Poplar Creek Public Library Dist

The library is enormous and well kept! The staff is knowledgable and friendly. It is nice and quiet and has a vast selection of books and movies. My kids and I love it!

it’s a nice library, up to par with some of the best… good selection, nice parking lot across the street, it’s really a good library. I have been to quite a few libraries and I have seen better, but usually they are slightly less as nice as poplar creek^^

I know, i know its a library! But since their renovation its a pain to go up stairs to the service desk for EVERYTHING! The self checkouts are great if your just gettjng books, but not convient to go to the service desk to get the security tags removed. The computer usage is very limited and not enough computers are available. The children’s area is very nice and has a stellar selection of books, movies, and educational computer games. Their children programs are not as frequent anymore or as notable as previous years. The staff are what you would expect; fussy, prude, demeaning, and rather bothered when approached– the main reason for the three stars! Its a shame really

Much of the seating is small and not condusive to Wi-​Fi. They have books seperated in totally different areas based on fiction and non-​fiction. A pretty big unique looking library has a seventies modernist college building look. Plenty of study rooms are about but the place seems confusing if your an infrequent visitor.

I enjoy the layout of the building. The staff is very helpful and they have great programs for kids.

this building is M.O.D. like 60’s mod. but simultaneously futuristic.
i was completely taken aback as i entered. i have never seen a library quite like this one. kinda made my mouth hang open. i got lost trying to find the ladies room because the black & white circle patterns were making me dizzy. no joke.
(so while i was totally awe-​inspired and impressed overall, of course i have to nitpick. that’s what happens when you’re «in the industry.» meet me in the next paragraph if you’re not interested in this little rant.) i did not like the youth desk; i felt like the staff were hiding behind this weird green panel. kids would have to go to either side to see them. and when standing in front of the desk, all you see is the green panel, oddly positioned, and noticeably NOT covering the many, many wires protruding under the desk from the computers. i really do not understand this design.
some things i loved about this library:
–the storytime room looks like the bottom of a rocket from the outside. totally cute. (nitpick: is there a way to get in without taking the stairs?)
–they have a sort of enclosed outdoor space right near the storytime room. jealous!
–wide, open spaces, likely with lots of little nooks and crannies to get yourself cozy in.
–wonderful, helpful, knowledgeable, talented staff.

This place is AWESOME! I would have never made it through nursing school without their study rooms. You can lock yourself in and face the wall. No distractions! Be cautious on the weekends because it is open both Sat & Sun and there are a lot of kids around. Not the best for study sessions. But this place is state of the art! The toilets have to options to flush one for #1 and another for #2, very green.

I LOVE this library its HUGE & the staff is so wonderful & helpful
I love the self check outs & hold options
(I havent had to wait more than a week for any of the books I’ve put on hold)
HUGE parking lot area :)

The Poplar Creek Library on Park Ave in Streamwood is the larger of a couple branches, with a smaller satellite branch on Irving Park just east of Barrington in Hanover Park. The Park Ave branch was recently rebuilt, and the interior of the building is spotless. The top floor is mostly periodicals, music and kids media, with the lower sections containing reference and adult fiction and non-​fiction.
With close proximity to several schools, this location seems a lot of after-​school traffic by the kids on the weekdays. Thankfully, the vast majority of them have been really well behaved. There was one time however when a teenage girl was taking on her cell phone constantly nearby where I was trying to read. I asked her to take the phone outside (this is a library right?) and she just ignored me.
I spoke to one of the ladies staffing the desk and she said they allowed cell phone usage inside the branch! Consider me old-​fashioned, but libraries, like movie theaters, should be cell-​free zones. Other than this one experience, the staff has been very helpful whenever I needed assistance.
There are a couple of study rooms on the lower level if you need a truly quiet place to read or discuss a project with others, equipped with comfy chairs and large tables. The selection of titles available from within the library is a bit lacking. Call me spoiled, but the Schaumburg main branch on Roselle (see my review for it) has this place beat hands down. Poplar Creek has several shelves that are nearly or completely empty from books. Perhaps they are better stocked for future expansion, but if you need selection and you need it now, I recommend the excellent SDTL library as it is not far away at all.