The claim: The fire suppression system of Yale's Beinecke Library causes all oxygen to leave the building, suffocating anyone inside, to preserve its rare books. Yale’s world-renowned Beinecke ...

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library closed in May for a renovation that will overhaul the building’s mechanical systems and refurbish its iconic architectural features: the translucent marble, ...

Those who work inside cherish the space just as much ... A staff vigilant to make sure the Beinecke library evolves right alongside humankind. “One of the questions in two hundred years is ...

Inside the library’s protective outer shell ... yearlong exhibitions on the design and construction of the Beinecke Library along with profiles of some of the curators and librarians who have ...

inside and out, and a particularly happy place for visitors, whether they have been here countless times or are enjoying the Beinecke Library for the first time.” “We have seen enormous interest in ...

Admit it: even though the treasures of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library are mentioned in 95 percent of University President Richard Levin’s speeches, you’ve never been inside the building ...

Stephen Jones, head of access services at the Beinecke Library, shared with the News some of the most ... dooming any librarians inside to a slow death by asphyxiation. MOSTLY FALSE: According to ...

NEW HAVEN >> The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library will close its doors for the biggest renovation in its 50-year history and temporarily empty its iconic, glass-enclosed stack tower.

Some of the world's literary treasures can be found at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in the Hewitt Quadrangle at Yale University. Look inside its hermetically sealed stacks and let ...

Yale’s Beinecke library, designed by Gordon Bunshaft and completed in ... In cold weather, condensation formed inside the building, which houses some of the world’s most precious volumes—including a ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Today we’re Cruisin’ Connecticut to the largest library for rare books. The Beinecke Library opened in 1963, and attracts more than 150,000 visitors a year.

The claim: The fire suppression system of Yale's Beinecke Library causes all oxygen to leave the building, suffocating anyone inside, to preserve its rare books. Yale’s world-renowned Beinecke ...