Amsterdam Public Library Javaplein — Attraction in Amsterdam

Nice community library to hang out in and do some work. If it's not too busy, that is, as it's a popular spot.

Friendly and welcoming staff. 🙏🏻👍🏻

Good to know is that, just like nextdoor at Coffee Company, some mobile networks have (almost) no signal here.

As everyone knows who is socially aware, the public libraries are Amsterdam's main "daklozenopvang". People who aren't housed and aren't financially supported have nowhere else to go, really, so be kind to them when they fall asleep at the library because they haven't slept all night, again, dear fellow visitors. 🙏🏻 The city of Amsterdam does very little for its poor, regardless of whether they are Dutch citizens or not. It's very good that the public libraries are able to provide shelter from the cold and rain. (It's the same...

An is a star. 🌟 There, I've said it. 😎 Most staff is easy-going and confident. I don't know their names.

However, some of the (younger?) staff, or so I've been told by a third party, is terrified of the public. Well, then either oba management is not supporting them properly, they have Gen Z issues, or are simply in the wrong job.

I've never observed members of the public misbehaving here, but the place IS very popular and often busy. It attracts people from various socioeconomic backgrounds, including tourists and...

As a father, it's an excellent option of how to pass a few hours in a quiet explorative place, where the kid can play, read, discover and meet other kids and parents. The staff is friendly and since it's a library, it's always quiet. This oba and all the other ones around Amsterdam hold the key to keeping the...