The 29,000-square-foot (2,694-m~2) Merrick Library in Merrick, N.Y., houses more than 85,000 books, 4,200 audio materials, nearly 4,000 video materials and 250 serial subscriptions. By day, light enters the building through a central atrium and the reading rooms are oriented toward a rear garden, providing visitors with the natural light they need to read along with an aesthetically pleasing environment where they can do it.
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