charging-room

Updated: June 18, 2025

All experience has shown that too much light cannot be had in any public library. Railings and stair-cases for the second or upper floors should be of perforated iron. The reading-room should be distinct from the book delivery or charging-room, to secure quiet for readers at all hours, avoiding the pressure, hurry and noise of conversation inevitable in a lending library or department.

Ainsworth Rand Spofford - A Book for All Readers: An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books: and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries