San Mateo Public Library

I love this place so much. Even though I have to drive across the Bay to get here I am definitely coming back. This place is huge, it’s clean, it’s quiet. There’s plenty of parking, large chairs, huge desks, and even some private study rooms. The wifi isn’t half bad either.
I love that they allow food in here and though the café inside is closed right now, they are looking to replace it. Wonderful place for a college kid to get some work done (or to write Unilocal reviews…)

Finally had time to come check out this library and I’ve officially found one of my new favorite study spots. This library is HUGE. It’s very clean, organized and the librarians are helpful and friendly. I don’t have anything negative to say about this place and it’s much better compared to libraries around my area in South City, Daly City and San Bruno.
The library has three floors, a good amount of tables, comfy seats/​couches, and comfortable individual desks. Theres also a ton of computers and the wifi is really fast. The bathrooms are super clean too! We didn’t try out studying in the study rooms but found out there’s no time limit if you do reserve a spot which is awesome. I recommend anyone from the Peninsula to check out this library if you haven’t yet. A great place to study, read or just to have some alone time for yourself.

This is a fantastic library! Free parking, volunteers and staff on hand to help. Public computers and printing at 10c/​page. Tons of natural light and outdoor areas on the first and third floors — adjacent to the kids room and teen lounge.
First floor is the used bookstore, holds pickup, the main checkout and the large children’s room. There’s a landing one floor up with magazines and periodicals and plenty of seating.
Second floor is non-​fiction and reference. There are conference rooms, couches and chairs, tables and all kinds of seating available. Wi-​fi, places to plug in your computer. Decent displays of books — not the most imaginative I’ve seen but adequate.
Third floor is fiction, large print, foreign language, audio books, media, computers, the «café» and the teen lounge. This is the only area where they allow phone calls and people are using their phones though the noise level is totally manageable.
The café (which is more like a coffee cart) sells pastries and coffee and tea and a few other things. The guy is always ready to take your order and he’s very quick. You can eat and drink in this area of the library.
I’ve spent many hours working at this well used and loved library. You can get passport pictures taken, copies made and there are tons of reference materials here. And plenty of events like book readings, films, performances and kid’s activities. A true community hub!