Leeds Central Library

The children area is wonderful! I wish my son would behave better, so we could have come more often during our holidays in Leeds. There is a pram entrance, a lift to get to the ground floor where the children area is located. The entrance is free!

The library is the best I’ve been to in England so far, I like all the improvements: especially the music room with recording studios etc. I even saw a 3D printer, ask Wren if you need something. Met Jenny on the crafts and art floor, very friendly and shared activities that are happening at the library. On the research floor got helped by two ladies up there, didn’t catch their names but they were helpful finding resources and using microfiche machine. Janet was awesome at getting my card sorted out and giving me all the info needed to access audio and digital books. The café used to be amazing. So I am hoping they are going to invest a bit in there too. They used to have a good selection of fresh baked goods and drinks. There was even a chance you could hear an employee or guest play the piano. To say it was a bank holiday I thought it would have been busier. Though staff are friendly, met Scarlett and Mirzah. Got my #sconeAsInGone . There were a few sandwich and poke bowl options. The cups for tea also shrank. However the tea room is an amazing room architecturally, hard to believe that someone once chose to cover it all up!!

Visited for the Christmas Elf Show, it was really great. Very well organised and an amazing show. The building is absolutely beautiful, I’d love to spend some time alone in here! Staff are super friendly and helpful too.

The building its self is lovely historic library which is a good size and free to use for the public. I took 3 stars away because of their need to posh far left radical opnions on you and children. They have a gender area at entrance and climate activist displays. Please please please don't be staging a protest you are a public service and should be their to provide knowledge without a bias.

The Library is in a beautiful victorian building and connected to the art gallery. The architecture is reason enough to visit. Probably the most stunning cafe in all of Leeds if we're judging on setting alone, but be warned it gets very busy. We went with children and they loved the children's library which has a small play area inside it.