Sunday, December 6, 2009

Water Works

What a wonderful idea, the newest branch of CPL in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, just steps from Water Tower place and inside Chicago's original water works pumping station. It is a tiny postage stamp of a place, sharing space with the Visitor Center and First Slice Pie cafe (which wasn't open yet when I visited). Though the selection of popular books is very small, I did find the very newest Marcia Muller mystery so you may be able to see the newest books on the shelves. Any book or media from the whole system can be found online and sent to this branch for pick-up, giving the residents of the Streeterville and North Loop a convenient place to "library". A fireplace and comfortable seating for reading, computing, and snacking are set up for visitors too. I can't wait until First Slice opens so that I can enjoy a shopping/pie break in this historic building.
Kudos to the CPL folks for opening a new space.

1 comment:

ERW said...

Love the new look, and the CPL Watertower branch sounds like a very fun future stop while shopping/ MCA-ing.

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