For those people who need a quiet place to read or study the Library has a Quiet Reading Room. This elegant room is located in the historic portion of our building on the north side of the main floor and has seating for more than 25 people. In order to maintain the quiet atmosphere, there are no computers or other equipment in this room and we ask that you refrain any noise or activities that would disturb other researchers. This room also contains our local history and genealogy collections.

Considered by many the most beautiful room in the Library, the Quiet Study Room is painted a deep red and has abundant plaster detailing in the neoclassical style. There are numerous medallions around the ceiling depicting famous literary figures. The brass reading lamps, as well as the study tables and chairs, are from the original 1922 building and were refinished in the 1997 renovation.

(Photo by Edward Jacoby, Jacoby Photography, Boston, Mass.)

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