The SAT / ACT section on the second floor is a pretty quiet place. The wooden chairs towards the back of the store are usually all full; a good place to harvest phone numbers, though.
Go up to the rare-books section; it's dead-quiet. Ask a pretentious question about a rare edition and then abscond, hiding quietly between in the back of an aisle.
The SAT/ACT section is pretty quiet. A young couple was out cold on the floor there once, holding hands in their sleep. The cramming wore them out; should've used STORIED: http://www.readstoried.com
The benches! Choose yours today! Quietness and quietude. And the nature is conducive to the absorption of information—especially vocabulary.
THE place to study—between the Lions, as they say—but come either early or late, and know that headphones—bizzarely—are not allowed.
The landscaping is beautiful, the squirrels are bold, and everyone else is bold and beautiful. Oh, and there is enough quiet to study—if you can stop your head from swiveling...
Get a chair and get as far away from the fountain as possible. There are tables, too; after you clean off the pigeon muck, spread the study materials evenly and go to sleep in the middle of the city.
