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Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
2902 W Bearss Avenue
Tampa
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Not a huge book selection here, but its convenient location makes this a hub for Carrollwood tutors, students, community meetings, and also the Tampa Writers Alliance. There are plenty of computers and work stations, so whatever you’re looking to do, this place has you covered.
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They have some vending machines and a separate room where you can sit and snack. If you’re not sitting at a computer station, you can have lidded coffee and bottled water.
Are there enough outlets?
That would be a big YES.
How’s the wifi?
Public.
Will my muse come out?
She will, and also enjoy the feeling of being alone with everyone. I’m here on a Monday night and it’s pretty busy, yet somehow I can work and write as if no one is around.
How long can I park it?
Open to close, M-TH 10-9, 10-6 Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday. You can absolutely spend a whole day here.
Final rating: 4.5 out of 5 laptops
Rachel Remick’s fiction and non-fiction stories have appeared in various magazines, among them Rosebud, Bluestem and ellipsis . . . literature and art. A frequent contributor to women’s magazine Sasee, her writing has also been published in several volumes of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. She lives in Tampa, Florida.