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Reading Rooms

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Map showing route from lobby elevators to Room 112 First Floor Reading Room on the main floor.

First Floor Reading Room – (112)

The First Floor Reading Room is a quiet study area that contains circulating bound copies of journals. These journals do circulate, but the primary purpose of this room is for quiet, individual study.

Map showing route from elevators to Room 212 Petrovich Reading Room on Memorial Library Level 2.

Petrovich Reading Room – (212)

The Michael B. Petrovich Reading Room is a quiet study area that contains the Library’s Slavic & East European Studies Collection, a collection of books, serials, and reference materials in East European, Slavic and Turkic studies. These materials are for reference use and are non-circulating.

Map showing route from elevators to Room 240 Current Periodicals and Newspapers Reading Room on Memorial Library Level 2.

Current Periodicals & Newspapers Reading Room – (240)

Current Periodicals and Newspapers Room is a quiet study area that houses current issues of some of the more heavily used and popular journals and newspapers.

Map showing route from elevators to Room 262 Reference Room on Memorial Library Level 2.

Reference Reading Room – (262)

This room contains the Reference Collection, the Reference Desk, and the Grants Information Collection. This is a collaborative study space. Memorial Library has several designated quiet areas, including all of the other reading rooms listed above.

Map showing route from elevators to Room 412 East Asian Reading Room on Memorial Library Level 4.

East Asian Reading Room – (412)

This reading room is a quiet study area that contains the East Asian Reference Collection, also current issues of some popular periodicals in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. These are non-circulating materials. Tibetan Collection books of all formats and sizes are shelved Room 412. These are circulating materials. More information on these collections.

Map showing route from elevators to Room 424 Greek and Latin Reading Room on Memorial Library Level 4.

Greek and Latin Reading Room – (424)

The Greek and Latin Reading Room is a quiet study area that has a collection of books, serials, and reference materials for use in the room. The collection is dedicated to Ruth Miller Kuhlman, a 1932 UW graduate in classics.