Library reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 136 Reddit reviews across 37 subreddits and 38 posts to rank the best Library brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/LibbyApp, r/nextjs, r/C_Programming, r/node, r/40kLore. Top-rated brands include New Orleans Library (4.7/5), Libby (5.0/5), NextUI (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews136
Subreddits37
Posts38
Brands92
Products33
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#1
New Orleans Library
4.7
(6)
"New Orleans!"
"New orleans and queens are the best 2 for me"
"New orleans clearly came out on top. I had a really easy time contacting their librarian to receive my card"
"New Orleans is $50/yr. 10 loans/10 holds. They have 84,000 audiobooks, 67,000 ebooks."
"I'm in Charlotte & they don't have a big fantasy/sci-fi catalog so I joined the NOLA one- they have a great fantasy catalog"
"I pay for New Orleans and Queens, but have noticed I almost never get anything from Queens because their selection overlaps so much with New Orleans and my resident cards"
#2
Libby
5.0
(5)
"I use Libby and pay for Broward County Library. It's worth the $40 yearly fee."
"See if you can get access to Libby or Hoopla through your local library."
"Libby!"
"Also if you get the libby app you can join various libraries and access their catalogues through it, it’s very handy"
"The Libby app is great. You can use it to find what you want and request a hold."
#3
NextUI
4.8
(4)
"Try NextUI :P i personally love it."
"My favorite is NextUI because it’s beautiful."
"NextUi if you have to do something quick and nice looking, it has a lot of components and it's very pretty to me."
"NextUI looks great out of the box, serves me pretty well."
#4
SDL
4.8
(4)
"SDL2 is very simple."
"I recommend SDL2."
"SDL is easy to learn and use."
"I do prefer SDL and I don't really have a reason."
#5
PyQtGraph
4.5
(4)
"Pyqtgraph is undoubtedly the fastest plotting library I know of and we use it in our applications in pyside"
"I second PyQtGraph."
"I have tried pyqtgraph with success. It is obviously Qt based, has room for improvement in its documentation but works well for my use case"
"I tested both embedding matplotlib into pyside6 and pyqtgraph. The latter is much faster, leaner, has more built-in tools"
#6
Raylib
4.5
(4)
"Raylib is very pleasant to use."
"This code is a simple and effective example of creating a window using Raylib."
"Great community here too."
"I don't really have a reason for not preferring raylib."
#7
Stark Library
5.0
(3)
"Stark is the best. They have an amazing catalog."
"I also have Stark and love it! I was debating whether to keep it when they raised their fee, but I compared the fee to the money I saved if I didn't have it and had to buy all the books I wanted to read, they came out on top."
"For 100 dollars you get the whole Ohio Digital Library catalogue. My Notify List for older Fantasy and Scifi went down from close to 400 titles to a out 150 titles."
#8
Chris Wraight
5.0
(3)
"- The Vaults of Terra series by Chris Wraight"
"- Valdor: Birth of the Imperium by Chris Wraight"
"- Lords of Silence by Chris Wraight"
#9
Firebase
4.3
(3)
"If you're willing to rely on a third party service Firebase has some fantastic tools."
"Check out AaaS like firebase or auth0"
"Or Firebase auth it's pretty decent."
#10
Ktor
4.3
(3)
"Ktor is great. It's Kotlin idiomatic, coroutines based and reflectionless."
"If you want something that works similar to Retrofit, but multiplatform, you can look at Ktorfit."
"Ktor is also great, and the biggest advantage it provides over OkHttp is multiplatform."
#11
Retrofit
5.0
(2)
"I don’t think there’s anything that is 'better' than Retrofit+OkHttp in the last decade."
"Retrofit is a godsend for Android development."
#12
Shopify
5.0
(2)
"If you want to create your component lib, the use Restyle."
"@shopify/restyle. I use it for everything now."
#13
ReportLab
5.0
(2)
"Very good library."
"The syntax is super weird but once you get a hang of it, it rocks!"
#14
Better Auth
5.0
(2)
"Is a joy to use."
"It's a brand new framework agnostic auth library. It's well known for it's ease of use and gives you good DX"
#15
Guy Hayley
5.0
(2)
"- Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter by Guy Hayley"
"- Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work by Guy Hayley"
#16
Syncfusion
5.0
(2)
"You can try the Syncfusion .NET PDF library."
"You can try the Syncfusion React Chart Component."
