• Reading to dogs is part of the library's literacy program, a low-pressure way for kids to practice reading aloud
• Garden café run by Corações com Coroa, for a snack or brunch after choosing books
• Playground next door on Largo Marquês de Angeja, about 70 meters from the entrance

Biblioteca de Belém is a municipal library inside the 18th-century Marquês de Angeja Palace, with bright reading rooms and a children's room with tables for reading together. Its literacy program has kids read aloud to dogs, which helps hesitant readers relax.

Out back, the garden holds a café run by Corações com Coroa, a handy stop on a day around the Jerónimos Monastery.