La Quintana

La Quintana Library Park
Parque Biblioteca Tomás Carrasquilla
Exterior view of library
6°17′08″N 75°34′59″W / 6.285621089251711°N 75.58316945064189°W / 6.285621089251711; -75.58316945064189
LocationAures, La Quintana, Medellin, Colombia
TypePublic Library
EstablishedMarch 2007
Other information
Websitehttps://comunasdemedellin.com/bibliotecas-en-las-comunas/

La Quintana, also known as the Parque Biblioteca Tomás Carrasquilla (Tomás Carasquilla Library Park), is a culturally significant library park in Medellin, Colombia. The library was designed by Ricardo La Rotta Caballero and named after Colombian writer Tomás Carrasquilla. The building is 14,800 square feet and includes reading rooms, ludotecas (educational play spaces for children), computers with internet, and terraced architecture with views overlooking Medellin. It is located in the Aures neighborhood in the northwestern quarter of the city.