Kenmore Branch Library

Not the biggest or the prettiest library in the Erie County system, but it’s a got a decent fiction section, impressive movie and TV section and a manageable kid’s section.
Plenty of public computers (including 3 for kids). Well curated feature books section based on current events, holidays and locally relevant topics. Two public bathrooms. Copy machines. Several work tables. Decent selection of audio books and a graphic novel section.
I haven’t had a lot of interaction with the staff, but so far they’ve been pleasant and knowledgable.
Covered parking makes entry and exit much easier in winter.

Having spent the entire day working here, I feel pretty comfortably considering this as a regular future work spot when I don’t want to fork over the cash required to work at a coffee shop. The library is relatively quiet with plenty of tables for working. There don’t seem to be many outlets, but since my computer usually doesn’t need to be charged during the day, I didn’t go out of my way to try to find somewhere to sit that had an outlet. The Kenmore Branch Library does have a parking lot, but it was totally full when I got here. I didn’t have any trouble finding street parking relatively close, but I imagine on the weekends it might be trickier. My primary interest was a quiet place to work, but it seems like this library has a number of practical services, like tax help, toddler hour, and several rows of public computers. The bathroom was clean, the wifi worked once I asked a staff member what I was doing wrong, and the staff was friendly. Overall, seems like just what a public library should be.