Saint John Free Public Library

A library
with
a
mall
I’ve been to a lot of libraries but I’ve never seen one located in a mall before. Actually it’s located in Market Square but it looks like a mall to me. I was surprised to see a huge library right in the middle of all the stores.
The library is modern and has some great wifi and lots of computers inside. Things are organized a bit different than I am use to but this is Canada, they do things their own way.
This library has probably the coolest entrance of any library I have ever been in. You actually walk in between two huge, fake books. And once inside there are lots of unusual art and displays scattered about. Subtle but definitely cool stuff.
As my Unilocal friend Robert from Portland, OR, likes to point out, weird can be really tiresome and stupid when it is forced and contrived. But when weird just happens without trying it can be so cool. This library is weird, from the huge books that you walk through at the entrance, to the girl floating by on balloons in the mall at the front of the library. Everything about this library is a bit different. This library is just so weird but in a very, very cool way.

After moving to Calgary, I feel proud to say that my favourite library is the Saint John Free Public Library.
You dont need to pay an annual fee. There is no fee to use the computers. There is no fee to take a class.
ITS AWESOME!
Its right on the waterfront in the uptown — so easy to get to by either transit or driving.
I have easily spent 3 hours just browsing. And more often then not they have a silent auction selling local artists work!
Wheather you need to jump on a computer and print your resume or your looking to relax in a comphy chair with the new book you found, this is by far the best library.
I would even say — best in canada.

Library is in a beautiful location, well maintain, courteous staff. The reason for my low rating is due to the poor selection of french books and the way books are filed by author instead of by categories. When I search for a book I know if I want to read romance or thriller witch enables me to discover new authors that I would perhaps not know about. By classifying the books by author I have to know exactly what I am looking for and for me it takes out the whole fun of choosing a book …

This library is right on the waterfront, enclosed in a building that serves as a shopping mall and seat of city government. It was built in 1983, though the library has been established since the late 1800s. It has a grand entrance on the second floor of the mall, reachable by an escalator. Outside the entrance, overlooking the harbor is a large, handsome model of the sailing ship Marco Polo.
As is our habit when in a strange place in inclement weather, we take refuge in the library. We brought our computers. The library has wifi and the friendly librarian directed us to where it was. The room I was in was a memorial to someone whose name I’ve forgotten. The chairs were lightweight and comfortable, w/​rollers, making them move easily. The exterior windows by me were beautiful stained glass. They looked like they had previously been installed in a church. There were signs reminding patrons not to leave personal items like laptops and purses unattended, reminding me that libraries nowadays are refuges not only for the literate but for the indigent and drug addled as well.