#17
Primeng
4.5
(2)
"Prime ng will do it for you. I don't recommend mixing it up with Material. You won't even feel the need for it. Almost all the components requirements will be fulfilled by prime ng alone."
"Primeng is very nice from my experience, but I highly suggest investigating their licensing model before you dig into it."
#18
Allegro
4.5
(2)
"Allegro is easy to learn and use."
"Allegro is pretty good. I think Raylib is slightly simpler, but if you want to expand on your skills later and build more robust projects, IMHO allegro is the way to go."
#19
Flowbite
4.5
(2)
"A really simple yet beautiful UI library based on TailwindCss."
"I like https://flowbite-react.com for normal ui."
#20
Auth0
4.0
(2)
"Check out AaaS like firebase or auth0"
"If you don't mind working with third party authentication providers you can try Auth0"
#21
Mantine
4.0
(2)
"If you want to ship fast I recommend mantine."
"My go-to 'just get it to work' is Mantine, which is a 'proper' component library like MUI."
#22
Stash
4.0
(2)
"There is, you can find it here. https://github.com/stashapp/stash?tab=readme-ov-file#installing-stash"
"I use Stash. https://stashapp.cc"
#23
Kobo
4.0
(2)
"If you don’t want too many distractions Kobo is good."
"Kobo has native integration with Overdrive (AKA Libby), which should be comparable if you’ve been checking out library books with Kindle"
#24
Broward Library
4.0
(2)
"I pay for Broward and it’s 100% worth it and I plan to continue to pay for it once my year runs out."
"Broward doesn’t have a ton of audiobooks, though, for people interested in those. It looks like they have 26k audiobooks, vs other libraries having 60-70k."
#25
Central Library
3.5
(2)
"I would recommend the central library as it is large, coffee shop inside..."
"I’d agree that central library seems fine for your purposes. Is it a little dated? Sure."
#26
Nate Crowley
5.0
(1)
"- Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaaagh! by Nate Crowley"
#27
John French
5.0
(1)
"- Cypher: Lord of the Fallen by John French"
#28
Tamagui
5.0
(1)
"Tamagui.dev , hands down!"
#29
WebSuperGoo
5.0
(1)
"I would suggest looking at websupergoo abcpdf."
#30
React Native Reanimated
5.0
(1)
"You can try react-native-reanimated for animations."
#31
forScore
5.0
(1)
"I use forscore on the iPad for pdfs."
#32
MuseScore
5.0
(1)
"Have you looked at MuseScore?"
#33
MobileSheets
5.0
(1)
"I use mobilesheets. Has a partner app on tablets that allows you to sync your pdfs."
#34
Sortable
5.0
(1)
"Sortable js is the best DND library out there"
#35
Svelte DND
5.0
(1)
"For sorting lists: svelte dnd action"
#36
Neodrag
5.0
(1)
"For general purpose: neodrag svelte"
#37
American Library in Paris
5.0
(1)
"One I know is https://americanlibraryinparis.org/"
#38
MUI
5.0
(1)
"MUI all day."
#39
Chakra UI
5.0
(1)
"All-in on Chakra UI v3. It’s looking great and follows a similar philosophy as Shadcn."
#40
Passport.js
5.0
(1)
"Is fantastic for this."
#41
Capilano Library
5.0
(1)
"Capilano Library is really nice for getting work done and has a really lovely view from the ravine."
#42
Strathcona Library
5.0
(1)
"Seconding Strathcona library. No library card needed, and you will not be the most out of place thing they see that day."
#43
University of Alberta Library
5.0
(1)
"The University of Alberta libraries have lots of quiet spaces."
#44
Chanhassen Library
5.0
(1)
"Chanhassen and Roseville are both great ones."
#45
Roseville Library
5.0
(1)
"Chanhassen and Roseville are both great ones."
#46
Cinesample
5.0
(1)
"There's some brand I would suggest to check out. Cinesample (kontakt version)"
#47
Cunard
5.0
(1)
"Best library, by far, is on Cunard, particularly Queen Elizabeth. It's two-story, lots of books and quiet nooks, some looking directly out onto the ocean."
#48
R
5.0
(1)
"The 'survival' package in R is very much worth looking into."
#49
JDK
5.0
(1)
"Just use AES. It is secure, well tested, and available directly in the JDK."
#50
Pandas
5.0
(1)
"Super easy to learn."
#51
Formkit Auto-animate
5.0
(1)
"Formkit Auto-animate is the simplest and easiest to use for hiding/showing/reordering."
