New-York tribune., 1908-01-12

side OF the rotunda, Is the applied science room
with reading room attached, occupying the en-
tire corner. Along the central portion Of the 42d
street side OF the second floor is a big reading
room. 20 be devoted TO economies, and back of
that IN the northwest corner OF the building Is
The document room. The rest Of the space on
this side Of the building on the second floor Is
occupied by small rooms. lobbies and stair land
ngs
Between the two courts on this floor is a series
q small studies and reading rooms-the Hebrew
room and the Russian room.
The Fifth avenue front on the 10th street side
Of she rotunda on this second floor is given up
70 the directors private and public Office, the
trustees room and large classroom, the trus-
tees room being in the 10th street-FIfth avenue
corner with the directors Offices just beyond, TO
TIE north These rooms are finished in marble
and oak. and are equipped with every couven-
ieroe. including baths Across the corridor are
ether bathrooms, An extra room for the
directors use is across the corridor from his
room. and series Of small studies is also on
that side Of the corridor. On the 40th street
SIDE Of this second floor are. IN the order named
arE extending toward the rear Of the building,
an order room. q cataloguing room and IN the
southwestern corner, the accession room.
O. the t.li-d floor, in a Zig room over the ro-
t,-=a il the centre OF the Fifth avenue front,
~ be The Stuart collection OF rare works now
Il he Lenox Library. On the 42d street side
of Ills room. and connected with II, are two
pie---e galleries occupying the northeast corner.
Along the 42d street side Of this third floor is
series Ct small rooms, among them q picture
gallery, 4 reading room, music room and
photograph room, with a store closet and a
DARK room. Beyond these rooms. in the north
west corner OF this floor, is a large public read
1.r76ar glass roof There is another
good sized reading room across the corridor,
near the elevator shaft on this side Of the third
aou-. At the 10th street side Of the room de-
voted 10 the Stuart collection is a large room
Oh the Fifth avenue front, TO be devoted TO art
and architecture, and beyond. in the south
east corner Of this floor. is the room to be de-
voted 10 the print collection at the Lenox
Library. Across the corridor from these rooms
are Two small reading rooms.
Along the central portion Of the 10th street
side q the third floor are four rooms, one Of
which is also 20 be devoted to the print col |
lection. one TO Americana and manuscripts, one |
20 rare books and stin another 10 manuscripts
Across the corridor from these rooms is the |
map room: and at the rear, in the southwest |
corner OF the floor. is another large reading |
room under glass roof. corresponding to the |
5-e Oh the opposite corner. Between these
rooms and connecting with them is the main
public reading room. which is built directly over
rhe big bookstack- This room has high, solid
copper covered roof rising above the main por-
ton Of the building and is lighted by series
q L- windows on both sides Of its entire length.
Il the centre are 10 be the small cagelike deliv-
e-v ara-tnent, the electric elevators and the
puu-natic tubes connecting with the stack room
below Between the two courts, and con-
meeting with the reading room and the Fifth
avenue corridor this third floor, is the pub
Hc catalogue room The main reading room will
have oak bookcases. with galleries, surround
ing The chamber The walls viii be Of artificial
Caen stone, with plaster cornices; the ceiling
vii be Il decorated panels.
Al Ire exterior doors viii be OF ornamental
bronze. Conveniently placed throughout the
building a-e public drinking fountains, supplied
with s-4rllzed Iced water. At night the build
ing VII be lighted by about twenty-five thou
Eazd I--a1descent bulbs.