Taylor Ranch Branch Library

I’m a fan of the ABQ library system. I like how you can find books and if they are at another branch library you can request for it to be delivered to your primary branch (Taylor Ranch is mine). I like the hours here, a lot of library’s hours are inconsistent throughout the week but here it’s mainly open until 8pm with the exception of Friday and Saturday (open until 6pm) and they are even open on Sunday’s from 1−5pm.
The staff is friendly here and they have a lot of computers and a few tables with outlets for you to bring your own laptop and plug in. I enjoy getting my homework done here because its quiet and there are not many distractions.
The only complaint I have is their wifi was crappy two times I came here. I ended up leaving to go to Starbucks (I can’t do homework at home, my dogs think my main purpose in life is to throw their balls for them). But other than that I love coming here!

Easy parking, cold air-​conditioning, plenty of computers, pretty solid book selection.

I really love this library! The staff is friendly and helpful, the collections are good and you can pretty much get any bestseller in ebook or audio format — you may wait awhile for an actual paper book though. The grounds around the library are lovely (grass in Albuquerque!)

I love this library. I’m surprised no one mentioned the view. It’s spectacular!!!

I love libraries! There’s just something about cracking open a real book as opposed to reading it on an abrasive computer screen. It’s so great when the library actually has the books you’re looking for, like at Taylor Ranch! This library is awesome because it’s off the beaten path, but still has all the things you need. It’s quiet, lots of computers, staff extremely friendly and helpful, and there’s a beautiful park just outside (there’s also a separate dog park!). They have a great kids section, you can check out films (both modern pop and classics), and reserving books for pick-​up online is easy. This library is much less crowded than main downtown library, and parking is a cinch. They’re also open on Sundays!

This library is the location of a righteous antenna tower site for the city’s 800 MHz radio system! I’ve seen these antennas used in Motorola systems and they are among the best available. It looks like a ten-​foot piece of six-​inch pipe. Is the antenna made by Bogner? This site has a panoramic view of much of Albuquerque. Whomever engineered the system picked a good spot. Call sign for the transmitter here is KNNP951.

So how does this library differ from the others? It probably got something to do with the fact that they have 24 computers. Other libraries don’t have very many to use and the wait time can be long. This branch is also very clean, the staff is quite helpful, free Wi-​Fi, there’s activities for the kids, big parking lot, and nearby there’s two parks (one for humans and one for dogs).

Really beautiful library. Located near really nice park and great dog park. :)