Simi Valley Public Library

Fairly standard library, with computers for use, a children’s section, desks/chairs, private rooms, sitting areas, and plenty of books. There is a self checkout so you don’t have to interact with someone unless you absolutely have to for some reason. If you go during the morning hours, there potentially will be a class for small children, so it can be kinda noisy when you are going by the children’s section. *Three stars for attention, otherwise, 4.

This is very nice library. Building is nice and big and they are very well organized. Well maintained and plenty of parking spaces. Staffs are very helpful and friendly. Highly recommended.

Easy to find what I need, employees are super nice. Clean and organized. They have fun activities for children and teens.

Friendly people and helpful, my kids found the dvd they were looking for, clean place.

It's fine, but it's usually pretty noisy. I'm old enough to remember when libraries were places you would go to quietly study and get shushed for talking above a whisper. Now there are all sorts of noisy activities like live classes, music playing audibly through people's headphones or even actual speakers, rapid-fire mouse clicking as people use the library wifi to play online games, etc. The employees have conversations at normal speaking volume. There was even a full-blown dance recital today with the stomping and bass from the music propagating through the whole building. If the wacky right-wingers are trying to defund public libraries, at this point it's because library culture has been dead for years. They still serve a valuable purpose as multi-use cultural centers, I suppose, but