Haverhill Public Library

Our family’s favorite place. We visit the library very often. My step son goes there daily after school to catch up on homework, and then play video games. Since we do not have cable or internet at home. Where else can you RENT movies for FREE! They have quite the selection. I am very honored and grateful to have such a nice place in town. Thank you!

We are really fortunate to have such a wonderful library in Haverhill! They have a great selection of books, CDs, audiobooks, and DVDs. I also appreciate the online catalog. I use it to browse media throughout the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium, place a hold on media (sometimes borrowed from other libraries in the Merrimack Valley), look at due dates, and renew as needed.
The library itself is beautiful, and it has ample seating. They put on various events; information is available on the website. I appreciate that the library is often open until 9pm. I just wish they were open on Sundays but understand that everybody needs a day of rest.

I love this library and am sad I am no longer a member. they are HUGE and have cd, dvd, books, etc. The best part is their book sale opened to teachers in advance– great selections at great prices. It’s a beautiful building.

This library has a great selection. Many of the books that I order online are on the shelf, no need for transit from another library.
I like to use the inter-​library loan. It’s so easy to pick my books up here from the self-​service shelves, I look up my last name, check myself out and go home and read.
The staff are all polite and friendly. The only down-​side is that the children’s room is not very fun and the hours are inconvenient, but I suppose they are doing their best with the budget they have.

I love this library. You don’t realize how broad a selection of books, movies, and magazines they have until you visited other libraries.
Again, very broad selection. I even found some of my college textbooks here (saved me tons of money!). A large selection of manga/​graphic novels as well (selection expanded A LOT. It used to be a tiny cart, now it’s 3+ bookcases).
You can reserve and renew books online. You can also request books from any of the cities within the consortium. An employee will call or e-​mail you when you book (s) are in. Lots of computers as well (limited to an hour or so each, many use the computers so there might be a short wait on a busy day). There’s even a self-​checkout, though i only recommend this if it’s busy and you have 1 – 2 books (it makes noise and prints a receipt per book– slow process for a big checkout).
Good selection of movies. Not too many brand new unless it’s very popular, good selection of foreign movies as well. $ 1 per movie (VHS or DVD), educational ones on the Children’s floor are free for 7 days. There are late fees ($ 2 a day, I believe).
Sadly, the city cut-​off the funding for the library. So reduced hours are due to financial reasons. Hours are on the site.

I love this library! Mainly because it’s close to home. I always order my books online so I don’t have to hunt around for them when I get there. I get an email reminder when the books are ready to be picked up. I can just go to the front desk and ask for the books I ordered online. They also have a very nice DVD section. You can rent DVD movies for one week at a $ 1 a movie. If you forget to return the movie on time they will charge double the fee. The downside are the library hours. Few days a week the library closes at 5pm and isn’t open on Sunday.