Edmonton Public Library - Riverbend

This is a really good library! It has an abundance of books, an entire shelf of video games! And even a study area. I have seen people say parking is hard to find but it’s really easy. The only thing holding me back from putting a 5 star review is the noise. Sometimes it gets loud from the little kids running around but then the noise level comes back to normal quiet. But still definitely a really good library!

Love this library. Staff very helpful. Even though it is smaller than Whitemud Crossing, we loved that it was not as crowded, the children's area is book focused rather than tech focused and the selection was perfect. My children were very happy.

Ironically, the librarians here love to speak extremely loudly with patrons and each other, for extended periods. They also allow children to scream, yell, and screech, as well as run around and be extremely disruptful and disrespectful, without saying one word to the parents. It's been almost two hours. This is ridiculous.

Sing, Sign, Laugh, & Learn is a huge hit with our kid. Excellent staff and obviously as a part of EPL the selection of books, audiobooks, films, etc is excellent.

Very busy location. They have a great kids area with both separate computers and a play area for the kids. There is also numerous computer workstations for everyone else. There is also a great community room for holding neighborhood events and classes. The common areas can get quite loud since it is all open concept. The parking lot is busy too. Watch out for cars criss crossing the lot.

Fantastic library. Friendly staff, lots of books, a children's section, it's all a person could ask for in their local community. However, parking is hard to come by.

Not my favorite library to Go to in the City, but definitely not the worst one. I've had no problems from staff . Forgot my headphones the one day, and they kept it for me to pick up the days after. I wish some people there were more mindful of those studying, reading or doing their own thing in the quieter section, but it's a nice location. Only downside is the parking. It's so limited around there so count on luck to get a parking spot. The earlier in he day you can go, or early evenings, the better. Nice library overall though.

I love this library!! The books are neatly sorted, and the staff are really nice. There's also a nice section in the back with comfy sofas. My only problem is that there aren't a wide selection of fiction books that I enjoy, but tons of amazing non-fiction books.

Great library and the people there are always helpful. The library was good during covid, and you can reserve books online and pick them up. You also get access to audio books, music, video games, e-books, etc. I don't know why anyone would ever buy a book.

I have never met a staff so rude! The city should really look into getting a new staff or at least teaching the staff at the riverbend library to be nice. I've been too several libraries but, I must say riverbend library has been the worst experience I've ever had due to the rude staff. If you plan on going to this library to study, I would highly recommend going somewhere else where you won't be interrupted by the staff constantly.