J. Paul Leonard Library

Jeff Garma

Nice place, and the staff and officers are very kind and helpful. That said, the newbies show up from high school and forget they arent in high school anymore, and dont use their inside voice inside. ... True most of the area is not a quiet study area, but theres still a social understanding of where you are! People are using computers for work, study, and writing and there arent any computers in the quiet areas, and since it is inside and a common area the idea, just like in an elevator, that you aren't talking continuously for HOURS using outside voices! Go outside if you're trying to catch up and tell your story about the new noodle place that opened up, and you didnt know how to use the chopsticks properly, and made a mess ... no one cares that your puppy had diarrhea after eating the cat food laced with catnip, and couldnt hold it until you woke up the next day to let her out to go to the bathroom ... and finding a new boyfriend who TOTALLY MATCHES YOU is really cool, but the rest of the room doesnt really care about how sweet he kisses your neck while expressing he need to share everything with you! Save it for yourself. Cherish it. Let it grow, but dont involve the rest of us, We're trying to study!! And, last thing, theres a such thing as asking politely with a look, or a sound, or a grimace but both of you are either tone deaf, ignorant, jerks or some combination of the three.

Computer Services

Best library I've ever been to, and I've been to plenty. Lot's of comfortable places to sit. WiFi speed could use a little improvement. First floor men's restroom gets messy and gross after the homeless/vagrants and plain disgusting people gets through it. Glad the renovations were through when I attended.

Josue Chaidez

Great place to study. They have a 4th floor that is only for quiet study, in addition to a Peet’s Coffee to help fuel those long nights of study. Lots of natural lighting, plenty of places to sit, and clean faculties are a big plus.

Crystal Trinh

When it first opened it still had problems like a huge draft in winter, loud and overcrowded first floor, but it was okay! But now it's not a library anymore, it's like a dorm, there are people sleeping everywhere even between bookshelves on the FLOOR! I need to get a book, I'd rather not step on them but they just won't MOVE! People are having pizzas delivered (no not a friend bringing it, an actual pizza delivery guy in uniform). It'd be nice to keep greasy food out of places that don't have good ventilation, but nope people really use the library just like their dorm/home except they don't clean up their mess.