I use to study a lot at the TRL . I was just there a couple of days ago and forgot why I liked the place so much. It is great for many reasons:
1. It had wireless internet
2. There was a lot of space
3. Had plugs to hook up your laptops
4. Had HUGE tables to spread out all my notes
5. since it was so huge, it was somewhat quiet b/c the noise couldn't really bounce off the walls.
6. There was greenery inside
7. The library was literally opened from morning until night (except weekends) so it gave me the chance to study as long as I wanted w/o being kicked out.
8. you can eat and study on the first floor
The only things that annoyed me (but only a tad) was:
1. There are only a very limited # of plugs to hook up your laptop on the first floor so you have to get there early or be lucky that they're not taken. (I liked the 1st floor b/c you could eat while studying)
2. A lot of tutoring happens on the first floor so it gets a little loud.
3. Sometimes ppl smell....
What's really funny though is if you get to the TRL before it opens (they allow you to wait in the foyer), you see all these men of different ages lining up to the gates. They really look like a pack of bulls getting ready to charge. You can see them all starting to get antsy while they wait for security to give them the ok. And when security opens the gates, they all rush in like a stampede racing for the finish line. It's actually a little scary. You really have to move with the pack otherwise you'll get trampled. I don't suggest that this is something you have to experience in your lifetime but it's funny nonetheless.