Together with the management of the library we tried to create spaces that cater for comprehensibility as well as seclusion. Therefore, secondary rooms such as reading rooms, room for periodicals and magazines and the music department were divided off acoustically. The bright, tall hall retains its position as the obvious centre of the building. We specially designed the fittings and lighting of the library. With a view to a well-balanced illumination, we took a lot of care over the lighting of the shelves.