Libraries to work from in Cape Town
27 public and university libraries in Cape Town you can take a laptop into, free and quiet by default. Of these, 9 have confirmed Wi‑Fi.
27 in Cape Town
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Wynberg Library
Glaren Road, ★ 4.2, WI-FI, WORK 89

Brooklyn Public Library
Koeberg Road, WI-FI, WORK 100

Claremont Library
0C Wilderness Rd, WI-FI, WORK 100

Colin Eglin Sea Point Public Library
1 Three Anchor Bay Rd, WI-FI, WORK 97

Kensington Library
12th Ave, WI-FI, WORK 97

Observatory Library
83 Station Road, WI-FI, WORK 100

Plumstead Library
Shop 20 Village Square, Yudelman's Lane, WI-FI, WORK 100

The Book Racket
302 Albert Road, WI-FI, WORK 90

Vredehoek Library
14 Derry Street, WI-FI, WORK 100

Bridgetown Public Library
Cornflower Street, Cape Town Ward 49, ★ 4.8, WORK 75

Maitland Public Library
Maitland, Cape Town, 7404, South Africa, ★ 4.6, WORK 87

Al-Ikhlaas Library
411 Imam Haron Road, WORK 75

Camps Bay Library
The Drive Avenue, WORK 75

Cape Town Central Library
1 Parade St, WORK 87

Centre for the Book
62 Queen Victoria Street, WORK 65

City of Cape Town Athlone Public Library
Roberts Road, Gleemoor, WORK 70

Hiddingh Hall Library
31 Orange St, WORK 82

Jacob Gitlin Library
Saint Johns Road, Cape Town Ward 115, WORK 82

Kloof Street Library
122B Kloof St, WORK 80

Lansdowne Public Library
Church Road, Cape Town Ward 60, WORK 82

Mowbray Public Library
31 Main Rd, WORK 70

National Library of South Africa
5 Queen Victoria St, WORK 70

Pinelands Public Library
Astron Energy Howard Centre, Sheldon Way, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405, South Africa, WORK 82

Rondebosch Public Library
Hall Road, WORK 70

The Sunflower Learning Centre
Cambridge Street, Walmer Estate, WORK 70

UCT Library
Library Road, Rondebosch, WORK 75

Woodstock Public Library
Townhall Road, WORK 75