Reading Room Policy – Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library
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Reading Room Policy
Items permitted:
Pencils
Notebook or paper
Laptops
(without a case)
Digital cameras
Cellphones
Items not permitted:
Food and Drinks
Pens, highlighters or markers
Folders and binders
Bags and purses
Coats and jackets
To ensure that all items in use in the Reading Room are secure and protected with the intent to preserve them for future use, we have enacted this Reading Room Policy. Most of the material in our holdings are unique, rare, fragile and irreplaceable. Therefore we require that patrons visiting abide by these rules.
No food or drinks are permitted
. Food and drinks must be kept in a bag and stored in one of the lockers available to patrons. Special accommodations will be made for any individual with a serious medical condition that requires immediate access to water or food.
Bags and purses must also be placed in a locker. They are not allowed on or near workstations.
Coats and jackets are to be hung up in the coat closet or stored in one of the lockers.
Pencils and loose paper can be provided to researchers when needed. All non-permitted items must be stored away in a locker.
Photography is allowed, but
flash must be turned off
Cellphones are permitted for photography, but they must be in silent mode. No phone calls in the Reading Room, you must step outside to take a call.
Please refrain from holding things above the table, all material should lay flat on the table or be in a book cradle.
Researchers can request up to three items at a time. For archival material, only one folder may be viewed at a time.
When going through a folder, please take care to keep items in the order that they were given.
In some cases, nitrile gloves will be required, especially in the case of handling any material from the photography collection.
Please do not scan or copy anything without first checking with staff. In most cases, scanning and copying will need to be done by a staff member, and in limited quantities. We will not scan or copy any item that will be damaged in the process.
You must sign in at the reception desk upon arrival. Additional instructions for paging and handling will be provided at the beginning of your visit.
Researchers/Patrons are expected to return materials to the circulation desk upon completing their research and may not lend or exchange them with other readers.
Personal books may be brought to one of our work stations but must be registered with the circulation desk upon arrival.
Researchers must legibly fill out call slips for each item they request for research materials
Current Hours of Operation
Walk-ins are welcomed! All researchers
must schedule an appointment
before their visit, including assistance with signing up for the Reading Course.
Monday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
71 West 23rd Street
14th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212)- 337-6619
info@nymasoniclibrary.org
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