Fremont Main Library

I grew up in this library and now I’m taking my daughter here. It’s one of my favorite libraries in the Bay Area. Great selection of books and movies. I love the free classes that are offered for all ages. It’s a very peaceful place to be.

Even though I love libraries, I just wish this one had more study rooms. People are constantly rushing at opening time to find a study room. This library has serious potential of it worked on its strange opening hours and study rooms.

Plenty of parking, fast & free WIFI, and private rooms to study or get things done without being disturbed.
Get there right when they open if you want a private room, they go fast!

20 151 114 Fremont Main Library is a good place for people to have a stage to perform international, opera, pop songs. The happy songs give the best blessing to all people in the library. Have the wonderful thanksgiving holidays.

The Fremont Library is a great place to find read, study, and relax. They have events downstairs by the main entrance like story time and presentations for kids and sometimes they have live music, which is fun! They staff is always helpful and friendly. There are so many great resources available here that it’s a shame you can’t find PARKING to use those resources!!!
Even trying to return books is challenging. The 5 minute parking spots that are supposed to be used for book drop only are not monitored so people just use them as regular parking spots. Also the book drops outside are often locked (presumably because they are full?) so you have to circle around for 10 minutes to find parking and then go inside to return books. It’s very frustrating.

I recently moved from NJ to Northern California to take up a new position. First of all, I cannot believe this library belongs in the Bay area. It is extremely hard for me to understand how any library operating in/​near Silicon Valley can operate with internet speeds of 0.93 Mbps. The timings are inconsistent from day to day and to not allow for any sort of planing for its patrons (Sunday:1 p.m. — 5 p.m., Monday:1 p.m. — 9 p.m., Tuesday:1 p.m. — 9 p.m., Wednesday: 12 Noon — 6 p.m., Thursday:11 a.m. — 6 p.m., Friday: 11 a.m. — 6 p.m., Saturday:10 a.m. — 5p.m.). The weirdest of timings for kids as well — story time for kids is at 1:30PM (isn’t that nap time for most kids?). It almost feels like the library timings are designed so that as few people as possible make it to the library… which is the exact opposite of what a library should be doing!
When I reached there during opening time, people were rushing it to get in to some of the very few (I counted just 5) study rooms. Two of the study rooms were occupied by homeless people. While I am totally in agreement that all citizens must receive equal service, why can the library not provide more study rooms is beyond me. I saw tons of kids who were longing to get a seat but could not find any place to sit. I am sorry, but this is a sorry excuse of a library. The chairs in the library seem to be Goodwill rejections, the sofa covers are slimy and there is no silent area in this library. How the city planners cannot get themselves to fund a good library while being so close to knowledge capitals of the world is. well, appalling. One only needs to go to a place like Livermore to see what an amazing library they have and the facilities they provide.
Come on Fremont, you can do better. Put your tax dollars to better use than that stodgy blingy art fixture that you have close to the library entrance…

Recently it has been a bit crowded, the study rooms are always occupied, and the air conditioning is not cool enough. There are ipads and laptops for use and the wifi speed is okey, not super fast but enough for web browsing.

Very nice library.
They have tons of books to select from, decent collection of DVD’s, a spacious area for the children’s reading section, an area to surf the net, multiple study rooms and conference rooms.
I just wish the study rooms were a lot bigger though… you’re lucky if you can fit two people in there… yeah, it’s that small…
It sucks that the bathrooms are only located on the first floor, so yes, if you’re upstairs and you need to go, you have to go down to the first floor…
I found it odd that every single study room was occupied when my friends and I went there to study on a Friday afternoon… I mean… isn’t school in session, and aren’t people supposed to be working?!? Just when we were about to make our way through Panera bread, one of the staff members opened up one of the smaller conference rooms towards the front entrance since there were no meetings held for that afternoon… winning!
Study rooms are first-​come first-​serve, and the conference rooms are by reservation and are usually reserved for conferences, but the lady said we could always double check to see if the conference rooms are free…

The best place to study! :) I come here 2x a week to study and I always love my stay in this library. It is quiet and relaxing. I would always come back.

My daughters and I were so excited to sign up for library cards here. We were helped by a wonderful librarian. In fact, all of the librarians are lovely here. Yesterday we had to ask a question twice. The selection of chapter books for my girls are terrific. It reminds me of the days when I would happily and excitedly browse for new books to read. The three of us were blown away by the check out limit of 65 books! My little one was happy to be able to grab more books on dog breeds. While their manga selection is not as vast as San Francisco’s, it was easy to request online for the kids.
I’m more of an eBook reader now. The Kindle selection online is good. It’s not as big as back in my hometown but I’ve been able to add a solid selection to my wish list.

