Cortez Public Library - Cortez, Colorado

nichole Moon

What a great library! All of the staff is wonderful, we especially appreciate Maya (the children’s librarian). She does such a great job of making children and parents feel included. It’s truly incredible how patient she is with the little ones (they can be a handful but she never gets frustrated, and instead encourages their curiosity).

She meets them at their developmental level, celebrates their growth with them, and encourages developing confidence and learning.

Her job is NOT easy, but she makes it look so. We are so lucky to have her fostering an environment that makes our daughter excited about the library and literacy.

Thank you so much to Maya and the rest of the staff. You guys are truly amazing.

Annette Martinez

Staff are kind and helpful but when it comes to homeless people they are very strict with them telling them that it's not a hotel and I'm sure they know that but they constantly remind them that they don't have any home to rest and it's cold outside and the quiet is hard not to fall asleep in. Js... Please think about what you say that it could offend your brothers and sisters. God bless you all!

Melissa G.

Awesome! The ladies in here are so nice and helpful. Cindy was amazing and made us feel very welcomed.

Alex Morales

Strange library. Seems like they have a problem with homelessness/alcohol/drugs on the premises. Restrooms required keys. No place for quite study. Limited study rooms.

One thing that stood out were the potty mouths on the librarians and staff. I sat near their desk and was amazed at how many swear words I heard. F-bombs, sexual remarks, and others must be common in their vocabulary to be used at work so sparingly.

Mary Williamson

We are visiting from Georgia, and needed stable wifi to make some last minute changes because our next destination was destroyed by Hurricane Hillary. The staff was wonderful wifi was great! Glad to have found this peaceful town library!

Tasha Schiedel

It has changed quite a bit over the last year. I have seen some indie author names popular online through tiktok. Clean library. A bit stuffy, but like I said... it is getting better.

kevin g

A sign on the front door tells you that Wi Fi is accessible from parking lot. Only problem is they spelled "accessible" wrong. Nothing sadder than a librarian that can't spell.

tree b

* adding a few stars since they have made some improvements, which are appreciated *
They open late and close early so working people and students can hardly spend time here. No luck using your own computer in a somewhat private space either, they removed all the tables in the back years ago and there still is only a lot of open space where you have to sit on the floor. Also, the book selection is very limited; we have better books at home so i only come here when i get some time to use the wifi or need to print a page or two. Friendly enough employees but overall, the library itself is not an inviting place like a library is intended be; esp since we working taxpayers fund it.