bibliotheque

I decided to staty at home today to avoid another RER B strike (which seems to have been pretty weak in the end). So I'm working in the local public library, Bibliotheque Faidherbe. It's not bad, good wifi, a bit noisy. Parisian universities typically don't provide their students with a great deal of work space, and everyone lives in tiny flats, so the libraries are full of students, especially as its exam/dissertation season.

Also, in an intersting piece of architectural design, this library is on the ground floor of a building wtih an 'ecole maternelle' (i.e. a nursery) on the first floor, so you can hear kids running around upstairs. Thump thump thum scream. Hopefully they'll go home soon.