CT Readers discussion

Which library in Connecticut is your favorite?

Like I say for anything else, the closest one so you will go often. Mine is about a mile and a half from me. But technically, Greenwich has the best library. In Ct. We are lucky since we have Iconn.org and can order books at our library from almost any library in the state. Greenwich does not participate I am told. And in the 5 or so years I have been usign it, never got a book from Greenwish or most of the towns in lower Fairfield County.

The Branford library is something to rave about.

There are a few that I really like, but the staff at the Plainville library is without a doubt the best I've come across.

My friend Pat is always bragging about the great programs Wallingford has; have gotten a few ideas from them for our Friends' group. I must get there one day. I like the NH Library; it has such history. Was tutoring there for awhile but that's changed. Linda/Orange

I used to work at the Wilton Library Association in Wilton, CT so whenever I went to other libraries I was never very impressed. That was until I went to the Wallingford Public Library. The children’s section alone is absolutely amazing! Aside from being enormous and having a very extensive collection, it has tons of play areas for children of all ages. Also the tree reading nook and playhouse are quite extraordinary.

I also really enjoy the Darien Library. The space they have is incredible, but I like this library because of its innovative ideas that take into account current trends. Instead of strictly organizing the nonfiction collection by Dewey Decimal Numbers they separate the collection into subject “glades” which is similar to how a bookstore would display its collection. Also, they do not have a reference desk, the librarians roam around with notepad computers. They utilize RFID tags so the check in and out process is amazingly simple. The tags allow the sorting of books to be automatic. You can check out a video of this process on flickr at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctlibrar...
It is pretty cool

Stacy wrote: "There are a few that I really like, but the staff at the Plainville library is without a doubt the best I've come across."

I agree : >

IDK if you're still in New Haven, but I'm new to this group and work at NHFPL. The thing with NH is that it's not part of any consortium like most of the other libraries in CT are. If you can't find a book at the branch you are at, you can look at other branches in the NHFPL system and have it shipped to the library you're at. If not and you're a NH resident you can do ILL

I should be biased, I work at Torrington... but I love Avon and Simsbury Libraries