Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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The Rockefeller Library. The large windows of the lower levels give an aquarium effect, evolving into cage slits by the third and fourth floors. On cold days, the broad inviting steps steam like the entrance to a dragon's lair. Through the revolving door, following the track of wet sand left by dripping feet on rainy days, past the circulation desk, by the elevators that click continu- ously, we reach the steps. Upstairs in the second floor reading room, pictures hang on the walls and people chat in small groups. Two or three students are asleep in chairs facing downtown Provi- dence. The carrels are occupied by books and coats, although coffee breaks, din- ner or the weather have pulled many studiers away. A muffled laugh and the clip-clop of clogs echo through the stacks. In the coffee lounge, students gripe and gesture wildly, a manic reac- tion to too much work. A coke can clanks as it is tossed into the trash. Three men march out, We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it any more! The door closes behind them.