Cameron Village Regional Library

I’m only using this library as my «local» branch until the Garner library re-​opens from renovation. And most of my experiences occur here in the children’s library area.
If your job is to work as a children’s librarian, shouldn’t you like children? Or at least understand how children are? I’ve had numerous occasions with different librarians who act as though they don’t like kids, or are being bothered when they are asked to help a child. This day and age, when most kids are not willing to crack open a book, shouldn’t we nurture the one’s who do? Don’t huff when asked to help them find something; don’t roll your eyes when they want all their books in one pile separate from their sister; and don’t make a rude comment when the child who is taking out a bunch of books on dinosaurs wants to show you his toy dinosaur.
This is a beautiful and bright library. Too bad that few sour librarians have to spoil the experience.

This library is just OK for me. The quiet reading room can be entirely too cold at times and the staff can have a bad attitude.
Other than that, it’s spacious and one of the larger libraries in the area.

Great library! Kept clean, great location, and for the most part the staff is nice. The things i don’t like is the security guard who takes his job too seriously. I didn’t know we weren’t supposed to have non-​water drinks: hence no signs, and he proceeded to walk to me and say «Only water is allowed here, so all this crap has got to go.» I thought that was quite rude. I also dont like that many of the outlets on their tables dont work, and the fact they have REALLY loud events inside every Saturday.

They have books! I like the feel of this library. Spacious, but not sprawling. This is a two story building with ample parking. A small lot in the front for a quick in and out deal. There is also a parking deck.
I needed a space to study for my job. This library has a lot of options for quiet spaces. There are study tables, study rooms and there are also conference size rooms as well. In need of internet? You are in luck! There is a computer lab located on the second floor. For those in need of an elevator there is one located as you walk through the lobby.
This is one of the unique libraries I have been in. There is a modern feel to the furnishings. They have comfortable chairs to read in and unique art accents throughout the building. There is a lot of natural light throughout as well. Both floors have restroom.
I wish location had extended hours. It closes at 9:00 pm during the week and that’s just not enough time. Also, If you don’t get in a quiet room to study there is a good bit of chatter going on throughout the building. There was a time I had a group that needed a conference room with a weeks notice and they needed more notice due to the high volume of community events being help in those rooms (that is a good thing and a not so good thing).
All in all I had a decent experience.

This library is big, clean and convenient.
I love their process for holding books and that they have plenty of self checkout.
Library staff has always been nice and helpful whenever I have a question.
My go to Wake County library!

Great library. Neat stacks and lots of open space. Friendly staff, too. Wonderful selection of adult fiction and biographies, which is most important for me. Also, the space dedicated to children’s books is fantastic. The library also has a self check-​out station for books, etc.

Great online catalog and ok selection of books and e-​books. However, I find the Librarians here rather rude and not that helpful.

Libraries… they’re so hard to find these days! Especially in the Triangle where most libraries are «community» libraries that are located within a school. The Cameron Village location is BEAU-​TI-​FUL! Two floors of books and magazines! The first floor is where the kids section is and for the most part, I couldn’t hear the kids when I was upstairs. Upstairs there are plenty of tables and computers for all the students that you’ll see being studious.
The staff was awesome and very helpful as well. Not to mention the library is located in Cameron Village (duh) so you can wander the area for cute items and foods!

This is the LOUDEST library ever. It’s beautiful inside and very nice, but dont go there if you need to concentrate on anything. Tons of screaming children/​babies all the time since they have a big kids section. Just not a great place to do homework, read without getting distracted.

This is such a nice library that I hate to give it only three stars, but it is always so crowded and noisy that it isn’t an enjoyable location at which to actually read or do work. It’s such a same. I went there one Monday morning around 10am with a long to-​do list of things to get done. I was surprised that after only having been open for an hour, every computer was full and over half the tables on the second floor were full. I left 45 minutes later because of the noise. The open air design is really pretty, but it means you hear every crying or screaming child in the building, plus the adults talking. Also, I was shocked at how slow the wireless is there – I guess the number of people really slowed down the servers, but it meant I was using 3G on my phone to look things up because things wouldn’t load on my computer.
It seemed to have a great selection of books, and the interior is really really nice – like one of the nicest public libraries around. So it’s a great place to go – just not to have peace and quiet – but go early because it gets packed.

Absolute best library location in town if you ask me. It’s a gorgeous building, the layout is great. It’s always quiet and peaceful when I go in. If you request books they are in an easy to find location, right near self checkout. I have only waited in line once when visiting this library and even then not for more than 30 seconds! I love the staff suggestions and they always pull interesting books out to display on end caps. I walked out of there with six books last time I went. Staff is also helpful and friendly, and seem to know a lot of the regulars by name.

I love a nice library, and Cameron Village Regional Library is a pretty nice library. The front face of it is all glass, which gives the interior plenty of light on both floors. The first floor holds the children section, a small café, and a information/​return desk area. The second floor contained the adult non fiction, fiction, computer terminals (not a whole bunch in comparison to other libraries I’ve been to), magazine/​periodicals, and a additional help desk. Between the tables and single chairs located throughout, seating seemed adequate.
What I liked best about this library was its location in bustling Cameron Village. It is right next to a Fresh Market, so I was able to get some nuts to munch on as I read, and there there are all sorts of other eateries nearby should one need to grab something in between their studying, reading, and research. I thought its location gives this library a lively, vibrant atmosphere. Despite this and the fact that it was rather busy, I did not find it noisy. Perhaps everyone was well behaved during my visit, but I was lost in what I was reading several times, undisturbed… just what you want while in a library… other times I just watched people coming and going from my second floor perch near the front glass façade. I will come back when I have some free time and just relax and once again take it all in.