#52
GSAP
5.0
(1)
"[https://gsap.com/]"
#53
Just Add Drums
5.0
(1)
"If you have trigger 2 you can get the JustAddDrums dookie samples for the shells and use any library cymbals."
#54
Happy Works
5.0
(1)
"Happy Works offers a great working pod experience."
#55
Albion
5.0
(1)
"Albion Solstice has a handful of awesome murmurs and whispers."
#56
D3.js
4.0
(1)
"The most effective solution for python data viz is to dump the data to json and then use JS/TS + d3, at least for anything beyond basic charting"
#57
Miami Library
4.0
(1)
"The best cards I have are Miami and Westchester, NY."
#58
Westchester Library
4.0
(1)
"The best cards I have are Miami and Westchester, NY."
#59
Sacramento Library
4.0
(1)
"Sacramento is really great if you haven’t had the chance to get one"
#60
San Bernardino County Library
4.0
(1)
"San Bernardino county library is also very good. Comparable, if not better, than Los Angeles county."
#61
Orange County Library
4.0
(1)
"Orange County’s been a steady and true one for me for years, the main downturn for it is that it’s *expensive* compared to other similar non-resident cards"
#62
Local Library
4.0
(1)
"My local library. Libraries aren’t free in my country so to get access you need to pay an annual fee."
#63
Boox
4.0
(1)
"Boox: You have access to other apps such as: Libby, Hoopla, Kindle app, Cloud Library, and many other apps."
#64
Everyman's Library
4.0
(1)
"Great advice and I would add Everyman's Library."
#65
Gollancz Hardcovers
4.0
(1)
"Maybe look at some of Gollancz’s hardcovers."
#66
SWOT Success Library
4.0
(1)
"Swot Success Library near Uttam Nagar east Metro station."
#67
OkHttp
4.0
(1)
"OkHttp + Retrofit is still our go-to."
#68
Gluestack
4.0
(1)
"Gluestack UI is pretty good."
#69
Paris Municipal Library
4.0
(1)
"Most Paris municipal libraries carry books in English."
#70
Puyallup Library
4.0
(1)
"The Puyallup library has a huge play area that I took my son to a lot."
#71
Swasey Library
4.0
(1)
"Swasey has a cute puzzle and lego area as well as a coloring station."
#72
Toronto Public Library - Moore Branch
4.0
(1)
"The Moore branch of TPL near 56th & Pacific has a nice big area for children."
#73
Buckets UI
4.0
(1)
"Try this one: https://buckets-ui.com/."
#74
Clerk
4.0
(1)
"Is well documented, fast to setup and simple."
#75
Vanderbilt Libraries
4.0
(1)
"I personally would recommend Central Library for your purposes, but that's just me."
#76
Holland America
4.0
(1)
"Terrific big windows, comfy chairs, quiet and full of new releases and great selection of all kinds of books."
#77
Norwegian
4.0
(1)
"It had a really cool library and then next door a cool card game room."
#78
Celebrity
4.0
(1)
"For quiet reading spaces, consider ships like the Celebrity Edge, which features a modern library with cozy reading nooks."
#79
Royal Caribbean
4.0
(1)
"...or the Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas, known for its well-designed library area."
#80
Azamara
4.0
(1)
"Azamara have beautiful libraries."
#81
PrimeNG
4.0
(1)
"I do believe primeng offers a scheduler."
#82
GLM
4.0
(1)
"GLM (although its c++) is the goto library for this."
#83
Anime
4.0
(1)
"Farmer motion lol
Anime xyz"
#84
Motion
4.0
(1)
"Motion one"
#85
V
4.0
(1)
"V auto animate"
#86
Modern and Massive
4.0
(1)
"IMO the only setback with this library is that the hi hat doesn’t get very tight and it gets a little too washy on fast parts."
#87
Queens Library
3.0
(1)
"I have Queens and my local library is really tiny so it does supplement a lot."
#88
Mottet Library
3.0
(1)
"My son actually really likes the Mottet library."
#89
DaisyUI
3.0
(1)
"DaisyUI doesn't blow your socks off, but it's nice to have a common theming language."
#90
SyncFusion
3.0
(1)
"SyncFusion has a decent component for scheduling."
#91
Vue
3.0
(1)
"Vue use motion - it looks basic"
#92
Bouncy Castle
2.0
(1)
"I have never used it but [https://www.bouncycastle.org/about/]"
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