NEW OR ENLARGED FACILITIES
The new building provides a number of new or enlarged
special function and work areas.
A large portion of the First Floor adjacent to the
circulation desk houses shelving for about 950 current "core"
periodicals, three times the capacity of the old library. Cabinets
in this area place newsletters close to library users until they
are microfilmed or bound for long-term preservation and access.
The current periodicals area includes study carrels and soft furniture
so that users do not have to remove journal issues from the area.
A photocopy room nearby also serves this purpose.
The library's extensive reference collection,
service desk, and offices are housed on the second floor,
for the first time apart from the busy Circulation Desk area.
Here also are
study carrels and HOLLIS PC's.
The Fenn Room (named for former HDS dean William Wallace Fenn)
occupies the north end of the Reference Room. Here library users
will find old-style lounge furniture for quiet study and reflection.
The room also contains a large, oak study table that comes from
the original reading room in Andover Hall.
Adjacent to the Reference Room is the self-service
Microform Room. This area includes cabinets containing 86,000
reels of microfilm and microfiche cards. Reader-printers are housed
nearby.
On the third floor of the library, the
Rabinowitz Room is a unique special function facility. It
is used for receptions, meetings, presentations, or meals, for
up to 49 persons. The antique, intricately carved paneling, Oriental
carpet, and medieval stained glass windows were a gift of Edwin
Malloy and his family.
Also on the top floor are the
Librarian's offices and
conference room. Two greatly enlarged, fully equipped workspaces
for
conservation and preservation activities and for processing
the library's extensive
manuscript and archival collections are welcomed additions
to the library's historical programs. A nearby reading room provides
a secure space to consult rare books, special collections, manuscript
and archival materials under the observation of library staff.
Renovated
Library Floor Plans: Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 | Ground
Level | Lower
Level
