page_title: Second- and third-class facilities on the Titanic
section_title: Library
hierarchical_section_title: Second- and third-class facilities on the Titanic / Second class / Public areas / Library
caption_attribution_description: English: Contemporary photography of the 2nd-Class Library on the RMS Olympic.
context_page_description: Second-class accommodation and facilities on board the Titanic were quite intricate and spacious in comparison to many first-class facilities on other ships of the time. Although the second- and third-class sections of the ship occupied a much smaller proportion of space overall than those of first class aboard the Titanic, there were several comfortable, large public rooms and elevators for the passengers to enjoy, so much in fact, that the minority of the spaces provided were actually used during the voyage. 284 passengers boarded second class in a ship that could accommodate 410 second-class passengers.
  Third-class accommodation was also remarkably comfortable by the standards of the time. A dining saloon provided steerage passengers with simple but hearty meals thrice daily, at a time when many ships forced third-class passengers to bring their own food provisions for the voyage.
context_section_description: The library was located on C Deck at the aft end of the Titanic's superstructure, overlooking the aft well deck and poop deck. Decorated in the Adam style, it was paneled in contrasting light sycamore and dark mahogany with columned accents. There were fluted, white-painted wooden columns throughout the room supporting a coffered plaster ceiling. Mahogany chairs and tables furnished the room, with writing desks by the windows with lamps and a large bookcase which functioned as the lending library. This room combined the functions of the library, lounge, writing room, and drawing room.
caption: The second-class library on the RMS Olympic.
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