equipped with computers for all patrons. I signed up for the Free Museum pass they give for children and enjoyed a cost free day at the Long Island Children’s Museum. The Children’s Center has a beautiful castle that serves as a play room for Toddler’s. My daughter enjoys going and there are lots of toys to choose from. Their books, audio and DVD’s are current and if not you can always order express from another branch.

This library is fantastic! I am so excited to have found it.
–the parking lot is large and always has plenty of room
–the library is large with a children’s section and teen’s section in addition to the main areas.
–tables for studying or reading are ample in amount (about 4 per table)
–an area of couches exists
–computers are available to use
–laptops can be borrowed from the front desk
–study rooms can be booked with a partner and ID at the reference desk
–a closed off quite room exists for those in beast mode (about 15 people can study here)
Areas for possible improvement include:
–library hours are better than other libraries in the area but could be better (8:45 is closing on most days)
–cubicles would be nice

Seeing the independent movie Soul food Junkie by Byron Hurt… With some Jamaican food samples by my fave restaurant Yard Flavors just up the st on Hempstead Tpke… Amaziing food, great theater where you can find cool productions going on!

Great Library! Although this is a far drive for me (Valley Stream resident) it has a great selection. I also request many books and they are there for me very quickly! I wish they had more librarians for check out, but I’m very pleased with this library. :)

Pretty good library. Large. Has all the features you’d expect. Staff could be a little more smiley, but they are good overall. I’ve been there a handful of times.

I recently had to meet someone at this library. It is huge. It has a parking lot with pretty ample parking and it is really beautiful. The inside was very well decorated and spacious. The common areas had all sorts of learning lessons on the walls. People were made to feel welcome. I think this is a great resource for the community of Elmont. I was very very impressed with the place.

This is such a wonderful library and very welcoming. I was surprised at how nice it was inside. It felt like how a college campus library should feel like, well kinda lol. Not your typically public library.
I love that they have quiet room for when you want to get your serious study on and they have two private study rooms for groups which is great. EXCEPT that those private study rooms are not sound proof… people can get loud.

This is my go-​to study spot when I can’t study at home and I don’t feel like going all the way back to school. This library is located just minutes away from the Queens border. If you live in Nassau County you can use your library card here to take out books/​movies as you would at your home site. This brand new library is very clean and doesn’t feel like your typical ancient, old school, 70’d themed library. It’s gorgeous on the outside with its super sized parking lot, and on the inside it’s just spectacular with its two floors and a theater.
There’s a children’s section which has computers for tutoring use in half hour increments; other reference computers; a quiet study room (many study areas); a history room; huge selection of books, and self-​checkout. If your walking upstairs to the second floor where the non-​fiction books are it looks creepily dark, but just as you turn down the aisle of your choice the area lights up! It’s kind of cool, not only for the environment, but studying purposes as well.
The staff members here are really sweet and develop relationships with the regulars. Now-​a-​days that’s hard to find at a library because everyone is so concerned with telling people to be quite. There are a lot of things you can sign up for here such as shows /​plays or events that cater to the children; I believe they even have some adult ed. Classes too. I know off hand in the summer they have like jewelry classes, a babysitting certification, and a cookie cake baking class.
The best part about Elmont library is that it’s open every day of the week!

I’m a librarian so I do try to stay away from reviewing libraries since I’m in the field, even though I do love this library this review is more for the theatre that is on the library’s premises. I’ve been to this theatre twice for performances from the Broadhollow theatre group which travels to Elmont for performances. The first time I saw Swing, the second time I saw my favorite story, the Maury Yeston/​Arthur Kopit Version of Phantom. The theatre is pretty nice, it’s clean, the seats are your average theatre seats, performances are pretty cheap but very well done, a great way to see theatre without expensive Broadway prices.

Since Valley Stream’s library is horrible and lacks anything that even resembles a quality book selection, I decided to go to the Elmont library because it’s close and if you live in Nassau County, you can use your home library card to take out books from any Nassau library (it’s true!)
Elmont’s library is absolutely insane. It’s huge, has lots of parking, and good hours. From the outside, it’s gorgeous, way better looking than Valley Stream’s crappy 60’s art deco nonsense library, which I’ll probably never return to.
Inside, there’s a kid section, quiet study room, local history room, reference computers, even more study room, huge selection, and self-​checkout! The coolest feature in the library, other than self-​checkout, is on the second floor in the non-​fiction section. It looks awfully dark while you’re walking up the stairs, but you turn down an aisle and that aisle’s lights light up! MOTION SENSORS! I was floored. Yeah, that’s both environmentally and studying friendly. It was awesome.
The only issue is that the address is not what’s listed on Unilocal.It’s not on Elmont Rd, it’s on the north side of Hempstead Turnpike between Elmont Rd and Meacham. It’s easy to get to and worth the trip.

Although I live on the other side of the NYC/​Nassau County border, I go to this library on weekends and am really impressed. It has two floors and a theater. The children section also has computers for kids to use in half hour increments which has tutoring on it although I don’t know how it works. They have a lot of events to take your children too and private study rooms you can sign up for in order to avoid too many distractions. It’s really clean and the staff are all really sweet and have developed relationships with the people who frequent the library. Its also open every day of the week unlike some queens public libraries and is a nice place to study if you can’t do it at home.