Clovis Regional Library

This library is barely decent. Some of the staff are really helpfull and nice, but too many are flat out rude and don’t do anything to help anyone. A couple of them are even condescending. The selection of books, DVDs, CDs, etc is pretty good. The Wi-​Fi is terrible, regardless of how many people are on it. Hardly the best library I’ve been to.

If I could give a negative star I would. The absolute worse library I’ve ever encountered! There were kids (elementary & Jr High) being loud (literally breaking out into song at points), speaking only obscenities (F*** every other word & discussing porn!!) and NOT ONE staff person came over to tell them to keep it down. Complete lack of control & respect. Clovis Regional Library isn’t a library it’s an after school hang out. Staff should be ashamed. New management is ABSOLUTELY needed or shut that garbage down.

Hands down the absolute best part about this library is Ms. Shonda. Ms. Shonda runs the children’s programs, her toddler time and family story time are fantastic! She is so caring, fun, energetic, my daughter looks forward to seeing her every week. Kudos to her for creating and maintaining such a wonderful program. There are several free programs and events that they hold for children. All the staff seems to be friendly and are always helpful, the place is clean and check-​out is easy.

It’s summer. My kids (age 17, 8, and 2) are bored are costly during this time. However, they have visited this library about 12 times this summer!
My 8 year old absolutely loves having her OWN library card, and checking out her chosen books independently. They also have cd’s, dvds, wii games, ds games and even board games you can check out!
I recently saw an adorable idea at this location! They had a brown paper bag, and it read, ‘Dinner and a Movie’. It had a dvd and a cookbook inside! What a cook idea!
They also have toddler story time dates (check calendar online), and puppet days. They constantly have different FREE events going on, love that! My daughters absolutely love this library. The staff is always very friendly and kind to the children here.

Great library! you can tell people in clovis love their library. always busy.

This place is efficient if not somewhat small. They do have quite a few books that I like to check out.
The structure and ambience is not ideal for me though. It’s a bit too dark and being across the street from a Junior High makes this place crowded. While most kids and teens behave themselves, the lack of available writing space it’s hard to stay and do any writing.
Librarians are hit or miss. I’ve encountered the same three on all of my visits. One is very helpful and she gives great suggestions based on the books your are checking out. One I feel isn’t unfriendly, just bored out of his mind, and the other one passes responsibilities to the other two, even if they are busy. As a long time worker in multiple customer service this employee really should help his two colleagues out, but instead returns to some back room most of the time. Only once has he helped me out of my 5+ visits.
Overall, good place to check out books, limited space on desks and tables due to the amount of people there and the small size of the library. Not idea for writing, unless you like dark, omni-​floursecent lighting.

Librarians fall under:
1) chipper
2) neutral robots
3) crabcake city
At Clovis, I got #2– who improperly entered my information when I was signing up for a card (ie. wrong password and phone numbers– all off by 1 number)
And #3– who had a stick up her booty when I asked to confirm the return of 1 out of 3 items I had slipped into the book slit. Apparently, everything is checked into the system 1 item at a time and she could not account for specifics checked in «within the last few hours.» Shame on you, lazy sour puss.
As for the library itself, it was nice to see the latest from Joyce Carol Oates, Murakami, Chang-​rae Lee. But I was disappointed that there were very little if any from the classic literary heavyweights like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Stendahl and even the current notables like Rushdie, DeLillo, etc. Likewise for the books on tape for long car drives. However, the interlibrary loan is somewhat useful to fill in that gaping void, although it is nothing like Bergen County in Northern NJ (
) or San Francisco (
).
I think the Fig Garden Branch was much more pleasant. The librarians are much nicer, too!

It has huge collection of animé! Of all places… in Clovis? Haha!
What I love about them is that you can request books online, despite Clovis doesn’t have the most up to date collection, but you can stil get it… Thank you public libraries! You are the only thing where I am happy to pay late fines!

I’m a rabid bibliophile. You name it — picture books, military and bottom rail history, mysteries, thrillers, biographies, science fiction — and I’ll probably read it. In addition to being quite the reader, I’m also an avid collector of picture and pop-​up books, Asian and Buddhist art books, and anything related to British Imperialism and World War I. I have more bookcases than chairs in my home.
Unfortunately, I live in a small (er) house. Imagine trying to fit roughly 2,500 books into a 950 sq.f. house, and you can well see that I have a slight «space issue.»
That’s where the Clovis Regional Library comes in. When I find a book that I want to read but don’t want to keep for posterity, I head here. When my partner — who *also* has a collection of science fiction works and graphic novels — has a conniption fit when he sees yet another box from Amazon in the mail, I head here.
The CRL is truly a refuge for me. The librarians are to a one unfailingly polite and helpful. (Truly, God bless librarians.) If something isn’t on their shelves, I can request it online and it’ll arrive at this branch in a couple of days. The copy machines are always in working order, and the kids and teens using this library unsupervised always seem to have themselves under control. And, probably because it’s right across the parking lot of the Clovis Police Department, this branch isn’t a refuge for the less salubrious denizens of Clovis.
It really is a great little library.