The kids' area has a cozy nook maybe 10' x 12', with two carpeted steps on two sides, murals on the walls, and an attractive fabric hanging. It was great to see a plaque that reads "We love our children. -- Princeton Friends of the Library." There's a long window wall that looks out on what I assume is a river; it's rather hard to be sure, since it's frozen over and snow-covered. There is also a puppet theater and a good collection of picture books and J fiction and non-fiction.
I saw 10 public computers. There are counters and chairs by some windows, but no obvious outlets for laptop computers. There's a teen area in a sunny window corner. An old-looking oak file cabinet is being used for a pamphlet file; I really like to see perfectly good older furniture still in use.
On the side of the building near the service desk is a browsing area with large windows, comfortable-looking chairs, and a magazine exchange.
I took a walk around the town and spotted a building that surely didn't start life as a dentist office; see below.
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My daughter and I were there last February with her three young daughters and were fortunate to be there during the preschool story time. It was well conducted and the children seem to enjoy the stories that were read, the planned responses and singing that followed. They also enjoyed the puppet theater and other active play elements in the children's area.
ReplyDeleteThe setting along the Rum River is indeed very scenic with natural beauty, even in the winter, and large windows emphasize this.
The staff was responsive to my questions and even though not in my lending area, their policies allowed me to use my library card from the GRRL system.