Name the Cafe Space Contest

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Paley Library has added a cafe to its newly renovated first floor computing commons. The cafe provides a library space for students to socialize and eat, and also compute since laptops can connect to the wireless network anywhere in the Library building. What the Library cafe doesn't have is a name.

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We need our students' help to find a great name for our cafe. To encourage participation the Library and Dining Services are sponsoring a "Name the Space" contest open to all Temple University students. We are looking for the best, cleverest or otherwise catchy name that has a book, reading or library theme to it. There is a great prize for the winner of the contest - an 8 GB ipod. Submit your entry to tudining@temple.edu.

94 Comments

Jeff McMenamin said:

Thinking Cup, Thermal Cove, Reviewing and Brewing, Fiction Addiction

Nur said:

Cafe Name: Sweet Dippin'

I believe that this name is kind of hip in a sort of way for the library and the students.

Komal Paharia said:

The Paley Cafe

Carissa Burgmayer said:

Cafe Name:
Readers Digest

Christina Quick said:

I think it should be named The Nest, Chill, or The Hot spot. Simple names, because we are college students things are technical enough, we don't want a technical chill spot.

Joseph Corrigan said:

Stacks and Snacks

Catherine said:

I think it should be "Dewey Cafe" for the dewey decimal system, "Coffee Reference", or "Olw's Blend".

Christine said:

Café names:
Book Bytes Café, Paley Owl Cove Café, Wise Owls' Library Café, Hungry Owls' Library Corner, Connected Café at Paley, Readers' Café, Paley Goodies, Library Snack, Chat, & Connect (SCC) Café, Refresh: Library Café, Owls' Snack and Study Spot, Bookworm Café, Eats and Treats at Paley, Sweet Bytes at Paley, Paley's Tasty Corner

Hatem Sabry said:

The Owl's Nest

DerikB said:

There used to be a place on campus called The Owl's Nest (mid-late 90's), unless I'm misremembering. I guess it's gone now.

ray lyman said:

it should definitely be a pun

Erika Alercia said:

list of cafe names:

Book Worm
Cyber Cafe
Shack & Stack
Einstein Café
Procrastination Station

Seraphina Ferraro said:

Owl Paradise
Brilliant Brews
Cafe Renaissance
Cherry and White Coffeehouse
Caffeine Culture

Sherin Koshy said:

Cafe De Paley
Incredible Edibles
Cafe De Owls
Common Grounds

Aaron Miller said:

The Cosby Cup
The Bell Tower Cafe
The Corner Cafe
The Reference Desk (Just to confuse people)

Aaron Miller said:

The Bell Tower Cafe
The Cosby Cafe
The Corner Cafe
The Reference Desk (Just to confuse people)

Bardamu said:

Name the new coffee place

Saget's Cafe

danielle skinner said:

owls nest

Johnny Mehler said:

The Wise Cafe, The Bookworm, Checkout Cafe, The Last Chapter, The Climax Cafe, Last Page Cafe, Final Page Cafe

Johnny Mehler said:

The Wise Cafe, The Bookworm, The Last Page, The Last Chapter, The Final Chapter Cafe, The Climax Cafe, Alphabet Cafe, Wise Words Cafe, Paley's Perfect Cafe, Checkout Cafe, Bookmark Cafe

jackie clemens said:

cherry on top
or
cherry top cafe
(like our colors, the saying, and because our school is superior)

jackie clemens said:

cherry on top
or
cherry top cafe

because of our colors, the saying and because our school is superior

Sarah said:

Food for Thought

Illissa Figueroa said:

Sip and Read (or vice versa)
Novel Brew
Plaey Cafe

Edward Flanagan said:

The Palé (pronouced like pale "a") Cafe, The Book Nook, The Owl Nook, "Put Down the Book," The Easy Read, Paley's Pastries, Food for Thought, "These books are Delicious," Hooter's Hollow, "Help Me I'm reading," The Word Watch, Cosby's Cafe, The Cosby, or The Coz, "Look under Delicious," Hooter's Nook, or A Hooter's Nook

Sarah P. said:

- Snack-A-Books (b/c books are stacked in the library on frameworks known as the "stack system")
-Dewey Den
-The Cook Book
-The Cook Book Nook
-Call Number Cafe
-Paperback Snacks
-Bibli-Owl-Graphy Bites
-Bibli-Owl-Graphy Bytes

Chanel Vanderhorst said:

"Brain Fuel Cafe"
"Study Break"

Dana said:

Dewey's Spot
Dewey's Delight

Chinaemeze Ukaegbu said:

Study Snack Shack

Katie Angione said:

The Giga-bite!

