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City of Milpitas

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Local(408) 262-1171

40 N Milpitas Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95035

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City of Milpitas
Local(408) 262-1171

40 N Milpitas Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95035

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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel R.

5.0 of 5 stars. What's cool about this library? It's not how sunny it is inside with all the windows or that the library is new. It's not the 1947 fire truck in the parking garage or the vending machines or the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Come and watch the sunset on the second floor. The blinds filter the glare and makes it gentle to stare at the sun setting. I love this new library for its wide, spacious, beautiful design. The kid...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by C-L L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Milpitas has needed a new library for a long time. The new library reminds me a lot of the new library in downtown San Jose, open and airy with lots of natural light. Despite the new digs, I miss the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by bianca c.

5.0 of 5 stars. This new library is wonderfully state-of-the-art, clean and efficient. Every city in the world should be lucky enough to have a library like this one, great at what it does and filled with people all...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Samson W.

4.0 of 5 stars. The new library is so much better than the previous building. Twice as much books and other materials (CDs, DVDs, Magazines, Newspapers, etc.). It is much larger (2x) than the original location. And...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachael E.

3.0 of 5 stars. Its really nice on the inside. But I always feel like I'm going to fall through the floor because when you walk on it feels hollow.The chairs are all really comfortable. But its always sort of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jillian R.

5.0 of 5 stars. now THIS is a library. it's huge, modern, clean, convenient with lots of parking spaces, lots of computers, and has a huge array of books and dvds! the checkout place seem to lag a lot and can get...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by K B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Much better than previous building with tons of computers for internet and homework use. Depending on the time of day you may not find a computer free.My favorite section of the library is the middle...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Fred C.

2.0 of 5 stars. While there are impressive aspects of this library, there are significant problems. They seemed to have missed the whole point of being a library, trying to be all things to all people. The building...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tu D.

5.0 of 5 stars. We just got our kids their own library cards so that they will take responsibility for their own books! It never fails that a day or two before the due date we're turning our house upside down...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura f.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is the creme de la creme of public libraries! Brand New in 2009 for the lucky kiddos and adults!Hint: search online, reserve your book, zip in and out with books from the NY Times Bestseller...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jane D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hello, ladies and gentleman, this is the "IT" place in Milpitas / South Fremont. I found this out when i tried to find a seat in the study room on a Saturday afternoon. Everyone and their uncle Frank...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina C.

4.0 of 5 stars. this place is bloody fantastic! Free WiFi with your library card and everything is so high tech. So silicon valley. I love it!They still carry old VHS videos I used to rent and they still have the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon T.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a gorgeous library. There is an antique fire truck display that my son loves. The Children's section is a great size and has these pod chairs that my brother is quite enamored of. Saturday...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by breanna p.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place is disgusting. its gross, its dirty!!!.. it smells horrible especially in the summer.. I am utterly disappointed . I second the person who said this is a day care, and a very poor one at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Gemma G.

3.0 of 5 stars. The newest addition to the Santa Clara County Libraries system is the newly-relocated Milpitas branch on Milpitas' historic Main Street. Although it's still a bit of a mess to get to, it's definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Laurie M.

1.0 of 5 stars. The new library is beautiful. Lots of space and lighting. Location is great! It seems however; the rules for bringing children into the new space have changed and possibly the friendly staff that...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joanne V.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm loving this library, its quite nice. I don't come here to study as I come here mostly to bring my 5 year old daughter to help her with her reading schools. I do understand most people's...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan R.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wow what a difference.... I love this library because its so spacious. I just went in to browse, will definitely have to come back especially if i need toget sum studying done. The parking garage is a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Greg C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I would say it's a good library...however it is too big, bigger than the old one, so it takes a long time to get what do want to get. Seems to have more people here every week I go there. The parking...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Miki W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Yeah! the new library is here! It's beautiful and I love the new chairs and seatings. The building is so well thought out. Things are easier to find because there's now space to put them 'out...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen P.

3.0 of 5 stars. Overall, the new 60,000 sq. feet Milpitas library is decent. The building design and the 4-level parking garage is nice. The first floor contains children's, fiction, international language books,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Abel V.

1.0 of 5 stars. I am a writer, reader, intellect and currently pursuing a M.A. in Creative Writing. This is not a library, but a failure to the intellectual community, harboring a place for infidels to gestate like...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tin-Tin M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This library facility is a huge improvement from the old one on 40 N. Milpitas Blvd. First, it's a lot bigger and there are more seats where you can actually sit and read. Teenopolis is a cute idea...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shelly E.

4.0 of 5 stars. The new library really rocks! There is lots of space for all the collections.The glass and light are beautiful. The seating is wonderful. There is supposed to be wireless throughout the building, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by John P.

1.0 of 5 stars. The librarians are five stars at this location. Other than that, this is not a library. It is a Video Rental facility and Daycare mixed with a little Internet Cafe.Get it back to being about Books....
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erica T.

4.0 of 5 stars. I go here quite often to borrow books. They have a pretty good selection. It's conveniently located and I have been going here since I was a kid. I like how you can easily reserve books online and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mikey U.

1.0 of 5 stars. ...writer's block, pt.3...___?? YEARS AGO___Back in my high school days and a little bit of college (sometime after Grease, through Saved By The Bell, a little bit during 90210), I used to frequent...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Noel M.

4.0 of 5 stars. This definitely isn't a stereotypical library. It's extremely crowded, loud and obnoxious but if you know what you're looking for it's a great resource. Thankfully, it can be a quick escape too, you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by t k.

4.0 of 5 stars. Love the long hours. A good place to stop for a commute break when the traffic is bad
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sharon T.

1.0 of 5 stars. it was once a 3 star "indifferent" review... but i've grown to HATE this place w/ a passion... call me a "burning piece of HATE" - but whatever sanctity a library used to honor when it came to the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tulie L.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place is AWFUL!!! I came to study in the quiet room,and an Asian man with his freaking C book kept opening it reading it out loud , then mumbled to himself in Chinese, kept getting up , and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mimay W.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you see creepy people hanging outside or inside the library, looking at kids in a perverted way, call the Police immediately. I just didn't like the way a couple of people were sitting outside the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Serendipity B.

1.0 of 5 stars. UPDATE: 6/1/07- stars b/c there was a crazy dude in the women's restroom. There needs to be a security guard here like the Sunnyvale library.__________________________This library needs a face-lift....
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lynn N.

5.0 of 5 stars. It is great. Lots of books, computers, and DVD. Can be quite crowded when children are not in school. Can't wait until the new library is done!!!
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by rhea j.

4.0 of 5 stars. Chippy P. thinks that this place makes her feel that she's amongst a clutter of books. yes, but it makes me like i'm in that bookstore that's in the Harry Potter series. it's okay to breathe here. i...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I practically lived here throughout my school years. Whenever everyone would lie to their parents about "going to the library," I was actually there. Yes, I was a nerd.I recently went back after not...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily D.

5.0 of 5 stars. EDIT: this review is for the old library building, which was recently torn down. Sad face!Once again open on Mondays, the Milpitas Library resumes its happy role in my life. Coming here is like...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love going to the library! I recently rediscovered the joys of free services given by the city/county. I hung out here back in my Jr. High and High School days. As an adult, i've come to appreciate...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2006
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Reading is fun for everyone!

The Milpitas Library is a great place to relax and read a book or magazine. They have a wide variety of books for children and adults. If you are not into books, they also allow you to borrow videos o...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/07/2005
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