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Wednesday and Friday at 11:00 and 13:00. Free, and no membership needed.

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11:00, pick a day. Last measured at 11:00, on Tuesday 3 November: the Reading Room read 34 decibels, the Commons 49 and the Kitchen 55.

Tue 3 Nov 2026 · dB(A), 10-minute average, at seated ear height
Readings at 11:00: Reading Room 34 decibels, Booths 38 decibels, Meeting rooms 44 decibels, Commons 49 decibels, Kitchen 55 decibels, Broadway 63 decibels.
Readings at 13:00: Reading Room 36 decibels, Booths 39 decibels, Meeting rooms 45 decibels, Commons 51 decibels, Broadway 62 decibels, Kitchen 64 decibels.

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The building from across Broadway on an overcast morning: the upper floors' long steel windows with the felt baffles behind the glass, no lettering.
The door on Broadway

The top two floors of a former department store, on Broadway.

Tacoma, Washington. The front desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:30.

Rather not wait for a tour? A day pass is $35 a day, and you can sit in the Commons today.