The American Museum of Natural History’s principal repository for published scientific literature and archives.

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The Reading Room in the David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Research Library and Learning Center is a quiet space for independent or small group study. We welcome the entire Museum community and public visitors alike to work in and enjoy our space without an appointment. While you are here, please visit the exhibit "What's in a Name?" in our new Alcove Gallery, browse our great range book display, or simply relax in a comfortable chair beside sweeping views of tree-lined Theodore Roosevelt Park.

When open (hrs.)

Open Monday and Friday 10am-4:30pm Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 5:30pm

Need To Know/Community Rules

We truly appreciate your presence in our community, and your support means the world to us. As a café, we’re grateful when you savor our delicious offerings and share your appreciation through generous tips. Your kindness helps us keep our mission alive. Here are other tidbits for you: Open Monday and Friday 10am-4:30pm Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 5:30pm The Gottesman Research Library is perched on the fourth floor of the Gilder Center among the treetops of Theodore Roosevelt Park. The spacious, light-filled Reading Room is ideal for individual or quiet group study. Embrace your place—this is where you truly belong!