Cuyahoga County Public Library – Independence Branch

This is a comparatively small branch of the Cuyahoga library system, but that hasn’t been a problem for me. I can still order anything I want online from the Cuyahoga system or Ohio Link, and they’ll have it waiting for me at the front to come in and pick up. I love the new self check out system. They have a good rotation of programs and speakers for children and adults. I love the convenience of having it attached to the rec center!

The library I frequent most often. Their DVD, Blue-​Ray and Wii games section is the most popular and up to date, with modern films to foreign to oldies to recent movie releases alike, you can always find something to watch. Their children’s section has a play area for kids and much of the media. Internet use is timed but usually you get more time when it’s not busy, 5 sheets print free then it’s 10 cents a page. They have copy and fax services here. I use
to order items and send to the branch I pick up at, you can request anything. This branch always has books for sale and one huge sale per year.
There is a teen section with boardgames and such across from the help desk of the children’s section play area.
I get workout and yoga tapes here, travel, environment, beauty and art books, used to read cookbooks and always skim the magazines to pass the time. The magazine section here is modest. Close to it is a quiet room for studying or working on a project with a computer the you can type essays/​etc. and print from.
This branch did some remodeling in March and into April, fixing up their interior design into something more refreshing. Self library item check out has been recently installed within the last year so checkouts are much easier/​shorter lines.
They sell $ 1 biggie Mally bars in the front for snacking needs in different flavors, plus a few times a year you can donate food to decrease any library fines~ last event was end of March.
Great place for media and reading, I always search here before I buy a book, hint: popular DVDs can take up to 3 months if the waiting list is the the hundreds.
If you’re patient, you may find this place to be your new Netflix.
Loved volunteering here years ago :) College courses, career help, healthcare pamphlets and Scene magazine are available here to take as resources.
The service, checkout and help desk associates are very kind and helpful, pretty much always here until 9 pm weekdays and about 5pm weekends, differing every season.
They have many self checkout machines now.