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Two young women looking through the card catalog

Two young women looking through the card catalog

Two young women on either side of a tall table look through drawers of the card catalog in the upper rotunda lobby.
Reference area outside the Periodical Room

Reference area outside the Periodical Room

Students use indexes and study at tables in the reference area outside the Periodical Room.
Room 198 used as the Reserve Room

Room 198 used as the Reserve Room

A long wooden desk with shelves behind it fills one side of the Reserve Room (currently Room 198), with students studying at tables on the other side.
Library Boiler Room

Library Boiler Room

This look inside the library boiler room shows the boilers and pipes used for the library's steam heating.
First Baroque concert in the library, Dec. 7, 1973

First Baroque concert in the library, Dec. 7, 1973

The first Baroque concert in the library is held in the upper rotunda lobby outside the Periodical Room, Dec. 7, 1973. Performers in formal dress play instruments including a bassoon, a cello, and a harpsichord.
Students reading newspapers in the Leisure Reading Collection, Feb. 6, 1976.

Students reading newspapers in the Leisure Reading Collection, Feb. 6, 1976.

Students read newspapers while sitting in chairs by the Leisure Reading Collection.
View down the aisle towards students in the stacks

View down the aisle towards students in the stacks

A couple of students examine books in the stacks.
Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1925

Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1925

Students are studying in the Main Reading Room (currently called the Periodical Room) in the library. Two library staff members are working at the desk.
Bookshelves in a library tier, 1925

Bookshelves in a library tier, 1925

Library volumes are arranged on the shelves in the library tier. Book stands are positioned along the aisle on the left.
South end of the Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1927

South end of the Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1927

Students are studying in the south end of the Main Reading Room (currently called the Periodical Room) in the library. Some of the women have hats and coats on. Two library staff members are working at the desk.