San Javier Library, Public library park in San Javier neighborhood, Medellín, Colombia.

San Javier Library, formally Father José Luis Arroyave Restrepo Library, is one of ten library parks in Medellín. Architect Javier Vera designed it as staggered boxes of poured concrete, set on a hillside south of the San Javier metro station at the start of the San Cristóbal Metrocable line.

The building opened at the end of 2006 as part of a wider effort to transform city spaces in neighborhoods that had fewer services before. This initiative marked a turning point in how public resources reached this part of the city.

The library takes its full name from Father José Luis Arroyave Restrepo, and locals know it simply as San Javier for the commune. It was the first of Medellín's library parks to open to the public, in December 2006, and it sits at the start of the San Cristóbal Metrocable line.

The place is open on weekdays and weekends, with free internet available to all visitors. You can work alone here or meet in groups, and the proximity to the metro station makes getting there straightforward.

The library was the first of Medellín's ten library parks to open to the public, in December 2006. Its design by architect Javier Vera is based on staggered boxes of poured concrete, and it stands at the start of the San Cristóbal Metrocable line, south of the San Javier metro station.