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186 the librarian's room is reached. With the exception of this room, the whole of the ground floor is devoted to the lending library and reading-rooms, which are separated by a low partition. The reference library, on the first floor, occupies the same area as the lending library and reading-rooms. It is divided into eleven bays, with a light gallery round each. There is a fine hammer-beam roof,

and the decorations, though plain, are effective. There is accommodation in the building for a resident custodian, and a room is provided for the use of the committee.

The length of the reference department is 81 feet, and its breadth 37 feet 3 inches, except at the further end, where it is 46 feet. The middle of each bay is 13 feet. The bookcases are 7 feet in height from floor to gallery, and an additional