Cecil H Green Library — Attraction in Palo Alto

I have really good memories of this place from my grad student days: self-study (reading and assignments) in the quiet study nooks on the second floor with lovely views of the surrounding greenery and ample laptop charging plug points, group meetings for class projects in the conference rooms, outdoor reading/discussions on the benches on both the Bing Wing side facing the quad and the East Wing side facing the "Shumway" fountain / Meyer library, little study breaks at Coupa Cafe right outside (their spicy Mayan hot chocolate / mocha is the best!), and of course the media and microtext center mostly on Friday evenings to borrow free movies to watch at home over the weekend (and when watching with friends, trying to convince one of the others to go drop off the DVDs at night in the outdoor drop-box to...

Horrible how staff treat visitors with disabilities. I'm a type 1 diabetic and carry around appropriate equipment in the case of emergency. I was silently reading, wasn't bothering anyone, and had it on my desk, and a staff member came and harassed me for having it. Apparently he thought it was food, and started screaming at me. He was also much larger than me and came way too close to me. He made me feel humiliated for my condition with others around and I wasn't even using it. Terrible how the staff makes it clear that folks with disabilities are not welcome to...

This is the only university I've ever visited that blocks access to their books. I can understand not letting the general public check out materials, but to not even let them through the doors feels like knowledge hoarding.

However, you can get access to the library as a visitor by saying that you are there to see a specific exhibit (these are listed at events.stanford.edu). Make sure to bring a photo ID and prepare to relinquish all personal...