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Loving my library

I've never been one to study in big huge libraries. During my undergrad at Notre Dame, I think I set foot in our multi-story library maybe once. Most of the time I prefered to study at coffee shops, my dorm or this delightful greasy spoon called Nick's Patio (which didn't have a patio, now that I think about it.)

Anyway, I've been searching for a few good study spots since arriving down here in New Orleans for law school. I've succeeded in finding a few coffee shops I like, but most of the time they are just so crowded with other students, and that's my whole reason for not going to the library in the first place -- I don't want to be around other stressed out students.

Well, a few weeks ago, I found my diamond in the rough. It's this old mansion on historic St. Charles Avenue that a family donated to the city to turn into a library back in the 1940s. It's named the Milton H. Latter Memorial Library, in memorial of Mr. Latter who was killed in Okinawa during World War II.

When I walked into this place, I immediately felt at home. It was comfy, cozy, and there's this great little sunroom that makes a perfect study spot.

But this felt really, really comfortable, and I didn't realize why until I picked up a little brochure about the place yesterday. The home was originally built in 1907, built on its own city block. And on that block were a cow, lots of chickens and dogs. Sounds a lot like my real home.

Posted by Lara Richards at 7:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)