The facility is very nice, but I do have a major complaint about the noise level. I came here to study after lunch on a weekday and found it to be crowded and noisy. People were carrying on conversations, laughing, and even talking on their cell phones in the upstairs area with all the study/​reading tables. It would be nice if there was a small area where conversation and cell phones are restricted. I would come back to check out a book or do some leisure reading, but not to study or get work done. It just isn’t conducive to anything that requires focus and concentration. Way too much noise and distraction.

Oh, the crème de la crème of local Raleigh libraries! The Cameron Village Regional is so fabulous they have a coffee bar, an escalator and gorgeous art around every corner including hanging from the ceiling!
In the two floors of rows after rows of luscious books to explore, you’ll find a wide selection of every genre available. The layout is wonderful with tall café style tables and chairs by the bright windows. There is plenty of help with staffed information tables in every section.
Parking can be a real challenge and the computers seem to be packed every time we visit. But, even though I might remove a star for that, I mean, c’mon — they serve coffee! At a library! Who’s ever heard of that?

This is an absolutely wonderful library!
Full disclosure: I love pretty much all public libraries, but this one is the absolute best!
It’s clean and well-​organized.
The staff and volunteers are helpful.
There is ample space to read, relax, browse.

By far one of my favorite places in Raleigh. I’ve stopped in here to grab a book for the week, to recharge after a stressful morning at work, or just to check out the feature books on display. It’s a nice place to study, there is a little coffee kiosk and they let you eat and drink inside. The noise level is almost perfect, people typically keep to themselves, but the silence isn’t so loud you can’t concentrate. Oh, plus, it’s right down from Fresh Market so when I get bored, I can stop over there for my favorite cookies!
Sometimes it gets a little crowded, but the space is adequate and I always find a spot to perch.

This is the nicest, cleanest public library I have ever been to. I mean when you hear the word public you don’t always think of state of the art, but I guess it helps being in Cameron Village. I mean everything there is ritzy.
They have a great selection, but like most public library’s you have to put all the good books on hold if you ever want a chance to read them. The staff is great. Self-​checkout is awesome and easy. No fighting with the scanner/​computer. And rooms are separated between adult, children, young adult, etc. No more cramming everything into one large open space. There’s free Internet and computer access and places to just chill.
I’m normally just darting in and out of here on my lunch break, but I thoroughly enjoy every minute I am in this library.

This library and I have a love affair, but it might be categorized as a «quickie» love affair because I never have time to stay. 97% of the time I call ahead and ask them to pull a book for me because I’m just one busy girl. Seriously, always on the go and doing at least two things at once. I think I’ve forgotten how to relax, but their great selection allows me 20 minutes a day to drift into someone else’ mind or someone else’ world when they find a book I was meant to meet.
It’s appears to be a fantastic facility. I’ve never spent more than 15 minutes in the building, but every time I step foot inside I wish I had more time. It’s a very modern building in a great location on the edge of Cameron Village, with countless shops, restaurants, banks, and grocery stores nearby. The staff is always super friendly and helpful. They point me in the right direction or kindly look up whatever I ask them to when I call in (the number’s programed in my phone). I was told that the last book would take 2 – 3 weeks, but it was ready in about a week and a half. There’s a great selection and if they don’t have it at their location, they’ll get it quickly from another. Then they email you to alert you that it’s there! Love it.
I think it’s pretty neat that there’s a coffee shop inside though I can see how that might be kind of annoying if you hear the drinks being made. When I read, I like quiet myself. It would probably be nice if my book club met there and we wanted to get drinks there though.
Reading is a treasured time time to me. I’ve been best friends with books long before I had real friends. When I was 6 and 7 I used to hide a flashlight and a book under my blankets so I could read when the lights were out… maybe that’s why I have glasses & contacts, but oh well. I wonder if some people who know me now as the social butterfly would be surprised at how I used to walk down the hallways in school with books because they were the only ones who alway accepted me. Books have saved me time and time again and now Cameron Village is maintaining that love affair — no matter how quick or long-​lasting that goes on. Cheers to Cameron Village for keeping my kindred spirit book flame alive!

I remember checking out a magnificent tower of books here as a child. Now I still load up on books when I have time. Literary people love libraries, therefore that’s where you’ll find me. I rarely purchase a book unless it’s a classic or I adore it. Why buy books and risk reading a dud or a book I’ll read only once?(Used books are an exception on occasion)
Unfortunately the free internet access attracts some strange creepers. I have been bothered by distasteful persons more than twice. Apart from the creepsters this library is a welcoming place. If anyone bothers you– tell security! I look forward to the days that internet cafes will have internet and libraries will only have BOOKS.
The only other problem is that the library is LOUD. I want to read –rather than listen to mindless conversations or coffee machines! Where is a place for people who just want to read? If you look carefully you’ll find a quiet corner, or you can take your books home with you.
I salute you if you truly come for the books! I wouldn’t even touch the free computers without wiping them down thoroughly! Pardon my nostalgia, but this library will never seem as great as it once was. The renovations are aesthetically appealing, but the new plastic chairs are uncomfortable.
The staff are friendly enough, but often appear a tad bored.
Unfortunately now due to the circulating collection; it’s not always easy to find the right book! Just reserve your novel of choice and it will be well worth the wait!

The fam and I went here to hear a talk on the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot. What a fantastic library and a terrific location! Say you need to get a little shopping done and have the kids with you. Go do your shopping and send your spouse over here with your wee ones.
The library is bright, modern and inviting. It also has it’s own coffee shop! That is a truly inspired idea and excellent thinking on behalf of whoever designed this place. In addition to the usual library stuff they also host lectures, events and activities for the kids.
I’m very happy to see my tax dollars at work here. This is a shining example of what good government planning can provide.