page_title: Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts)
section_title: Springfield City Library
hierarchical_section_title: Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts) / Springfield City Library
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Library, Springfield, Mass. Subjects: Libraries Places: Massachusetts &gt; Hampden (county) &gt; Springfield Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard)&#160;: linen texture, color&#160;; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_001585
context_page_description: The Quadrangle is the common name for a cluster of museums and cultural institutions in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, on Chestnut Street between State and Edwards Streets.
  The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, in the center of the Quadrangle, is surrounded by a park, a library, five museums, and a cathedral. A second cathedral is just on the Quadrangle's periphery.
context_section_description: The Central Library, constructed in 1913, was paid for by Andrew Carnegie.  It is the second library to be built at that location.  The nonfiction department is based in Rice Hall (named for William Rice), consisting of a main floor and mezzanine.  Opposite Rice Hall is the Arts and Music Hall, where multimedia, periodicals, and the computer lab are based.  The circulation desk lies in the rotunda between the two halls.  Fiction, children's literature, and community rooms are in the basement. The Central Library also has a Teen Advisory Board — a grouping of teenagers who help make decisions and organize events at the library geared towards teenagers.
caption: Library, 1930s
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