Elmont Public Library

Like everyone else, I do love this library, the history and the many opportunities they have there for children, teens, and adults alike. The building is beautiful and there are many quiet areas to study. They even offer passes for events outside of the library and have ipads (or nooks?) available to be taken out. However, I am disappointed by those who feel that the staff may be incompetent or a 'deer in the headlights' like the comment below for example. I highly doubt that the library would hire someone who didn't know what they were doing. It seems like the teens are one of the biggest problems with the library but in reality, their behavior can only truly be fixed by their parents who sometimes take the side of the teen even when they are in the wrong. I have literally walked past the teen section and seen the staff trying to correct and kick teens out for eating or being a disturbance to no avail. I used to blame security or the staff themselves but when I saw parents denying that their child was a problem, claiming that their child was only there to work, I realized that there is only so much an employee can do -- the library is not a day care service. And to be honest, the police have been called there many a time because of the teens, and the librarian's are supposed to be responsible for that? My suggestion if teens want to work somewhere is to get a study room or work in the adult section. No solution if you want a computer unfortunately.

This is a beautiful library with lots of rooms for presentations and studying. I have been to several workshops that were will done and the equipment was good for the sessions.

I love that the library has seperate sections based on age group. However, on the teen side, the head of the teen corner is absolutely rude and inconsiderate of others feelings. In addition, the girl volunteer is basicially a deer in the headlights so you can never ask her anything. But Travis is excellent with interacting with us and helping us with homework or reports. Furthermore, the teens there are so loud and annoying. Most of them go on the computer just to go on social media which the chance for people who actually need to go on the computer to do work. Sometimes, the librarians don't even say anything to the teens who are being too loud. Overall, the activities there are the best. You even get to watch movies for free. Lastly, this library is awesome and beautiful however they do have some flaws.

Great library with a dedicated staff and a great selection of books, magazines and other manuscripts. There are many sponsored events for adults and children.

I love how they sectioned it off by age! For example, the children section, the teens section, and even a section for the adults! There is also a vast amount of books on all different types of topics. From biography to horror, they practically have it all! The only thing that I have a problem with is that, I being a teen myself, have to deal with others teens playing games checking their Twitter on computers that I could be using to finish up my research. What is worse is that the librarians in this sector do nothing about it. I honestly hope that they fix this problem because it is unfair for people in my situation to have to wait on people to finish their round or finish checking their DMs.