Malden Public Library

Love the Malden Public Library. Great staff, lots of current books and part of Boston Public Library system. I use their ebooks all the time and Consumer Reports online for everything.

There was a librarian named WENDY or WINDY was sooooooooooo mean!!! She was judging me as not taking responsibilities for my library card!!! She just argued with me just because i lost my card and i did not tell them. But i just figure out i lost it! She was not allowed to judge a customer!!! Keep eyes on her.

I’ve been bringing my son here since he was little (well, he’s almost 3, so …) They have a Children’s Room upstairs where they hold many activities (that we can’t make it to because I work) but there are always lots of kids there and they do a great job with all the different offerings. There is also music/​story time offered on the weekends that we went to a few times, so check out the schedule. There is a puppet «theater» with a ton of old puppets and a few little toys that have been there for years… Obviously, this is a library, not a playroom, so I understand not having a ton of toys but some are so ratty, I don’t want my son touching them and most of the puzzles are missing pieces, which happens when you have a ton of people using things… so just be aware…
The librarians are always very nice and helpful.
They also have the awesome museum pass program where you can get reduced tickets.

Good place for not a great neighborhood.

I visit this library often to read and write and work on computer projects because there are too many distractions in my apartment.
They have a spacious reading room in the main hall with lots of natural light. They also have a «quiet room» upstairs. (But I’ve actually found the «quiet room» too creepily quiet for my own taste. YMMV of course!)
I’ve found the staff to be friendly and attentive. Even though many young students wander in suddenly every day after school gets out, the staff consistently and firmly correct any individuals or groups who are talking too loud or laughing or making any kind of disturbance. I appreciate this.
You are required to register (with proof of residence) and possess a library card in order to access the Internet using their computers or your own. The only computer-​related fees are for printing.
Tip: the naughty words Internet filter provided to the site by Boston Public Library is overly aggressive and can’t be turned off. I got stopped while browsing the web site for «WeeChat» when I got to the documentation page which contained word «wee» by itself. Apparently you can’t say «wee» on the BPL’s Internet. Be prepared to use a proxy server to get around the filter if you are doing any kind of serious work or research.
Correcting some factual problems with other reviews:
* Computer time is NOT limited to 15 to 20 minutes. According to their web site you can reserve a computer ahead of time for up to two hours.
* A reviewer implied they close every day for an hour at noon. They close at 1:00pm for an hour only on Thursday.

this shitty place sucks ! the people who work need some serious vitamin dose — they look like zombies.
the computers suck. you can only use them for like 15 – 20 minutes. then it shuts down on you no matter what.
this one is good. they close in the noon time and kick out — and then they re-​open after 1 hour? like really ?? so if you are doing work, you need to get the heck out — while they shut down and they can close the doors and play with themselves.
i never heard closing business close at noon — people that running the library must be really dumb !
are children running the library and going to nap time during lunch ???
they should let real man or woman run it

It’s great that this place is in network with the Boston Public Library network, gives you so many more options for books.
Only down side is that the limited summer hours really effect my ability to use this branch due to my work schedule.

I love this library, exept there is no place to park. You can do archive research in the old part of the building which is simply beautiful. They have incredible artwork. The staff has been very helpfull when I needed help finding old newspaper copies. You can borrow movies as well as books i think too.

I visit the library every 2 – 3 weeks because I am a beast when it comes to reading. If I actually had to purchase all of the books I wanted to read I would end up taking up residence in an alley behind a dumpster. I guess that means I read a lot… lol. The library is set up okay and all but I prefer not to have to browse around all day so I pre-​order what I want online so when I get there I am just dropping off and picking up. The librarians are fairly friendly. I like the fact this library is affiliated with the Boston Public Library so it widens the selection of books available to me. I took a star off because there have been numerous times when I search for a book in the catalog and when I went to look for it I found it somewhere other than where it was listed as being or it just wasn’t there. The latter you cannot really blame on the library. You have to blame that one on the lame people who steal shit they can borrow for free.