A Free 297-Foot Reading Room in Midtown with 440 Seats
Room 315 runs 297 feet long with 440 seats at oak tables, and the doors open at 10 a.m. six days a week.
📖 The free seat nobody claims before 10
Arrive five minutes before the doors open and take the elevator to three. The room fills to roughly 70 percent on a weekday afternoon, so the south-wall corner facing the windows goes before noon. Free Wi-Fi reaches every seat and outlets run through the tables, and nobody asks for a library card at the door. Keep typing quiet, keep food outside, and plan a full day, since most weekdays close at 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m.
