Library 8:55 a.m.

This is how popular the Columbia Public Library is. I’m waiting outside at 8:55, and there are 20 people here. This is just like waiting for swimming lessons all the pool rats waiting for the pool to open in the cool summer morning.

It’s going to be a hot one today. Going to be muggy too. No wonder people want to hang out inside

Still thinking this is my best choice in town. There’s a coffee shop downstairs, a dozen study rooms and plenty of tables. Electricity is easy to come by since the building isn’t 100 years old. It works .