Reserve items are also kept here. Checkout of library materials is performed here as well as paying for microprints. Tate Library maintains eight workstations in the main reading room, six of which may be used for access to online databases as well as Internet. There are two dedicated workstations on the backside of the table solely intended for use in accessing our online catalog. All items prefixed REF in our online catalog will be located here.
Directional signage is provided throughout the reading room.
Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance at the circulation desk. Our circulating collection begins on the second floor of the West Wing and continues to the third floor, the balcony, Rooms 1 and 2. When not in use as a classroom, this is an ideal place for quiet individual or small-group study. Room 2 Room 2 contains the American Literature and Science collections. With seating for approximately 30 people, this room is often used for library-use instruction.