Garston Library

This is a pretty good library as far as Liverpool libraries go. There’s a much better selection of books here than I’ve seen in many of the others. But there is still room for improvement. As always I’d like to see more craft books and more classics.
The building is lovely, especially the inside. Everything is all wood panelled, and clean and shiny.

It’s great that Libraries have tried to become a focal point of the community in more ways than providing books since it seems that the public’s hunger for reading has declined rapidly but being slightly old fashioned I would argue that the library’s primary function is to still offer books at least.
Through becoming a One Stop Shop for council needs and offering much needed computer space and internet access, Garston Library has sacrificed many of its bookshelves for these services.
As a kid this place used to be crammed with books and even had a top floor that held many old editions. Today it has had to move with the times and is good for the local community in terms of providing a place to resolve local issues but don’t those same people who need free internet access also need a wide choice of free books?

Garston library also operates as a one-​stop-​shop for the council and has free public internet, so can be pretty busy throughout the week. When I’ve been there to use the one-​stop-​shop facilities, I’ve always been seen to promptly and the staff are efficient and friendly. The library itself looks great although doesn’t seem to hold that many books. It’s been refurbed so now everything has that shiny new look about it, and the smaller kids I’ve seen in there obviously love it.
It’s a great old building too, so I hope many more people get use out of it — I remember going there as a kid and everything being dusty and shabby and needing the loo…

This lovely library is situated very close to Garston Park. It is easily accessible from St Marys Road. It is not a large library but there are a large variety of books on display. It is also very bright and looks very clean. I have found the staff extremely knowledgable and they are very helpful in helping you log onto the computers. There are plenty of seating in the library to allow you to relax. There are also daily newspapers which can save you money each day, as well as meeting new people each day. It seems to be extremely popular with the over 65s.