I completely agree with an earlier review in that you either need to grab one of the study rooms or wear earplugs here, unless you have a superhuman attention span. I give a couple stars because it's a beautiful, well-stocked library with really nice staff and a great location, but it's easily the loudest one I've ever been to. Maybe it's weird that I come to a library looking for a quiet place to study? You can't sit in the comfy chairs and enjoy the beautiful scenery while getting any work done or focused reading. People regularly allow their children to literally run around the bookshelves, and the screams from the play area can be heard all the way across the building and sometimes even through the study room walls with the doors closed! If the study rooms are full, I go somewhere else. It's just too much, and it's a shame.