Hello

Yes I find the Geneva libraries excellent and the bibliothéque de la cité has a good range of English books. It is also a good place to study. The University libraries are also excellent and have proven especially useful for my research on European history. 

If your local library doesn’t stock a particular author or title, it can often  obtain the book on loan from another public library in Switzerland.  You just need to ask.

Pro memoria, there’s another good reference library at the Ecumenical Centre in Grand-Saconnex.

R.   

Yes we use it lots, especially for my kids. The English section is not very big and they don't seem to get many new books in but the biggest plus is getting out DVDs for the kids for free (on the kids library card). 

As Ritchie mentioned, you can quite easily obtain a book on loan from another public library in Romandie.

A useful link for your book research:

http://opac.rero.ch/gateway?lng=en

I also like to spend some reading time in Bibliothèque municipale de Carouge:

http://www.carouge.ch/jahia/Jahia/accueil/pid/121

And sometimes for more specific researches in BGE Bibliothèque de Genève (ex-BPU, in Parc des Bastions) and even in BAA Bibliothèque d'Art et d'Architecture (old town):

http://www.ville-ge.ch/bge/

http://www.biblio-geneve.ch/repertoire/affiche_biblio.php?biblio=49

@ Jane Y:

Do you also know the “Bibliothèque interculturelle de la Croix Rouge” which has a wide selection of children’s material in over 170 languages?  The address is 50 rue de Carouge (next to the Théâtre Pitoeff and across the street from “Les Recyclables” book shop, alongside which there is a passage leading to a Caritas basement outlet where there are also plenty of books for all ages (and other goods) on sale at very low prices.

An idea perhaps for an outing on a cloudy Wednesday afternoon?

Best wishes,

Ritchie