The best libraries to work and study in Mexico City, according to Reddit

The 3 libraries to work and study in Mexico City that people on Reddit named as places they worked from, led by Biblioteca de México. La Ciudadela, Hemeroteca Nacional de México and Biblioteca Central UNAM. The 7 after them are our own picks, by work score, to make 10.

Ranked by how many Reddit threads name the place as somewhere to work, then by work score. Quoted as written, linked to the thread. One branch per chain.

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Biblioteca de México. La Ciudadela
Library, Plaza de la Ciudadela
WI-FI, POWER, Recommended ×3
, work score 100
Named in 3 Reddit threads.
Well, the Biblioteca de México right outside Balderas metro opens from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm; it's pretty good if you want to study all day, though it has no cafeteria.
Pues la biblioteca de México que esta afuera del metro balderas habren de 8:30 am hasta las 7:30 pm esta bastante bien si quieres estudiar todo el dia aunque no tiene cafeteria,
r/CDMXApril 2026Translated from Spanish
Hours, amenities and photos for Biblioteca de México. La Ciudadela
Hemeroteca Nacional de México
Library, Circuito Maestro Mario de la Cueva
Reddit recommended
, work score 100
Adding to this, I recommend the hemeroteca (newspaper library)! It's also in the Centro Cultural Universitario. Great for working.
Agregando a esto, te recomiendo la hemeroteca! Está también en el Centro Cultural Universitario. Buenísimo para trabajar.
r/CDMXJanuary 2026Translated from Spanish
Hours, amenities and photos for Hemeroteca Nacional de México
Biblioteca Central UNAM
Library, Explanada Javier Barros Sierra
Reddit recommended
, work score 100
The Central Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is the main library in the Ciudad Universitaria Campus. It holds one of the largest collections in Mexico. It has a multidisciplinary approach for all the university courses from the adjacent faculties.
CU's cultural zone is veeery pretty and quiet (the Espacio Escultórico, or over by the botanical garden). Or the central library. The inside is really silent.
La Zona cultural de CU es muuuy bonita y tranquila (espacio escultorico, o del lado del jardin botanico). O la biblioteca central. El interior es bien silencioso.
r/CDMXJanuary 2026Translated from Spanish
Hours, amenities and photos for Biblioteca Central UNAM