Brentwood Branch Library

At 3725 Pearl Street, the Brentwood Branch gives the neighborhood two places to gather: a meeting room and a meeting space on the first floor. Both can be reserved by nonprofit and community groups, on the condition that every meeting is free, open to all, and that nobody passes the hat. Study rooms go to whoever asks, as long as one is free. Late readers get Monday and Tuesday until eight; holds can be picked up at the curb until six.