Open Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and first Sundays
Hours
- Wednesday12:00 noon to 7:00 pm
- Thursday12:00 noon to 7:00 pm
- Saturday10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- First Sunday of the month12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
- Any other dayBy appointment
All times are Pacific time. We are closed from December 20 to January 2. To arrange an appointment, write to desk@adocentyn.us at least a week ahead and tell us what you hope to see.
Finding us
We are a small library and do not publish our address. For directions, write to desk@adocentyn.us before your first visit. Requests are answered within a few days, and after that you are welcome on any open day without notice.
When you arrive, look for the colored lamp in the window. It changes with the day of the week, as the beacon of Adocentyn did. The periodicals room, the Waters, is next door to the reading room.
Your first visit
- Sign the register. We ask for your name and town. Identification is needed only if you would like a reader ticket.
- Leave bags and coats in the lockers by the door. Bring in pencil, paper, a laptop, and a camera if you wish.
- Tell the keeper what you are looking for. A subject or a question is more useful than a title.
- Help yourself from the open shelves. Anything in the stacks will be fetched for you, usually within ten minutes.
- Leave books on the returns table when you have finished. Please do not reshelve them.
The customs of the room
The Picatrix says that images engraved around the city of Adocentyn kept its citizens virtuous and free from harm. Ours are posted by the door:
- Pencils only. No pens near the books.
- Clean, dry hands. No food, and no drink except water in a closed bottle kept on the floor.
- Books lie flat or on a cradle. Do not press them open. Ask for weights.
- Nothing leaves the room.
- Quiet talk is welcome at the desk. The long table is for reading.
- Photographs are for private study, without flash. Ask before photographing newsletters and papers.
- What other people read here is their own affair.
- No rites, no readings for others, and no selling in the room.
Access
The entrance is level with the street, and the door is 36 inches wide. The reading room, the desk, and the washroom are all on one floor. The stacks are up a flight of stairs, and the keepers fetch from them for everyone.
Chairs with arms, a table of adjustable height, magnifiers, and a large-print copy of the shelf guide are available. Service animals are welcome. If something would make your visit easier, tell us in advance and we will do what we can.
Groups and young readers
Classes and study groups of up to eight are welcome by arrangement, usually on a day when the room is otherwise closed. Young readers are welcome with an adult.