Dakota County Library-Burnhaven

This location doubles as a DMV, so as soon as you walk in, theres a DMV on the left side and the actual library on the right side. As soon as you walk in, theres a children's area on the right side and is filled with screaming crying kids. Theres a "hold" area, for sale books area and dvd area near the front as well. theres a huge computer lab in the front too.Along the back, almost built into the back wall are a bunch of individualized study rooms. each room is built for 1 person, couple have enough room for 2 or 3. these study rooms fill up super quick tho and people rarely leave, so get there as quick as you can. they have a huge room for a community meeting space as well. the overall library is kind of smaller compared to others in the area.they have couple of desks set up on the other side of the library which has a coat rack, outlets, and roomy chairs. It can get loud here so be careful when visiting prime hours. they have prayer mats available for muslims to pray on, which i thought was a considerate touch. this place is your average library but the fact it has almost 10 or 12 individual study rooms is really whats giving this place their edge! not to mention it's close proximity to the burnsville center, costco and lots of food places.

I visited yesterday to update my license. I don't get why people get so upset about the wait times at a DMV or licensing center. It's never been a snappy visit so just know it's going to take a while, take a number and take a seat.That being said, on a Friday afternoon over lunch, it took me about 50 minutes to get my number called. The positive here being that the Library is in the exact same building and you could go kill time surfing the web or reading a book while you wait for your number.I wish the licensing center seating area was just a little bit bigger. We were pretty cramped in there and all the body heat made the room very warm when everyone was already bundled up for the cold/windy weather.

Great location to begin with.Very friendly staff, neat and clean from inside.They have lots of free activities and things to do for kids during summers.Great place to bring kids!The computer center has plenty of computers and is in an enclosed glass room!

This place is the best place to get books ranging from baby books to sophisticated books to Audio CDs! The employees are very nice when helping at customer service!

I like this library better than Apple Valleys. Its smaller and easier to find books. The remodel was nice. I had issues years ago by having to buy a book I got wet. The childrens books usually are damaged and I pointed that out upon returning. Dvds are free for 7 days If older. New release Dvds are $1.00 a day still I think. I read mainly non fiction and true crime. I frequent the library every 2-3 months. My son needed a book his measly school library didnt have. I like the 3 week checkout and can renew over the phone for another 3-6 weeks If noone wants the book. I like the new library book section. Self checkout so easy your kid can do it.Book return is nice to Drive up and return your book. Actually you can return at any Dakota library location. You can also put a hold on a book you want and sometimes you get it in less than a week depending on demand. Glad our taxpayer money goes to a good service we all can Enjoy for free and/or low cost.

Love the talking book munching delivery window that was installed. This was Burnsville's futuristic answer for technology upgrades in the recently re-built library location. Layout is a bit awkward in the child's section but overall a cool library with a good selection. Checkout is a breeze which allows you to throw your books on a flatbed scanner and it automatically scans it for you. This library also doubles as the license renewal center for drivers licenses and car registration.

The book selection is good, but the staff is kind of stiff. I thought after the remodel that the librarians would be friendlier, not true.

Great library with helpful and personable staff. They have a nice selection of books, audio books, movies, music and other materials. It has been a number of years since I had visited a Library, and I am glad I made the decision to do so.

Overall this is a good library. They are quite big with a good selection. I am not sure how to rate the staff because I never really find my self needed their assistance, but I really don't have anything bad to say about them. I love the quick self check outs and there is never a line. The over nice thing is that this location has a DMV that I never knew about!