Coos Bay Public Library

A nice big and bright library! I was in town for the 4A BB playoffs, and was able to drop in here to get some work done.

They won’t let me sleep outside at night. They wouldn’t even have a library if I didn’t invent it, but they took my home, my private books for my exclusive knowledge that I did invent, and stole the land it is in. The only reason the library has the word public in it is so the beasts that live off of me won’t destroy it if they don’t know, but what good is it to have a library when you can be told to leave by an intruder who has pigs in his side. It is enough to make a true hod dispose of it.

This library has a really nice selection of books. If they do not have the book they are usually very nice about trying to assist you in getting the book.
My only compliant is their limited hours of operation which equates to being open only part time. They are only open four to six hours during the work week and only three hours on one of the weekend days. The North Bend library has similar limited hours open to serve the public.
This is most unfortunate because the communities taxes support the operations of this facility and the limited hours do not offer much back to the community members. Families work during the week and the only real time to use the facility during the weekends the library is only open three hours on Saturday.
Most county libraries else were are open eight hours Monday through Friday and five hours on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend is the time the library should be open and offering community outreach programs to help the community members connect and grow with one another through educational support programs.
Their website indicates they want the community to support their upcoming bond measure to build a new library. This will increase the community member's taxes by several hundred dollars. Their serve support hours back to the community would have to increase to show their money would be worth this huge increase in everyone's taxes.

I adore this library! There are a LOT of board games and community resources and it is very accessable.

I'm very impressed with the wonderful variety of items to choose from. It's great to be able to browse the shelves in person. Thanks

Great place to get books and internet access free computers, copying for small price. Kids love it

I'm from out of state, and I stopped by today to do some much needed online business. Everyone at the front desk was very helpful and friendly. Not much traffic while I was there. The place was a great sanctuary to get caught up. Wifi works great. Not password protected. Very clean and most of the patrons and all of the staff are still wearing mask.

I was refused entry and told I was not allowed in the library because I am homeless, I must hang out on side of building. Wannabe cop walking around like he is wyaat Earp. Guess this is what I served my country for. Horrible.

Great Library! Librarians are very helpful, we didn't find what we were looking for but fault if the libarianes. Did find some helpful information on what we were researching!

Unfortunately one or two of the librarians are extremely rude which has now lessened my desire to use the library at all. The only reason I go in is because their online books are severalty backlogged unlike more progressive places. I would always prefer to read electronically but with the pandemic and the rising rates and goose county this is especially so

I love the interlibrary loaning system and also how easy it is to use online services. This is a great library with very helpful and friendly staff. Save our libraries!

Amazing play area for children. I bring my 2 year old here a few times a month and he always has a blast. Staff is amazingly friendly.

The reason why I give this place two Stars. Is because they are not very nice to children. We took are 3 year old son and are one-year- son to the library. And then the security guard told us to keep it down. And while at check out when I had the one year old with me. He starts screaming I told him to keep it down. The librarian said you need to keep it down this is a library. I have right to tell our kids to keep it down. If I were you and your a parent. I wouldn't take your kids to this Library.