Fifth Floor

On this floor you will find the following collections:
Cutter 9 POINTS and PLUS [American History including: Native Americans,
American Revolution, Civil War and New England History ]

Actual Range: POINTS 913T to 965.D
                     PLUSES 92+ to 9B3+7 (Beacon Street side of building)
                          PLUSES 9B3+7W27 to 9Y+ZN429

You will also find: The Member's Lounge and a Unisex Bathroom

Hints to Shelving on this floor:
— The collection begins with Plus sized books in the Long Room to the right of the door and
continues into the Lobby.
— The Plus sized books continue into the Long Room to the left of the entrance and are
located on alternate bottom shelves and in the bookcases under the windows on the Beacon
Street side of the building. Pluses continue on the Granary side of the room, bottom row on the shelf
closest to the window for four alcoves and stopping in the middle of the room.
— Point sized books are shelved at the beginning of the long room and continue around the
room in a sequential order on upper-level shelves.
—The Cutter Point 965's continue onto the Fifth Floor Gallery.
—The Cutter :9's are located in off-site storage, please see the reference department regarding retreival.

 Note that book size dictates location.
For examples and definitions of Cutter and Library of Congress Book Sizes, click here.

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