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                                          Reading Room

                                          Combine Hogwarts and silence and you have the Reading Room.  Rows of brass-lamped, oak study tables, beneath a 65 foot high ceiling, diffusely lit with natural light through leaded and stained glass windows.

                                          This is the only part of the library designated as a silent study area.

                                          Electrical outlets located in the floor under the study tables.

                                           

                                          The Reading Room

                                           

                                          Reading Room in Suzzallo Library DReading Room in Suzzallo Library A
                                          Reading Room in Suzzallo Library C Suzzallo Study Spaces floor 3

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