# PSA: Library bars exist. Also general library fan thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615 "2024-01-05T00:03:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/1 "2024-01-05T00:03:36Z")
London has 16 - yes 16 - library bars. I want to go to all of them. > **[16 Incredible Library Bars In London](https://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/london-library-bars?epik=dj0yJnU9c01VdE5PRFgxdHFnRGczNkZQWktScGQwLUtuU2ZZMXQmcD0wJm49VG9WalQtbUdQU0JHWmZfODJXanZqdyZ0PUFBQUFBR1dYUHpj)** > > Hit the bottle while you hit the books. Library cafes are also a thing (so is Barnes and Noble) which is all manner of awesome. Post your library pics here and have a library directory on the house: [libraries.org: an International Directory of Libraries](https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/2 "2024-01-05T00:07:27Z")
Such a place also lets college students buy drinks and have it show up as _“Library.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/3 "2024-01-05T00:30:03Z")
The public library in Bozeman, MT has a cafe on the premises, and there are shelves in there full of secondhand books that are being resold to help support the Friends of the Library. But I don’t think you’re allowed to bring drinks in to the main stacks area. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/4 "2024-01-05T00:33:16Z")
For nineteen years I was the baker in a cafe located in our library. No alcohol, but we were proud of the food and catering. In 2002 when the library reopened after major renovations we hosted Laura Bush, the First Lady. I never worked so hard in my life as getting ready for that big event. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/5 "2024-01-05T00:41:04Z")
A few years ago I attended an event at a restaurant built in a closed down bookstore. Shelves along all the walls had been left in place, filled with books. We looked at the books we were seated near and looked at a few that caught our eyes. Sadly, the restaurant is a 2 hour drive from us or we’d be there frequently. What a grand idea!! A brewery near us has a nook with shelves and about 50 books that you are encouraged to borrow. I’ve taken a few home to read and have put a few of mine there for others to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/6 "2024-01-05T00:57:28Z")
No such amenities in my town’s library, alas, although there is a marvelous bakery just a couple dozen steps away. I make sure I bring along some baked goodies every time I go to the library, which except for the lack of a cafe is a wonderful place. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/7 "2024-01-05T01:11:31Z")
Portland (unsurprising as both a book- and beer- loving city) has a bar that recently converted to a library pub. It serves beer, wine, and food, and the walls are all lined with books. They host book clubs, author readings, “adult story time” (no, not that kind, get your mind out of the gutter), scrabble, trivia, and live music. > **[Rose City Book Pub](https://www.rosecitybookpub.com/)** > > Rose City Book Pub is Portland's only pub for readers and book lovers. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/8 "2024-01-05T01:21:39Z")
We have here two laundromats that are attached to bars. Before I moved and had a washer in my residence I patronized that place. It wan’t expensive, and the bar was nice enough. I could have a beer while waiting for my stuff to finish. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-library-bars-exist-also-general-library-fan-thread/995615/9 "2024-01-05T01:34:04Z")
There is a nice cafe associated with a bookstore in Los Altos - only of interest because the big battle scene in Cryptonomicon took place at the corner where this place is. One of the weird “I’ve been there” feelings when I read it.