reading room

American  

noun

1. a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.

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Etymology

Origin of reading room

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

And in the place of his office they created a special reading room for the girls.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Local stained-glass expert Raymond Nyson is credited with the main and Smith reading room leaded glass of this superb Gothic Revival space.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

The families eventually streamed into what’s usually a gallery space but would be the reading room for the story time, the better to accommodate the crowd of 40.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

“The F.B.I. has continually demonstrated its commitment to accommodate the committee’s request, including by producing the document in a reading room at the U.S. Capitol,” the bureau said in a statement on Monday.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

I would walk into the Moorland reading room and fill out three call slips for three different works.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates