Atherton Library - Atherton, California

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Un lugar muy agradable para leer un libro. Además puedes reservar sus salones para varias personas si requieres de una junta ó reunión privada

Grace Lin

Amazing library! I thought it's a cafe from outdoor! Relax and tech place!

Theo Wiggin

The most aesthetic library ever, so gorgeous inside and out, lots of seating, but very small.

Jayden Tran

By far the most aesthetically beautiful public library in this area in terms of location + interior design (Mill Valley, Mountain View, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Burlingame, Rinconada, Los Altos, Cupertino, and San Mateo are close contenders).

The interior is lined with beautiful wood and garnished with chairs designed by established firms/designers such as Fritz Hansen and Design Within Reach. This is literally the most beautiful contemporary interior design of a library I’ve ever seen on the west coast, you have to see it to believe it.

Great location, extremely friendly and helpful staff, and not a lot of people traversing through this area - ideal for peaceful studying and work for professionals who need a break from coffee shops (like myself).

Thank you to all of the library staff, donors, community members, and friends of the Atherton Library for making this incredible library possible, I’m grateful for your hard work and giving spirit to make this a safe place for all of the Bay Area community to enjoy.

Eva Vasileva

Beautiful place! Inside out build very thoughtful, comfortable, enjoyable, much appreciated! A tiny coffee/snack spot would be nice but not complaining at all!!:) Please please please build a small playground outside the trains are fun bonus!

PRAISE TRINITYGOD

What should I do if I get mistreated by a "person of color" because I am white and they have a built-in prejudice against whites? ?
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Supremacy's a twisted game, unfair & cruel, it brings such shame.
Not white on top, but the other way, a mindset built to lead astray.
Color divides, it cuts & tears, casting blame while no one cares.
Supremacy’s mask hides deep & tight, wrong is wrong, no matter the plight.
Asian, Latino, Indian & more, all colors clash, none settle the score.
Judgment & pride, it poisons the air, truth is lost & justice is rare.
Unfair, unconscionable, this self-serving trend—
Supremacy, no matter the side, MUST END.

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I remember the old Atherton library (ie a trailer). The new Atherton library has attracted a lot of "supremacists": but not the white kind (who don't really exist very much, especially not in CA; where whites are actually a minority) . I'm talking about those who think they are superior to white people . I'm a white person who has lived all over the world, & been very successful, including numerous academic degrees; & studied several different languages (including Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, & Arabic; oh, I almost forgot, also Aramaic) & yet I've experienced people here who assume I am a "stupid white boy" . It's the most disgusting grotesque racist thing in the world. And the white staff at the library, as good as they are (the best!) don't know how to handle it. If a white person (esp white male) gets wronged by a non-white person (maybe a micro-aggression, or even a more overt aggression) in their minds it's been so ingrained that the "minorities" (who are actually the majority in CA ) need special treatment and empathy and extra patience etc, or even assume that the white person is to blame for "triggering" them (or if we did unintentionally trigger a person; find a way to educate us as to how sometimes unknowingly we are triggering them so we can try to accommodate without also compromising our intellectual honesty & integrity) . San Mateo library needs to start training for the increasing opposite scenarios where the minority person (who is actually a majority in CA, repeated for emphasis) is the aggressor. They need to at least begin entertaining the idea that a "person of color" can and will become an aggressor at times; and how not to re-victimize the white victim by assuming the white person intentionally did something to "trigger" the minority person (who is the majority, repeated for emphasis) and therefore "deserves" the wrath of the person of color. Please start discussing this amongst staff and management before it is too late !

Nancy

Tiny selection of books. Not good for browsing. Shelves are too close to people, there aren't enough books, and the selection is very contemporary. I didn't see any classics. This is the first time I've visited a library and left feeling uninspired. This library is probably good for sitting in a pretty chair and scrolling tiktoks, but not for encouraging exploration or stimulating the imagination.