Visited: Oct 25, 2024 9am-12pm

Overall rating : 4.6

 

Comfort: 4

Electricity: 4

View: 5

Wifi: 5

My mother used to drag my brother and I to libraries everywhere we went to visit as kids, and we used to hang out at our local Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos New Mexico for hours on the weekends. I like the quiet, but also the people. Davis is a real hubbub of activity; there are 8 floors jam packed with books and students, and the bottom, lobby level is a great place with big windows and ample tables and chairs.

I worked for several hours in the room just to the right of the front door, which has tall ceilings and tables with power, and for about 2 hours I assumed this was the only place to study…but during a quick break I wandered to the back of Davis to discover another room just as big and maybe even a little better than the front room. While I was there my mother, the esteemed nedieval historian Dr. Anne Van Arsdall, even came to pay me a visit!

This library aparently has spaces on every floor except the 2nd (?), and the 6th floor is silent. Further research is needed!

 

Looking towards the main door of Davis

The big room at the front door of Davis Library

The side of Davis that I didn’t work in—but I will soon!