Adventures in the World of Mobile Knowledge Workers

The Santa Monica Public Library- Main Library

I love this place. Spending time at the Main Library is like going to a beach resort. 

First of all, there is ample, cheap, subterranean parking. Coming up from the parking lot, you do feel as though you have entered Heaven, having just left the bowels of Hell. It's breezy, there's sun: it's fantastic. You see the lovely courtyard on your way into the library building. The garden is sleek, composed of attractive plants that are most likely drought resistant. A pool of water winds its way around the space. It's really restful and lovely. People chat on cell phones but it's not disruptive. 

A New Venue? The Santa Monica Library

I went to the  Santa Monica Main Library today to pick up some books. I was doing a juice-only fast, so maybe I was a bit lightheaded, but I felt like I'd gone to Heaven. It was very airy, with lots of lovely warm wood, and with the modern addition of metal. This warrants further investigation...