Bjana Henshaw said:

Paley's Hot Spot
Cherry cafe
Paley's Nest

Bjana Henshaw said:

Paley's Hot Spot
Cherry Cafe
Paley's Nest

Angela Sulzer said:

Books au lait, Café au Lit, Bibliocafé, The Study Mug, The Owl Cup, House of Brews, Aroma Study.

Jon McIlvaine said:

The Paley Place
Books & Brew
Paley Perk
Paley Central Perk

Chandreyi Das said:

Hooter's Lounge

Cafe Cove

Quaff Cafe

Express Espresso

Cafe Conwell

Paley Cherry Cafe

Chandreyi Das said:

Java Jive

Mojo-to-go

Valerie Teo said:

I'm thinking of:

Paleyfe

Amit said:

Café Imperial

Café Elite

Café Civetta

zach bonfante said:

literary latte

book worms'

time out

Tara Brown said:

Paley Perk

Austin Mosby said:

"Food for Thought at Paley Library"
"Take 5"
"Backpack Snack Shack"

Rashetta Sears said:

"The Break Room". It would be a perfect name for the new cafe because it is a way for students to take a quick break from studying and attaining academic achievement.

Cristin McGrath said:

Tastey Tales

Cliffhanger

Sit 'N Sip

The Castle of Chaos

Mike said:

This will be perfect for the cafe name coz it outdoes Starbukcs setting with its wirless connection, Books, food, cool ppl, and the computers available for those of us who dont got laptop.

SunBucks Paley

Marquis Zeno said:

Brain Food
The Data Base

Stephanie Sargent said:

i say, "The TU Pit"

Divya Kumar said:

The Burrowing Owl because it's a kind of owl that is diurnal. Since we'll be getting our caffeine to be awake in the morning, the name is a great match.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_Owl

Also, if you look on wiki, there's a note about how it showed up as a reference in an '80s band from Philly. And who doesn't like the 80s?

Divya Kumar said:

Here's a pic:

http://members.cox.net/rmscott/misc/burrowing_owl.html

So kawaii!!!

DerikB said:

That would be The Dead Milkman who referenced burrowing owls in, if I recall correctly, "Stuart."

Zach Labenberg said:

BuzzWord

HyperText

Tal Shtuhl said:

The Old Man and the Tea

Doug Schutz said:

Legible Brew Cafe
Biblioteca Brew
True Brew
Brotherly Love Brew
Citation Station
Hooter's Book Nook Cafe
Hooter's Nest
Fat Albert Cafe
Owl's Brew Reference Desk
Wise Guys Cafe

mulubrhan tecle said:

OWL'S CAFE

Robert E McLoughlin Jr said:

Name it

"LOLCAFE"

JL said:

Books & Crannies

Joy said:

Liber-a (with an icon of a scale) playing off the Libra symbol
BALANCE is everything! Learning to balance school, work and life is important. It is sort of a combination of library, liberty, liberal and balance...

tanya c said:

Early Bird's Cafe
Night Owl Cafe
Early Bird's Night Owl Cafe
Verb Cafe
Lost Notebook Cafe
Looseleaf Cafe
Time Out Cafe
Jumpstart Cafe
Fueling Station


wes said:

"As part of it's recent renovations, Paley Library has added a . . ."

"It's?" Let's call it the Typo Cafe.

Doug Schutz said:

Legible Libations
Wise Owl Cafe
Library Libations

Yevgeniy said:

Paley Perk.

Raul Rojas said:

The Thirsty Scholar

aghigh ebrahimi bazaz said:

The Top Shelf.

Or, Top Shelf Cafe.

Thanks!

