At two in the morning on may 28 2014 one of the ceiling s gilded plaster rosettes of the rose room suddenly fell to the floor 50 feet below shattering to pieces.
Rose reading room rules.
One of new york city s most iconic locations the majestic rose main reading room measures 78 feet by 297 feet roughly the length of two city blocks with 52 foot tall ceilings displaying murals of vibrant skies and billowing clouds.
Attendance at library public programs.
New york wabc after being closed for two years due to repairs the iconic rose main reading room at the new york public library has reopened with stunning renovations of the manhattan landmark.
The rose reading room is the key symbolic space of the library about the size of a football field and comparable to the great european libraries.
The room was called the main reading room but after renovations it was renamed to the rose main reading room after the children of a benefactor who helped pay to restore the room.
Books have never been burned in the rose main reading room.
No one was hurt but it was a sign that the ceiling needed a close look.
Having first completed restoration work at the new york public library s rose reading room in 1999 evergreene was honored to return to the carrere hastings designed building for another.
I had the opportunity to go to the nyc public library a few years ago its a beautiful building even non bookworms can appreciate.
The rose reading room is luxurious in the way that only certain shared spaces can be.
General policies and rules.
Child and youth safety at the library.
The true urban symbiosis.
General research division third floor room 315.