Every so often I'm in the area on business and need somewhere to sit with my laptop for most of the day. It doesn't have to be a quiet place, but somewhere I won't need to worry about getting kicked out after a couple hours. Yeah, Starbucks is fine in a pinch but they're getting less and less comfortable/usable for the laptop crowd. I'm open to the surrounding cities as well (Chelmsford, Westford, etc.).

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mrsfrizzle12 t1_ivto8vr wrote on November 10, 2022 at 3:12 PM

The Lowell library is gorgeous and huge! There's room to work there!

adamwalter OP t1_ivtp8e6 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 3:19 PM

Excellent suggestion! Any idea if they have rooms for making calls? That's my only concern since I hop into video calls a couple times a day.

Edit: Yes they do, but have a 2 hour per day limit. https://lowelllibrary.org/services/rooms/

Mindless_Arachnid_74 t1_ivu47ji wrote on November 10, 2022 at 4:58 PM

If they are shorter calls, I have parked myself in the book stacks 😂 but I wish the Pollard had more rooms to duck into for calls

jpat161 t1_ivtpek8 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Chelmsford Library lets you reserve some study rooms for up to 2 hours. Can't book it back to back but they are also generally quiet and the librarians can find you a corner they won't mind you taking business calls from. IIRC they also don't mind you sitting in the room if it's not booked as long as you're mindful of someone else who might be standing outside waiting for it.

adamwalter OP t1_ivtun90 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 3:55 PM

Great suggestion. Easier parking than Lowell's library as well.

Sbatio t1_ivu1l00 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 4:41 PM

Since you have a car I’d add that Tewksbury’s library is right down Rt 38. I don’t use it for work but it is always really quiet on the second floor. I am not sure if they have rooms for calls or not.

adamwalter OP t1_ivu3a80 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 4:52 PM

Thank you! And they have a 4-hour limit on study rooms which is great.

jpat161 t1_ivtvd11 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 4:00 PM

1000%

bbaction101 t1_ivuzw04 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 8:24 PM

I will occasionally do a full work day at Coffee and Cotton in Mill 5. There are always places to sit and it's a very chill and comfortable atmosphere with drinks and snacks. During the day Mill 5 is largely empty so I've taken calls by finding an empty corner somewhere on the 4th or 5th floor. They are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays though.

rustyhandan t1_ivtm3sk wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:57 PM

I’ve always studied and did homework At Panera for a few hours with no problem.

[deleted] t1_ivvc3pv wrote on November 10, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Mill 5 Lowell ?

miratim t1_ivudaty wrote on November 10, 2022 at 5:56 PM

The Panera in drum hill Chelmsford is great for that.