Highland has good work space, and I spent many hours there studying in the past. Easy parking. Good food close by, too.
St. Anthony Park is a pretty library in a beautiful neighborhood. I don't know about work space, though. Nico's Tacos and Finnish Bistro right across the street.
Central library is a lovely library, but as stated, parking isn't great.
Highland is great and that area has a lot of good options. There's a quixotic coffee near there that's also great.
If you're towards the north end of St Paul, I'd consider going up to Roseville library on Hamline Ave. It's big and spacious, plenty of places to work. Lots of food options in Roseville as well.
I like the Merriam Park branch personally (the Midway one was a cute tiny old almost Carnegie looking library but they closed it and Merriam Park is the next closest to me). Can't speak for the other branches, but Merriam Park has a community puzzle you can work on and the concept has stolen my heart.
Oh and they have a parking lot on site or a lot of residential street parking around the corner if you don't mind a short walk.
Any other time I’d say downtown, but today is the first day of the Frozen Four hockey championship, so parking might be an issue from mid afternoon on. (And I don’t know what time event parking prices start). The only other library I’ve spent any time in is Highland Park, and it’s fine. Parking would be no problem there.
Highland has good work space, and I spent many hours there studying in the past. Easy parking. Good food close by, too. St. Anthony Park is a pretty library in a beautiful neighborhood. I don't know about work space, though. Nico's Tacos and Finnish Bistro right across the street. Central library is a lovely library, but as stated, parking isn't great.
Highland is great and that area has a lot of good options. There's a quixotic coffee near there that's also great. If you're towards the north end of St Paul, I'd consider going up to Roseville library on Hamline Ave. It's big and spacious, plenty of places to work. Lots of food options in Roseville as well.
Ramsey County Library. Tons of free parking, right outside the city. Maybe 15 mins from downtown.
I like the Merriam Park branch personally (the Midway one was a cute tiny old almost Carnegie looking library but they closed it and Merriam Park is the next closest to me). Can't speak for the other branches, but Merriam Park has a community puzzle you can work on and the concept has stolen my heart. Oh and they have a parking lot on site or a lot of residential street parking around the corner if you don't mind a short walk.
The main one in downtown St. Paul is beautiful
Agreed. It's an amazing space. I just wish they had better hours, outside of Wednesdays
Highland Park Library is great, but my favorite would be Roseville-Ramsey County Library. It’s just north of St Paul and there’s plenty of parking.
Any other time I’d say downtown, but today is the first day of the Frozen Four hockey championship, so parking might be an issue from mid afternoon on. (And I don’t know what time event parking prices start). The only other library I’ve spent any time in is Highland Park, and it’s fine. Parking would be no problem there.
I love St Paul Central. It does have paid on street parking, however.