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Information for Researchers
Using the Hispanic Reading Room in the Library of Congress
Personal Items and Security
Most of the Library's reading rooms restrict the type of personal belongings
that researchers can bring with them. This is done to enhance the security
of the Library's collections, and to ensure that an atmosphere fostering
research is maintained in the reading rooms. In June 1998, the Library
implemented new restrictions on the personal belongings that researchers
can bring with them into the Main Reading Room. Policies differ for the
various reading rooms, with some requiring that researchers store all personal
items before entering the reading room. Researchers should consult the
various reading room
home pages for more details. A cloakroom for researchers
is provided on the ground
floor of the Jefferson Building in Room LJ G39G.
This cloakroom is open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Thursdays; and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays, and
Saturdays. Bear in mind that the Hispanic Reading Room closes at 5:00 pm
on all days. You may however, continue your research in other parts of
the Library if those reading rooms are open. Another cloakroom, located
near the 1st Street carriage entrance on the ground
floor of the
Jefferson
Building,
is open
Mondays
through
Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. A cloakroom in the Madison Building
adjacent to the Reader Registration Station in LM 140 is open from 8:30
a.m. to 9:45 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; and from 8:30
a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Some reading rooms
(such as the Rare Book Room adjacent to the Hispanic Reading Room) also
provide
lockers for researchers to secure their belongings.
Individuals should limit the amount of personal property they bring into
the Library. Persons entering the Library do so with the understanding
that all property in their possession, including (but not limited to)
suitcases,
briefcases, attache cases, handbags, large envelopes, packages, and office
equipment, will be inspected by the Library Police. There will be a similar
inspection upon departure.
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