Reviews of Former Central Library (Library)

Esabela Soliman

The best

Lauren Wheeler

Great location, but parking is difficult, building is dated, and no study spaces near windows. Very limited access to electrical outlets. Basically, this is a library of 1970 that hasn't quite got the hang of the information/location needs of the 2010s.

Bonnie Pewterbaugh

Love the new Advanced Learning Library. Quiet, spacious, excellent selection of books AND the Reverie Roasters make their home there! Delicious coffee and a book! Nothing better!!

Stevens S.

That s where i go for quick researches, don t like to stay long though staff is rude and has an attitude problem

Ashley Gorges

Great location

Sharay Angle

Staff were nice.

D Jolie

Fantastic Library , it is huge and full of information of every kind . I love it there .

witzy Correa

Un lugar muy agradable para leer con un extenso surtido de libros hay un extante para libros de español y no tienen el libro que buscas te lo consiguen el las otras bibliotecas

Jack Liberty

Fantastic location, easy to access in Downtown district. Parking can be difficult, since it's located adjacent to Century 2. The building is somewhat dated as well.

CandyMichelle Johnson

Love it.

Lillian Zuppann

Just attended a meeting in one of the conference rooms here. Loved the facility. It is beautiful and has some very knowledgeable staff. A great place to hold an educational conference!

YVC Wichita

Dawn and Steve were very helpful. Very nice library , location. It’s clean , and customer service is great! Great place to study and have a quiet time! Easy way to set up library card.

Thomas Wilson

They have books on all subjects and use the Dewey Decimal System. Gold library cards cost $20.00, but regular library cards are free, with a replacement costing $2.00. There are often homeless people sleeping here during the day, but there is a cop there to provide security. There is a genealogy and records of Sedgwick country in the basement, and a Children's room on the third floor. Every time I walk in there though, I have an uncomfortable feeling staying there and I feel like the people who work there and the place itself are evil.

CJ P

I absolutely adoringly love our Wichita Ks public library!! I remember our kindergarten class going there in the 1970's and I was mesmerized at all the wonderful books everywhere and how helpful and nice the people were that worked there. We lived in a small town just outside of Wichita and our library there was a small one bedroom house before it was a library. It had a wonderful children's room that us kids visited all the time to look at books together and if the librarian wasn't busy , she would gladly read books to us. Wichita library is the same way to this day. They love our kids and try to help them explore and learn and most importantly, develop a love for reading. Great resources for the patrons, students and professionals and everyone that is interested in research or simply reading. Staff is always amazingly helpful and look like they delight in doing so. Just a few super fabulous reasons why my family and I love the place. They have taught me a lot through letting me read and discover even when I had next to nothing money and was a temporary resident at the women's crisis center. Reading books got me through a rough time. The library card and use was free but a fine had to be paid by anybody overdue getting the material returned late. That's more than fair. That's a gifted blessing from the library and its friends that fund it and keep it going. Many thanks to all for that gift. The building always clean and nice. The environment not as good I hate to admit. People don't keep their children in check while there. Running a muck squealing yelling. The staff has always prided themselves on keeping people quiet. Anymore they can't without offending the parents and getting attitude and noise on top of what the kids were doing. It's a society issue now I guess. We were taught better and we did better out of respect. That being the only bad thing I have to say about it is pretty darn good I think. I still say , ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars for our library

James Huggins

Very friendly attendants. Gotta love the library

Kristin Whitehair

Lots of space. Comfortable seating. Great book and DVD collection.

Seth Duncan

Great library, friendly staff.

Candace Tatum

Lots of dvds, lots of computers to use. It's great.

debra cooper

Very friendly attendants. Gotta love the library

Chris Douglas

Great Children's book area , multiple computer area's/Wifi,and a great big reading area. I definitely like the Wichita Downtown Public Library the best out of all Wichita's Public Libraries .

Brenda C. Hill

Yes That's My library i love it there in the collision Right therr is where Sister Moore Have service At Noon on Sunday, She A lady That went from wineo park here thats what they call it people sleep there but anyway she Marched with others to the Mayer who i forgot but they started The Lord Dinner where you can go 365 Days a week to eat frree from all churches feed anyone coffee donuts, good service, Awesome place right across from a cool church that has names of people born 1616 and when they died its art work and made in gold beautiful i made a video i find something new evrrytime i smoke a cig there bad habit god will not mind but Many is build in the wall god art work is in the sky angles too.

Jason M

EXCELLENT facility/selection, but TERRIBLE internet policy... (Also, the man in charge of the computers today was rude and unprofessional; it was before noon, but it was OBVIOUS that he wanted to go home!!!)

Tammy Farris

what ever!

Jacob Laha

Great brutalist building in downtown. Its one of the only buildings in Kansas to win a national architectural design award.

Dale Page

Stepping into this library feels like I'm walking back into the days of the classic TV show Moonlighting! It's a little retro. There is a nice little Friends of the Library bookstore with good deals and a great children's section on the top floor.

Aleah LeVardi

Has a HUGE selection in books and everyone is helpful.

Paul Adams

Love this place! Loaded with different kinds of media