{"id":48,"date":"2025-03-13T13:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:45:39","slug":"reading-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/visitor-information\/reading-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_234\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\" wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher using a collection in the Special Collections Reading Room\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-820x547.jpg 820w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-365x243.jpg 365w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/01\/IMG_0313_edited.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Researcher using a collection in the Special Collections Reading Room<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Special Collections welcomes members of the University community, researchers, and the interested public to use our archival collections and rare books in support of teaching, study, and individuals\u2019 curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Special Collections material does not circulate and can only be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room. 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