Maywood Public Library

This is another one of my favorite locations in Bergen County. The staff often comes off as prejudiced and unfriendly. Years ago, they used to have an older white male security guard that would literally stare and pick on black/brown kids. I was in high school at the time and I would feel so uncomfortable because he was constantly watching my siblings and I while we were on the computer doing homework. There'd be little white kids running around and he wouldn't say a thing to them. I remember one time asking him to please have the kids quiet down because they were disturbing everyone, literally running around and playing- not doing work. His reply was that the kids have a right to be there until their parents picked them up. I was so happy when he stopped working there. Apparently a lot of kids walked across the street from the school and the library was basically an aftercare for late pickup. But, this shouldn't be an issue anymore with the pandemic going on.nBut besides that, the library is usually not overcrowded. There's a fair amount of computers both upstairs and downstairs. The library is always clean and has nice areas /tables to study. Great parking lot and entrances in the front and back of the building.

I would have given a 4 or even 5 but because of my weird and uncomfortable experiences I have has with their new staff member who is of Russian decent or European decent. She has off region accent (Don’t know her name.) I have to leave my concern for their authority. Rest of the members are fine and respectful and helpful. Mind you I have been coming to thins place for a long time. She has a complex where she thinks and or behaves as if she better than you and others. She makes up her own rules. She even told the other member to have me read my card number because she would not accept the card from my hand to scan the card. She always has an attitude, very rude and creating a bad atmosphere for no reason. I’ve never felt so uncomfortable at the library until she joined.

Very well maintained library. Clean, quiet and orderly. Unfortunately it doesn't offer the full benefits of other libraries. This is the only library that doesn't keep a house flash drive at the front desk for those that need to scan. First and hopefully last library that isn't equipped with a $5 flash drive available for it's patrons.

Great place! The staff are very kind and helpful. The library is clean, neat, quiet, and small.

We were over for Story telling it was so much fun, truly recommended