Rose Reading Room Rules

The true urban symbiosis.

Rose reading room rules.

One of new york city s most iconic locations the majestic rose main reading room measures 78 feet by 297 feet roughly the length of two city blocks with 52 foot tall ceilings displaying murals of vibrant skies and billowing clouds. No one was hurt but it was a sign that the ceiling needed a close look. The space was immediately closed off for repairs. Child and youth safety at the library.

Attendance at library public programs. General policies and rules. New york wabc after being closed for two years due to repairs the iconic rose main reading room at the new york public library has reopened with stunning renovations of the manhattan landmark. The rose reading room is the key symbolic space of the library about the size of a football field and comparable to the great european libraries.

General policies and rules in order to maintain a safe and welcoming environment for reading learning and other library activities the new york public library requires all visitors including children and teens to comply with our general policies and rules. Books have never been burned in the rose main reading room. Having first completed restoration work at the new york public library s rose reading room in 1999 evergreene was honored to return to the carrere hastings designed building for another. Its grandeur attracts its visitors and is in turn amplified by their presence.

At two in the morning on may 28 2014 one of the ceiling s gilded plaster rosettes of the rose room suddenly fell to the floor 50 feet below shattering to pieces. General research division third floor room 315.