I forgot how relaxing it is spending time at the library.
I got myself a table upstairs and browsed through a few interesting books, paid my bills online on my electronic device, updated all my financials, took a nap, headed downstairs and browsed through several magazines.
What would make this a five star experience is a good coffee bar.

Over all good library; but please try to keep the announcements over the intercom to a minimum. Most people here are probably not interested in the science for youth presentation (which was announced 4 times in addition to other announcements)
Also most of the chairs are really uncomfortable, particularly the old wooden ones with the red cushions, but the library is big so if you walk around I am sure you can find more comfortable ones
And as mentioned in a few other reviews, this library is also a homeless person’s lounge. It doesn’t bother me though, half of them I saw were reading books!
Great big library. I shouldn’t complain too much, it really is good place to study, and it serves a lot of people.
Nearest place to get coffee is 15 minutes away on foot.

It has now become a go to place when I am bored at home. The Library have very good collection of movie DVDs. I am yet to get books from there, hence I am not sure about the book collection.
It is a very good place to study. The Wi-​fi seed is pretty good. The view from the library is very good. All in all it is a very good place for a library.

I like coming here during finals week and during midterms. I find this place quit and really easy place for me to consintrated and foucus on my work. And you will be able to find a wide section of books and movies as this library is huge. The only problem I have is that this is main libary and is pretty big that can cause it to be packed. I like sitting in the the coner and away from people where I am not destarrcted by people watching and where I can focus more and there is a lot of setting in conner seating and with a lot of seating they don’t have has much outlet plugs which can make it difficult for people who have dying laptops. But the other thing I like about this library is that you can print for 10 cents. I would recommend this library if your looking to get away and looking to a place to read or study.

Let’s just say, first impression is really important. I went to the library for the first time since living in alameda county and let me tell you, when I walked in, it was wonderful! Until I met the mean, rude, grouchy lady at the library cards desk.
I went to the desk to see if I can pick up my library card because I had applied online already and it says to just show my ID and they’ll hand me a library card. The rude lady proceeds to tell me I have to fill out an app. I told her I had already did so online and that it says to just show my ID. She says she’s NEVER heard of this method before. (Mind you, I applied months prior but never had the time to come) So as she rudely kept telling me the «rules» on what I needed to do, before proceeding to fill out the paper, I told her it was my first time coming to this library and she rudely scoffs «I know». I’m with my 3 older boys and am taken aback that I’m being treated rudely for no reason. As I make my way to fill out the paper, there next to it says «fill out online and show your ID to pick up card.» It’s a faster process and saves paper. (She’s saying she’s never heard of it before! She needs glasses to read) it’s like she didn’t even want to do her job. When I told her that there’s a sign, she says «well do you want me to look it up or what?» I replied with «no it’s not a problem for me to fill this out». Once again, she rudely scoffs and mutters something.
I gave her no reasons to be treated the way I did. And quite frankly, no one should. She was rude to everyone else prior to me and to be honest, working in the customer service industry for quite sometime, if a previous customer pissed you off or you’re having an off day, learn how to set that crap aside. Not everyone is the same and no one should be treated the way I was. I was with my 3 kids and they were pretty excited to check books out but she made it a horrible first experience as well by telling them how bad luck friday is going to be and to watch out. WTH LADY? She’s the first and last person people see, so either set her in the back or don’t let her do front desk cause to be honest, people wouldn’t want to deal with that bs. Go get a new job if you seriously hate helping people. Your job is simple, yet you treat people like crap. You need to be replaced ASAP.
Other than that, the other ladies at the check out were sweethearts. Plenty of books and DVDs to browse and lots of space.
If I can complain to a higher up, I would. Whoever knows her name, please speak up cause no one deserves to be treated like we did and the people before us as well.

Was in Fremont area for work & needed WiFi to complete some with online. Was the only Library open at the time. Libraries are always my go to place while out on the field usually because it’s more convenient then Starbucks. Overall great library. Plenty of parking at the time. Easy to find your way around inside. Could use some décor updating & a larger study area with more outlets. Other then that great place to study or work.

