Southern Pines Public Library

It's understandable that they chose to keep the reading/study areas closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we have friends and family that need a quiet place to study and don't have that option at home.nnEDIT IN RESPONSE TO LIBRARY: Thank you so much for posting this update.

We are new to the area, and I find myself really disappointed in our experiences with the library so far. We’ve been asked to leave as we were picking out books- we were reading through a book at that time. I’m not sure what we were doing wrong, but, the woman said, “This is not really meant for that.” A book is not meant for reading? Or a library is not meant for sitting in? I’m still unsure. Today, we arrived 7 min before closing. I hadn’t realized the closing time, but instead of being encouraged to choose books quickly, we were discouraged from even coming inside!! I have 3 young children; you would think a public library (in the digital age), funded entirely by the city and its citizens, the librarians would be a little more eager to inspire reading and library exploration...

The library and the staff are amazing

Wonderful facilities! Plenty of workspace (with outlets) and two, small private workrooms. The facility is basically one great room so noise can travel from the Registration desk - a pair of headphones easily blocks all noise.nnFor non-residents a six month library card is $30 (annual is $60). They do have a small collection of honor books for non-members.nnOf course, entering, using the WiFi, and reading books there is all free of charge! This library does not allow ANY food or beverages - even coffee. They allow water bottles with tight screw on lids (I’m sure there is a story but I didn’t ask).nnOverall, I’ll continue to work here to get a change of pace every now and then. Highly recommend the facility. The staff are wonderful!

Great place and also has an electric car charger. Facilities are well maintained and they have a good variety of books, movies and magazines as one would expect. Great place to study