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Nolen Libraryis open to all Gallery visitors who would like to deepen their knowledge of our collections, exhibitions, and the history of art.
Children’s Reading Room
The Children’s Reading Room in Nolen Library features a collection of over 500 picture books and all kinds of books in world languages, as well as computers with art-related games, activities, and stories. Families with children aged between eighteen months and seven years old may enjoy story time in Nolen Library.
Materials for Educators
Nolen Library provides rich resources and other materials to help educators use art history into their teaching. Some educational equipment may be bought in the Met Store. Many lesson resources, lesson plans, and school group self-guides may also be downloaded from the Museum’s websites.
All materials must be used in the library and cannot be taken out. In addition, the library provides wireless Internet access, and more importantly, access to the electronic databases offered by the Yale University Library.
The Nolen Library provides research guides on selected objects in the Gallery’s collection, including suggestions for reading and related objects. Guides are friendly and ready to help evry visitor.
Group Visits
Booking in advance online is a must.
Guided tours may be added for an additional fee.
For more information about the library, call 212-570-3788 or email nolen.library@metmuseum.org.
Nolen Library is in the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Centre for Education on the ground floor near the Museum’s 81st Street entrance.
For Visitors:
Monday ---Friday 10 am---4pm
Saturday---Sunday 12 am---5pm
21. What can kids do in the Children’s Reading Room?
A. Create their own stories.
B. Tell stories to their parents.
C. Enjoy books in different languages.
D. Play all kinds of games they want.
22. If visitors like the materials in the library, they should .
A. pay for them in the Met Store
B. get library guides’ permission
C. ask their educators to copy them
D. take advantage of them in the library
23.Which is necessary for group visitors?
A. Employing a guide.
B. Buying tickets ahead of time.
C. Surfing the library website.
D. Bringing their own laptops.
