Reviews of Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library (Library)

Christian Betancourt

Nice place overall. The renovation left the building in very good shape, and it's very pleasing to be inside. The only downsides; the place is rather small, the selection a bit limited, and tends to stick to 9-5 type hours except for a few days.

Rebecca Ramer

Nice place, nice people, good sense of commnuity, not a great book selection. Not quiet at all. Even the librarians are loud. Not the place to read or work if you require silence.

Christian Betancourt

Nice place overall. The renovation left the building in very good shape, and it's very pleasing to be inside. The only downsides; the place is rather small, the selection a bit limited, and tends to stick to 9-5 type hours except for a few days.

Charles Bosse

Tiny, and never open. Sad.

David Breen

Just reopened after a two year renovation.

Frank Blazek

Not open Sunday. Thought I would save you a trip.

Rebecca Ramer

Nice place, nice people, good sense of commnuity, not a great book selection. Not quiet at all. Even the librarians are loud. Not the place to read or work if you require silence.

Jane Sawyer

Such an asset to the community! Give it more funding so it can have longer hours please!

Nathan Brescia

Nice new space, but if you work 9-5 you won't get many chances to utilize it.

Timothy Stiles

Lovely library. Recently renovated to meet modern needs. Plenty of space to work. Very nice kids room on the far end of the library to help keep things quiet for everyone else. Conference room and event room big enough to keep likely 50+ in the basement for community functions. They just added a makerspace (a 3D printer and some desktop workstations) and I wouldn't be surprised if they'd accept help or donations to expand it. Fiore's bakery is across the street if you ever need a snack. Overall a great community space and public resource.

Nathan Brescia

Nice new space, but if you work 9-5 you won't get many chances to utilize it.

Raylan Givens

Saturday 9am-2pm? Whose up at 9on saturday for a library visit? Insomniac nerds? 10-3 or 11-4. Or add hours! 10-5 is fine. 9-2 is silly

Timothy Stiles

Lovely library. Recently renovated to meet modern needs. Plenty of space to work. Very nice kids room on the far end of the library to help keep things quiet for everyone else. Conference room and event room big enough to keep likely 50+ in the basement for community functions. They just added a makerspace (a 3D printer and some desktop workstations) and I wouldn't be surprised if they'd accept help or donations to expand it. Fiore's bakery is across the street if you ever need a snack. Overall a great community space and public resource.

Adrian Haber

Brand new renovation just opened today. Providing an increase in library space, and a huge improvement in the modernity and usefulness of the library. Now it is a great place to hang out or just stop by.

Renee Elich

The new renovation looks great.

Mohammed hisamuddin

The renovated building is awesome. Also acts as a free coworking space with the Super Wi-Fi for me.

Adrian Haber

Brand new renovation just opened today. Providing an increase in library space, and a huge improvement in the modernity and usefulness of the library. Now it is a great place to hang out or just stop by.

T Golden

I went to the Tropical Fiesta, sponsored and staffed by the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library. The steel drum ensemble was highly entertaining and the Dominican food tasty and plentiful. The Friends were such gracious hosts. And it was all free as almost all library events tend to be. Hooray for library activity programming!

Alemayehu Bekele

Beautiful place, but very few new and diverse children book selection. It also lacks children (<3) toys, games etc.

lucia oliveira

Small but really nice library

T Golden

I went to the Tropical Fiesta, sponsored and staffed by the Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library. The steel drum ensemble was highly entertaining and the Dominican food tasty and plentiful. The Friends were such gracious hosts. And it was all free as almost all library events tend to be. Hooray for library activity programming!

Juliana Casale

JP's library is definitely on the small side, but they have a fairly good collection of fiction/graphic novels and you can always order books from other branches through their online catalog. I love perusing their assortment of DVDs (free beats OnDemand every time!) and checking out the staff picks. Pro tip: During tax season you can find all the necessary forms and instruction packets here.

Adam Nichols

Good place to go do some work. Open 9-5 on Saturday like the central library

Alemayehu Bekele

Beautiful place, but very few new and diverse children book selection. It also lacks children (<3) toys, games etc.

lala land

Just moved to the neighborhood and checked out this branch recently. Disappointed. Very small book collection and almost no desks for adults to sit and study. There are some tables but mainly in the children and teens area.

Dee

Very peaceful.

lucia oliveira

Small but really nice library

William Brokhof

Smallish, but a great local resource. Great family programs. You can get free museum tix here too!

Meredith Lesser-Gonzalez

Still not the largest collections but the indoor and outdoor work spaces since the new renovations are really great.