reading room

noun

1. a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reading room¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

The pandemic closed the reading room, once open five days a week, four hours a day.

From Los Angeles Times

But then there is that library, with the ambience of a Victorian Era reading room.

From New York Times

And even that scene depends on a magnificent overhead pullback, accentuating the symbolic rings within rings of the building’s historic reading room, to make it interesting.

From Los Angeles Times

While often the source of Dan Brown -esque conspiracies, it functions much as any national or private archive: Researchers request permission to visit and then request specific documents to review in dedicated reading rooms.

From Seattle Times

While users will be able to search for items, checking availability and ordering them to use in the reading rooms will be different.

From BBC