Comments on: A True Library Story

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:52:14 +0000

Your coffee bar sounds wonderful. I’m all for adding cafes to libraries, and not just because they make it so much easier to work there all day if needed: They make libraries homier and more inviting.

If my library is any indication, everybody likes them. The only problem is that it’s hard for libraries to make them work financially, because many of the people who use them (such as students who come in after school) don’t have much money to spend.

By: speedytexaslibrarian

speedytexaslibrarian — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:34:36 +0000

I’m a librarian at a small (~9000 students) state university in Texas, and we have a coffee bar. They sell some food – pastries and other sweet treats, chips, pre-made salads and sandwiches. A new vendor will take over in June (we’re in interim now and they’re closed) and will expand (not a lot of space to do that though!) and start carrying a few more food items.

We allow covered drinks into the library, but people are SUPPOSED to eat their food in the student lounge next to the coffee bar. Both are in our outer lobby.

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:24:13 +0000

Yes, the library has a cafe, though it’s having trouble getting a restaurant that can sell food there at a profit. So right now, the refreshments consist mainly of a machine that sells coffee and hot cocoa.

By: ggelliott

ggelliott — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:06:34 +0000

Your public library has a cafe?

As for the conversation…well, I’m speechless!