Dover Public Library

Quite nice library. You will find everything what you want. Two floors of books, DVD, music... Internet, spaces to read, study, 3D print, copy machine, drop boxes for books outside library. Kids section is fun. Programs for families and adults. Their website is decent, you can do almost everything through that.

Libraries are one of the cornerstones of a community. They are the last bastion of egalitarianism, where anyone in a city can come and drink from the fount of knowledge for free. They are a testament to the goodness that civic society offers; that taxes and a functioning government are vital to the happiness of the people. The public library is a radical idea. So radical, that if it were first proposed today in the United States, it would probably be shouted down as a communist or socialist plot. Take a little bit of money from everyone, to just, give out free knowledge to anyone who asks? Preposterous. What's next? We just give hungry kids lunch for free and don't put them in debt? What a slippery slope that would be. A library is an indispensable part of civic connection and engagement

Absolutely disgusting facility with extremely rude staff... Better off going to Portsmouth or surrounding town especially if you have children

5 stars to 1 star. We used to go there all the time, and my wife has never had a problem getting a key to use the bathroom after they've implemented this practice of requesting a key. They have never questioned her once; she just went to the counter, and they gave her a key, whether or not she has kids with her. I went in to use the restroom, while my kids were there in the library, actually in the kids section doing a story time. They refused to give me the key and insisted that I walk upstairs to request one. I then walked upstairs, asked for a key, and they claimed they did not have a key to use the restroom. It was obvious someone from downstairs called upstairs. After arguing they then privileged me with letting me use the key but said I had to go downstairs to get it. When I went b

My children have contracted a number of illness/diseases from the play area at this library. From hand foot mouth disease to more recently nasty norovirus, it's unfortunate that the staff doesn't seem to sanitize any of the toys in the play area, tabled, chairs, etc.