I really like studying at this place, but it’s more like a homeless shelter than a library. I saw a homeless guy watching porn on one of the library’s computers, another was having a speaker phone convo, others taking up the study rooms to watch movies or sleep. I see ppl studying too, but it annoys me when I really want to study and all the rooms are taken by people who are watching movies or sleeping. Its raining today and so the library is filled with the homeless right now. Wouldnt bug me so much if they were using the library for its intended purposes but theyre not doing that. Too bad because it’s a beautiful library

What’s not to like about this library? Free wi fi, free books/​movies/​CDs to check out (and lots of them), quiet space to study or get some work done, etc. If I had stayed home, I would have got distracted by so many other things. I know some people complain about not enough outlets to plug in your electronics. I never had any problem getting an outlet whenever I came during the week. Plus the view of the grass/​trees outside the window is kind of nice and soothing too. Maybe on the weekend it can be more crowded, but I think due to the limited outlets there would probably be fewer people trying to come here, hence you get a better chance getting an outlet, or just make sure you fully charge your laptop, or whatever you need to be working on while here then you wouldn’t have to have an outlet to plug in.
If you are looking for a place to study or work while «working from home», and you don’t want to stay home, then come here. If you want distractions while attempting to work, or people watching, or ear-​dropping on others conversation, go to Starbucks/Peet’s or any other cafes.
Oh and of course if you want to check out some books/​DVDs/​CDs or reading some magazines, you can come here too. I don’t read books anymore and I listen to Pandora for free music, so I don’t really come here for those…

The Fremont Main Library is HUGE compared to other; smaller libraries located in the nearby towns. If you’re looking for a particular book, you’ll most likely find it at this library location.
The interior seating area is spread out over the first floor and the second floor with the internet computers to your immediate right & left on the first floor and more computers are located on the second floor. This library does have a few «study rooms», but to be honest; most, if not all are taken up by gamers and older individuals in their late 40s or 30s picking their toe-​nails. It’s kinda sad to see this study rooms taken up when the kids really need to use them for their group studies and homework.
If you come here, be prepared to spend some time looking for a perfect spot that’ll suit your needs. There are almost no power outlets at this library. The ones that are there, are towards the wall and the entire rows of tables located in the middle of the library floor are left without power outlets. Not sure why the responsible parties didn’t perform renovations to bring this library up to speed to modern times.
Seriously. How many visitors actually go to the library to borrow books? Almost 90% or more go there to hang out, to meet up with friends, and do school work. While I’m on the subject, their wireless is painfully slow. I’ve been coming here for years, and their wireless barely makes the cut to being called «Hi Speed Wi-​Fi.» Again, those responsible for the maintenance of their wireless infrastructure should look into it to see if the problems aren’t simply due to high internet traffic. Given the sheer number of wireless devices connecting to the Wi-​Fi at any given time at this library, not sure if they did any load tolerance tests on the network. [Enough about technical issues. I can go on forever. No, not really. I’m smart, but not super smart.]
Only. And ONLY *if I’m not able to get to another library, do I come here. They also need to update the seating furniture and seating chairs. Almost all of the chairs are painful to sit on for any extended periods of time. Compared to other updated libraries I’ve been to in the Bay Area, this library really needs some serious upgrading, including their bathrooms.
On the bright side, (there is always a bright side with my reviews and my life in general) the employees are hella nice. I’ve never experienced any form of abrasive or condescending behavior from any of the good folks working at this library. The employees reflect the rich diversity of the area and even speak the languages spoken by the local immigrant population in the Fremont area. That’s pretty awesome!
Come here for the love of books. [I do.] And also come here for some of their terrific free classes to improve your chances of landing a job and also learn how to network properly and to be a part of your community.
With each turn of a page, books fill our minds with knowledge and satisfy our curiosity (to some degree.)
Books. What’s not to love about them?

If it weren’t for the limited hours and limited electrical outlets (this building was built in the late 80’s-early 90’s showing its age), I’d probably give this place five stars.
This place was a nice place to study and research back in my high school days and even a decade plus later, while being back home studying for the bar exam i New York and New Jersey, it’s still a decent place to study. If I pass the bar on the first attempt and become a licensed attorney in New York and New Jersey, this library would have a part in that accomplishment.
PRO TIP:
The tables along the windows are the ones that are more likely to have outlets and all study rooms have outlets. My favorite spot to study would be the second floor, left of the reference desk, and along the windows facing the park, not Stevenson Boulevard. The late afternoon sun can really distract you on the Stevenson Boulevard side. If the kids downstairs in the children’s section cause too much noise, headphones or earplugs will generally do the trick.