First, you have to pay for parking. Which, ok ok, Downtown Tampa is tight fitted. So thats fine (although the first time I had to pay to park in a libary in Tampa).
Maybe I came on the wrong day, but I will never be back at this library.
I'm a lifelong library user. I love libraries. I love librarians. I've visited a half dozen of the branches and always encountered nice and helpful staff. For about a year the Brandon branch was my home branch. While I always had excellent service and enjoyed the collections, today, was the deal killer for me. I got a notice, when checking out some materials that my account was on hold. When I went to the counter, the guy in the Seffner branch told me I had returned an item with a disc missing. Problem is, I checked out and returned that item more than a year ago. Digging deeper into the situation only garnered for me more bad answers, or no answers at all. I physically went to the Brandon branch to try to learn more and was basically assured that, I obviously made a mistake and it was no big deal. Which isn't true in any way. It's clear to me that something is weird in their system and I do not want to expose myself to potential losses or have my personal information compromised by a system that is so vulnerable.
Super friendly staff, fantastic assortment of books, magazines, and other items. I was able to use one of their study rooms to catch up on some work and spend some time in great comfort. You gotta love libraries. If you're not from the states and are looking for a comfortable spot with wifi, look for your local library.
The staff goes out if it's way to be helpful. The HIVE STAFF is very knowledgeable. Especially Jeff.
And the last straw broke when I went to the bathroom. It smells OVERWHELMINGLY like mildew on the top floor. WTF, how could the workers ignore such a pungent smell???
I have enjoyed every visit I have made here. Their music and video sections are huge, their back magazine collection is huge, and they also have a surprising number of resources available online. Many of the snags involved with ebooks seem to have been resolved. The children's area is very family oriented. Overall, an excellent experience!! Thank you!
I walk in and am quite impressed with the setup. It looks fancy. So After looking around, I try to find a place to sit and do HW on my laptop, so I am in need of a wall plug in...NOPE! Like 90% of the seating areas lack any charging accessibility. Grrrrr.
There are basically 3 tabletops upstairs that offer high seats (no back support) with charging ports. I am convinced that they do not want you to use this library with electronics. Why would you lack charging ports at most of your seats???
Ok, so I came here in the hope of getting homework done on my laptop. I will not come here again to do so.
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