This review has two parts. First I should say that this library is a great place and I love to be there. Great place, great people, and great service.But now I write about a bad experience I had on 23-Mar-2018. I was sitting in the library hall and reading my book. I noticed one of library workers who showed inappropriate behavior. There was another family sitting near me on another sofa. A mother with a kid of age about 9. At some point the kid moved to another sofa but still in direct view of mother withing 3 meters distance. This was the time which that library worker (she) showed up and started accusing the mother that she is not watching her kid and threatened her that she may call social service and she may lose the kid to social service. She told the mother the kid MUST BE WITHIN ARM REACH. I heard this myself and this happened in front of me. If I was in a swimming pool hearing "kid must be within your arm reach" from life guard could make a sense but not in a library from a library worker to a mother.To describe more that family, I can say that the kid was a well behaved one and the mother looked a completely normal, aware, and caring. Mother was not distracted with anything (book, phone, or anything else). She was in full observation of her kid.Before this event same library worker had similar conversation with another family (A Chinese father and his +- 10 years old kid). Instead of talking properly to the father she kept threatening father with a loud voice about consequences if she calls social services and tell them that he is careless father.I understand the importance of caring about minors in public places. But her bossy approach was not constructive and was not in a respectful way.
Robyn made my day! She helped me setting up my little ones library card, and explained everything for me. She also introduced all the fun summer programs and encouraged me to check out more information. Im so grateful for her patience and kindness. Thank you Robyn.
Selection & Layout are great. My kids love to come here and hang out. The librarians are friendly and helpful.BUTThe parking lot is HORRIBLE, it is so bad that I'll often choose to go farther than deal with it. It is too small, people park where they shouldn't (including on the curbs, and in front of the door) yet its not enforced. After talking with management I was informed that the nearby school parking is open to patrons of library when the school is closed, however there is no signage saying that in fact what signage there is implies the opposite.
Calgary Public library is a busy place. It's one of the top systems in North America. Crowfoot library if I recall correctly is the busiest branch. Given its popularity its downside is parking. But now days you can access a lot of content online. I've been a donor to the library for well over a decade and am happy to see it thrive. No other place can you walk in with nothing and find so much support.
I will say first that the staff here is great, nice helpful and outgoing. Lots of tables and plug ins for power as well. Except in the "quiet room"However; this is not a library that is set up to get any quiet time in. It is very loud with toddlers and pre teens running around.Today, it is full of 8th? graders running around like it is recess!I am totally down with having kids in the library and not at 7 - 11 but there needs to be some boundaries.At this moment it sounds like a school gymnasium before last day of school announcements.Yes they have a quiet room but the walls are only partial so not much help there either, and like I said only only long table has power so not much help in that respect either.So normally I would go out to my car to take a call but it seems that is not needed here, people just gab on their phones, run around, yelling... two boys are at this moment wrestling in a "quiet" roomSo disappointing.
Crowfoot Library is a Canadian Library based in Calgary, Alberta. Crowfoot Library is located at 8665 Nose Hill Dr NW, Calgary, AB T3G 5T3, Canada.
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