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The Gail Kern Paster Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library, with oak panelling and a trussed roof

Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill

Gail Kern Paster Reading Room

Now showingPermanent collection·Free

A 131-foot researchers' hall of carved oak, leaded glass and a high trussed roof, with a Seven Ages of Man stained-glass window. Open to visitors Friday evenings and weekends.

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