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9 charming Bay Area library cafes, where books meet pastry, banh mi and more

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Public libraries have always been busy spots, but they’ve grown even more so in the years since the pandemic. They’ve become not just spots for homework or book browsing but free co-working spaces, with desks filled with people quietly but busily typing away.

Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite. And fortunately, long gone are the days of snackless stacks. Here are eight library-cafe pairings across the Bay Area with great vibes and even better eats. Croissant, anyone? Perhaps a banh mi?

Mademoiselle Colette, Atherton Library

Patio area in front of Mademoiselle Colette on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Atherton, Calif.(Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) 

Given the town of Atherton’s commitment to the posher things in life (the town routinely tops the list of the nation’s most expensive zip codes), it’s no wonder the town recruited an outpost of the Peninsula’s most chic, elegant, and buttery French patisserie — Mademoiselle Colette — to its new-and-improved public library.

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