Rose Reading Room Rules

General policies and rules.

Rose reading room 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. General research division third floor room 315. Its grandeur attracts its visitors and is in turn amplified by their presence. 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.

The room was called the main reading room but after renovations it was renamed to the rose main reading room after the children of a benefactor who helped pay to restore the room. 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. No one was hurt but it was a sign that the ceiling needed a close look. I had the opportunity to go to the nyc public library a few years ago its a beautiful building even non bookworms can appreciate.

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. The rose reading room is luxurious in the way that only certain shared spaces can be. The true urban symbiosis. The space was immediately closed off for repairs.

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. Attendance at library public programs.