Matt Szalwinski said:

How about TeaU

Alexandra Backus said:

How about...

"The Paley Pub"
"Cozy Corner"
"The Owl's Edibles"
"Break Station"
"TU Coffee House"
"TU Cafe"
"Express Coffee"
"The Bean" -as in coffee beans
"Scholarly Bytes"

jessica said:

Just keep it simple " The Paley Diner"

Maria said:

Paley's Peyton Place

jessica S. said:

Paley nook
Book nook
Procrastination
Edible Inspiration
Yummy distraction

Katherine Carlson said:

The Cram Stand
The Quick A Cafe
Common Grounds
The Paley Grind
Cherry and Write Cafe

diamond yalley said:

it should be all sorts of colors

Autumn said:

Stacks and Snacks

Evelyn A. Washington said:

C & C Cafe....Crosby & Chaney
Java Joe's
Richard's Retreat
Poor Richards
The Brew Spot
The Cup or Temple's Cup
T Cup

Francis Matalavage said:

Though owls are typically solitary, the literary collective noun for a group of owls is a PARLIAMENT, that may suffice or...we could add a cyber quality by calling it
Parliament@Paley.

Emad Khalil said:

The Paley Pot.

Gyu Dong Kim said:

Angel in Paley
or AngelinPaley
or Paley's Angel

Elaine said:

Bookends

Café Bibliotéque

The Sitting Room

Britt said:

Hoot N' No Holler Cafe

Jordan Barham said:

The Paley Pod
The Weaver Hart Cafe
Paley Check Out Cafe
The Paley Spot
The Paley Book Lounge

Susan said:

The "Eat here instead of in the quiet rooms, dang it" Cafe. Bazang.

Becky Moore said:

Coffee and Class Cafe

Steph said:

Cramming Cafe (Has a double meaning: it means eating as well as studying.)
Thinking Fuel
In-Between Books
Culture Vultures
Sippy Cup

Steph said:

Cramming Cafe (double meaning: means eating as well as studying)
Thinking Fuel
In-Between Books
Culture Vultures
Sippy Cup

Ashelley Ollennu said:

THE CRAM & SIP
THE CITE & BITE
THE CHEKHOV
THE EPIC CAFE
THE RESEARCHER
BOOK JUNKIE CAFE
THE INFO REFUGE
THE READERY
THE BOOKIE
THE BOOK CAFE
THE HEADBANGER (coffee reduces the chance of hitting table when your tired).

Krista and Becca said:

The Paley Grind (*Play on the coffeehouse chain "The Daily Grind")

The Triple R Cafe: Reading, Writing, and Relaxing

The Temple Beanery

The Temple Grind

Asim Malik said:

Aux Deux Hiboux - "the two owls" in homage to the famous literary cafe Aux Deux Magots, "the two magots," which was home to foreign writers such as Hemingway, Stefan Zweig and Bertolt Brecht, among others. Later it served as HQ and salon of writer Jean-Paul Sartre, the father of existentialism and Simone de Beauvoir’s companion.

"Two" is important because the space is for socializing and exchanging ideas. The human social enterprise involves two minds, at least.

And "... cafés are often viewed as “temples” of literary and artistic life, or as the “central nervous system of intellectual or political life” ...

Samantha Howald said:

Bookworm's

How about:

The Bookworm Bistro

Becca said:

Study Grounds

Grounds for Thought

Grounds for Learning

The Temple Grindhouse

The Paley Grindhouse


Betsy Roy said:

I think it should be called The Cherry Cup

Samik Sil said:

Take A Break

Nicholas Daly said:

In order to reflect the idea that this is an area for socialization, but within the context of a library (an institution of learning and idea exchange for personal and societal growth), the name should nicely incorporate aspects of relaxation but also valorize reading and learning and intelligent conversation.

The Bookmark
Bookmark Café

The Inkhorn
The Inkhorn Café

Midnight Oil Café

Eureka Café

The Warm Mug

Cup and Conversation

Joli Reichel said:

Writer's Bloc
Reader's Bloc

Nicholas Daly said:

Cafe' Owl Lait

Leonard Smith, B.S. said:

TTT's


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