Epping Branch Library

best darn smelling library ever

Thank you to the wonderful staff at Epping. I came in to see the JP and Rosemary was very helpful in showing me how to download new app and books.Great service and lovely staff

Not bad, there were some upgrades done to this Library recently such as replacing the study cubicles furniture with a more collaborative experience and an accessible parking space in front of the library.

This is the very best library I've ever visited. The staff were unbelievable. I opened a new card and will be going here now instead of my other library. A big thank you to Elizabeth when I walked in and Dee. Couldn't have been more impressed with their level of help.

I love the library and, although I haven't done it for a while, I really appreciate that I can get books in from different libraries to pick up (I hope they still have this feature...). It's great that they have a water fountain, computers, and bathrooms, and they have lots of resources that I have found useful. However, the library desperately needs more desks, and especially more desks with power points. A few years ago they had LOTS of desks in rows and they each had their own charging port, but a lot of them seem to have gone missing? Where the rows of desks used to be there are a few tables, with no access to charging ports, and there is a lot of empty space with a few tiny... I'm not sure what they're supposed to be 'reading desks' maybe? They are about 20 centimetres in diameter and on an angle - ridiculously small and don't even hold a laptop for someone to work with.This has led to a lot of people not being able to find a place to work, read, or study which has been getting worse over the past few weeks and with all of the apartments going up in the area. I think the issue may be resolved a little if they brought back the booking system they had for desks during COVID - especially if we could also book them online, not just in person. It's probably a time-consuming change, but with so few desks available in such a busy area with so many retirees and students, I feel that something needs to be done to make the space more accessible for the community. I've had to start saving a desk for a friend, which I feel terrible about, and today a lady got very irritable with me for saving it... I'd been there for five minutes and my friend was walking in the door as she spoke...

I have been using this Library for more than 20 years. Excellent environment, very friendly staff but unfortunately due to Covid the closing time has now been moved to 5 pm instead of 8 pm in those days. Please consider bringing back 8 pm closure as most of the people find it convenient to come after 5 pm. One negative comment is the state of their male toilets which needs some improvement and regular cleaning. Thanks.

Good atmosphere, Yisme helped me with printing without a library card and was very helpful

I always love the Epping library for its lovely helpful staff, a good collection of books, and neat restrooms, but it is always a little bit noisy as you can see a lot of teenage students doing group studies.