Minneapolis Public Library Reviews

This library, although a modern marvel, suffers from an unfortunate issue that is not entirely the fault of the library. Drug deals are evident and take place in nearly every nook and cranny hidden out of plain sight. Cops patrol the place acting as a deterrent, attempting to prevent any truly offensive behavior from occurring. This library is unfortunately not the best, which is unfortunate considering how great the facility is, but I cannot overlook the fact that a vast majority of people don't use the library for reading.

Love the library, I wish they still had the secondhand store. Feel a bit afraid going in alone.

The facilities are state-of-the-art but some visitors tend to be very disrespectful to the others by talking loudly, eating inside, and so forth.

I love the location - accessible to everyone in the city. There are places that I am happy to have my taxes go - and THIS is one of them!! The building is beautiful and the sunlight is wonderful throughout the space. I have requested meeting rooms (Doty Room) and the staff there have been helpful and courteous. There is also an on-site coffee shop (Dunn Bros) which is great for any time of day.

Beatufiful building and a great staff... very helpful whether you just want to get on the wifi, or do some more in-depth research.

The library is really comfortable. The staff here is amazing and gives off welcoming energy.Such a quiet and comfortable place.

It does have books and computers. However, this library is so nasty. The bathroom stalls don't close well, so constantly open even when you lock it. The framing of the stalls are so flimsy. There's even a camera in the bathroom that can apparently see you while you're in the stall. There's a lot of homeless people that come in and sleep or have distracting behaviors. The staff don't sanitize the areas as often as they should which is so gross. I brought the issue to a staff and they didn't even have anything to wipe the computer area with, other than hand sanitizer. The third floor is probably the best place to go to avoid some distractions.

Love this library! Always get so much done and the architecture is stunning.

Books for days and huge. So many places to work and read or draw. Tons of natural light.

its not quit to read a book because library staff and library security are walking by all the time. Sometimes i feel like am in jail.

I gree with many others on here .... There are a lot of homeless people seeking shelter there and they are hawking the computers with games, Facebook and YouTube !!!! When some of us may need a computer for a job application there aren't any !!!!
The time lit per car for social and media website is limited to 2 hours per day as other library's website in the area are enforcing !!! And the bathroom seem to be the napping and showering time for everyone !!! Wt????

As others have said, this is a great building, an amazing collection, wonderful staff, but it is not a welcoming environment. I cut through the atrium every morning, weaving around the groups of thugs and seeing if i can get through without hearing several obscene words. why would i want to be here?

Amazing library! Even just riding the elevator is awesome...

From out of town and needed to stop in. So many homeless or homeless looking people. Surprised I didn t see any drug activity. But the again it was 9am. Im sure it shows up later.

Today is my first day at this library. As I was feeling lazy n bored at home and wanted to change the environment, I came here. Good to see ports for laptop charging at the extreme end of the library. Person can have individual table to keep books and one/more laptops. Sometimes little noisy as people sitting here keep talking. But overall experience was good.

I love the views stays clean they just need to keep the snow cleaned up better but this is Minnesota cameras everywhere

Beautiful structure with lots of space to work inside. It also has a great teen center and children's area with lots of scheduled activities.

Clean, well staffed, and huge.

I ve seen reviews of people being frightened here. As a former San Francian I m fairly use to homeless people being in libraries. They don t frighten me or my child. I ve never seen drugs in use or being sold at this library.

Because I can get books and Because I can get flyers for all the buses!

Awful, awful experience. Library security guard (s) watching with scrutiny eyes with terrible communication skills towards patrons. Librarians gave me the same attitude vibe that the security guards were expressing... this was my observance as I finished my task near by. Probably the worst library to go to in the city of Minneapolis... awful!

This is a great library! There are some parts where it is loud but if you know where to go you can find a quiet area to read or do your homework. The View is also very beautiful, looking out from the second floor or up is very nice. I really recommend this place. Though there are sometimes people who just stand around outside the actual library, some people are also loud (but there is almost always someone like that at any library) and if you go there early enough, you'll see homeless people around the front of the library. I am okay with it but some others might not be, still in general everything is pretty good.

This is where i chill every morning. Its not open till ten am but, the lobby is 4 the homeless. Yup, this is my life!!!!!!

Love this library. Great for studying. Clean, friendly staff

On the fourth floor, James K. Hosmer Special Collections' Minneapolis History Collection is an amazing resource for family history research.

If Plato were alive he'd hang out here. Mostly for the books, but also the random break-dancers. Do you like emerald cities? Then you'll like all the windows.

Big library with a lot of offerings. Teen Tech center - extra bonus.

Great place to bring the kids on the weekends. Underground parking.

Books on cd, computers, views of downtown Minneapolis.

My favorite place in all of minneapolis Extremely happy to have it somewhat reopened / My heart Is full of joy