Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch

270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 - Confirmed Open
Conference Rooms available to reserve up to a week in advance. Due to high demand for study room usage, a maximum of one 2-hour booking (or 2 one-hour bookings) per individual/group is allowed per day. Please do not place multiple bookings under different individuals/names to exceed daily limit. Duplicate group bookings will be cancelled. Thank you for your cooperation. Rooms are equipped with a monitor that can be connected to your computer with an HDMI or VGA connection. Reservations will be cancelled after 15 minutes if you do not show. Check in at the front desk.
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Carnegie Room
Minimum of two people with a MAXIMUM 2 hour limit per group per day. Reservations made for longer than two hours will be reduced by the library to the two-hour limit. Groups may not exceed the capacity of the room. Bright conference room with view of public garden. One large window wall looks back into the library. Room is well equipped with computer with USB port and wireless mouse and keyboard. Flat screen TV with smart board transforms the TV into an interactive touch display. Minimum of two people. Reservations will be cancelled after 15 minutes if you do not show.
University Room
Minimum of two people with a MAXIMUM 2 hour limit per group per day. Reservations made for longer than two hours will be reduced by the library to the two-hour limit. Groups may not exceed the capacity of the room. Bright, private conference room with view of public garden. Room is well equipped with computer with USB port and wireless mouse and keyboard. Flat screen TV with smartboard transforms the tv into an interactive touch display. 
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When you connect, you will need to accept the use policy. To reconnect after 2 hours, simply accept the use policy again. -No password or library card needed. -Wifi sessions last 2 hours.

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Reviews
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Great room/facility
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great room. Take HDMI connectors if you want to cast to the TV.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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very good room
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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5
Quiet perfect space for a team work.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Very comfortable space, quiet, clean. Will definitely book again for my meeting needs.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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5
This is a great place to have conversations and get work done.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great place for a small group project.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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nice, quiet room
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Good space
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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very nice space for meetings
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Easy to book. Very nice room. Great experience
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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5
Great experience
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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5
Great Place for a Meeting
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great facility
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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It was a bit too cold. But otherwise amazing spot to get some work done in quiet
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Excellent service! The Carnegie Room was just what we needed for our one-hour meeting. Thank you!
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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5
Excellent space
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Nice conference room.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great place
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Library is closed Mon-Wed ... Liquidspace does not seem to be aware of this
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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It was just great. The only issue was to find parking. Thank you Palo Alto Library!!!!!!
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Good location, very convenient.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great Meeting Room!
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Very well equipped and right on schedule.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great room with huge windows.
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The note in the room says talk quietly the walls are thin, but the staff on the other side were talking so loudly we had trouble hearing our conversation.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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CEO & founder
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Easy to book with great window view for a quick meeting space. Note that the library requires at least two people onsite before unlocking the room.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great experience and will book again in future if there is a need.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Staff are friendly and helpful.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Room worked perfectly
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great staff. Nice room.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great location, quiet and effective meeting space.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Private and quite spacious. Beautiful facility. I lucked out with parking.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Not soundproof! I was having a meeting with one other person. Librarian later came in to say the walls were not soundproof, and the staff on the other side of the wall could hear everything we said. There needs to be a sign in the room saying that because some info discussed may be confidential or personal in nature.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Entry door is locked so if you leave you get locked out and have to get librarian to get back in! Key card access in the tech capital would be expected.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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The rooms at the Palo Alto Library are great but Liquidspace and the Library are not on the same page. Liquidspace allows booking for 1 person and more than 2hrs. The Library rules require at least 2 people and max 2 hours. I was denied from using the room and had to cancel a call.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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I needed a quiet space to make a video of an interview. The video was being made for the clients of a non-profit that has no office nearby. I am retired and do not have a local office now. The conference room at the library was the perfect solution. It was extremely easy to reserve and it was free!
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Good space. One library had the temp whiteboard that was a little difficult to use.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Horrible experience here if you're trying to hold a mtg and talk. The walls are thin and they knocked on our door to tell us to be quiet. We also booked the last hour of the day and the guy at the front would interrupt an important phone call constantly to remind us every 5 minutes they were closing. Would never want to hold any kind of call or team meeting here.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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The rule is one group has a max. of two hours for using the room. But I was able to add 30 minutes then was told that my time had been modified back to two hours at the library. The system should be able to prevent users to add more time beyond the maximum limit.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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I was responding about the experience of using your reservation system, not the library space itself, as unfortunately, our group's plans had to be changed at the last moment and we ended up not meeting there as planned.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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The room was perfect for our needs. We are a community knitting group.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great space for a small meeting!
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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The room is clean and quiet.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Everyone in our time loved it. Thanks.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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We had an unexpected Girl scouts troop meeting and we had it here. Great experience and very helpful staff!
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Room is practical but I already used it a few times and every time the team had a different excuse for why the screen is not working... :( Don't count on this room if you need a screen.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Small room, in a convenient location. I came alone on the time I booked the room, to set up ten minutes prior to a conference call. My co-worker was supposed to show up a few minutes later. The librarian gave me a very hard time to get into the room before my co-workers showed up, since the room was booked for two. I literally had to beg her to get into the room.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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This is the first time I used LiquidSpace to reserve a meeting room. Awesome service! The reservation was easy and smooth and I got reminders of my reservation as time came close. It was easy to check in and the meeting room was clean, well isolated and equipped (I only used WiFi). I highly recommend the service.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Very nice space. Courteous staff!
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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this room is too small for the amount of people allowed
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Easy and convenient.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Clean, quiet and great facilities - recommended!
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Very nice space with a window wall and an openable door to a patio. Will definitely use again.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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It's fine!
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great to have such a facility available in downtown Palo Alto. Very friendly staff. Arrive early for appointment to allow time to find parking.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Really nice space. Ask the librarian to turn on the monitor for you if you need it -- they only have one remote and keep it behind the desk. Quiet and beautiful.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great space. Friendly helpful staff. Lovely community vibe. Thank you city of Palo Alto!
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Conference room was clean, well equipped and convenient. There was a monitor available in case the user needed to hook it to a laptop.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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The process was seamless and really fit my need. This is a great tool. I wish there were more free meeting rooms in Palo Alto - maybe you can increase your inventory somehow?
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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But the wifi wasn't working so no Internet.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great space. Love it!
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great space in downtown Palo Alto.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Excellent!
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Very open
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great meeting room and very convenient to reserve.
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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We needed a speaker phone and that space doesn't have one. Otherwise, it was excellent!
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Great spot. I will go back!!!!
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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It was freaking awesome! How convenient to be able to come to one location and reserve a meeting room. It really cut down on the legwork.
Carnegie Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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If there is a computer available on the desk...Not hidden under, it will be really cool. Thanks,
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Excellent facility...
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270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Wow! Professional furnishing. Awesome location in downtown Palo Alto and ABSOLUTELY free to use. Thank you LiquidSpace. Thank you Palo Alto Library.
University Room at Palo Alto City Library - Downtown Branch
270 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

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