Matheson Reading Room

The William L. Matheson Reading Room is located on the third floor of the Candler Library building. It is accessible via the Candler main entrance or via the bridge that connects to level 3 of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. See the reading room's hours.

The reading room features large tables and soft couches for a comfortable and quiet study space. Ethernet access is available for Emory students, staff and faculty via cable ports in the desk lamps or wireless throughout the room. Restrooms are located next to the newspaper room.

The reading room is Woodruff library's holding space for its current periodicals.  Journals and magazines are shelved in alphabetical order by title, starting to the right of the service desk and continuing clockwise around the room.

Newspapers are shelved  alphabetically in the newspaper room, located to the left as you enter the reading room from the Woodruff Library bridge.

In most cases, the library keeps approximately the most recent year’s worth of journal or magazine issues in the reading room. Older issues may be bound and shelved by call number in the stacks, replaced by microfilm, or kept in the storage library. Newspapers are usually kept for approximately 3 months, until replaced by microfilm. There are exceptions, so always check EUCLID to locate the periodical you need.

There are six Learning Commons iMac computers available for Emory users in the reading room.

Learn about the amazing renovation of this space that took place in the late 1990s - early 2000s.