Greater Victoria Public Library - Saanich Centennial Branch

Great place to spend some time looking through books, magazines, DVDs, Internet, kids area, and so much more!

Very nice place to read if your brother is playing hockey lots of books comics and more

Library is decent and lots of programs. Front desk staff unfortunately don't like taking book returns at their desks. Fail on customer service.

Beautiful, new library. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Many interesting programs for big and small.

I don't mean to sound bitter, but what happened to libraries? When I was a kid, a library was a place to read quietly, learning about the world in an atmosphere of quiet interest. Now, it seems, it's a place (that's rarely open) where you go to check your facebook, gossip loudly with your friends, and permit your young children to run around yelling. The Saanich Centennial Branch is no exception. It's a physically appealing library, with a decent number of workstations. But it's overrun by people who seem to view it as a place to loudly talk on cellphones. It's a shame.