The Library Hotel Concept: 6,000 Books Organized by Dewy Decimal System

The Library Hotel in New York City is the first hotel ever to offer its guest over 6,000 volumes of books organized throughout the hotel by the Dewey Decimal System.* Each of the 10 guestroom floors honor one of the 10 categories of the DDC and each of the 60 rooms are uniquely adorned with a collection of books and art exploring a distinctive topic within the category it belongs to.

Please note that the following Room types correspond with these Dewey Decimal numbers:

Junior Suite with one King size bed: .006

Deluxe Room with one Queen size bed: .001, .002 and .005

Petite Room with one Full size bed: .004

Petite Room with one Single size bed: .003

The Library Concept

Each of the ten guestroom floors of the Library is dedicated to one of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System* including:

Social Sciences		Literature
Languages		History
Math & Science		General Knowledge
Technology		Philosophy
The Arts		Religion

Each of the sixty exquisitely appointed guestrooms has been individually stocked with a collection of art and books relevant to one distinctive topic within the category of the floor on which it is situated. Choose your favorite or explore the unique delights of each room, one visit at a time.

Library Hotel Room Menu

Third Floor: Social Sciences	Eighth Floor: Literature
300.006 Law	800.006 Mystery
300.005 Money	800.005 Fairy Tales
300.004 World Culture	800.004 Dramatic Literature
300.003 Economics	800.003 Poetry
300.002 Political Science	800.002 Classic Fiction
300.001 Communication	800.001 Erotic Literature

Fourth Floor: Language	Ninth Floor: History
400.006 Ancient Language	900.006 Biography
400.005 Middle Eastern Language	900.005 Geography & Travel
400.004 Asian Language	900.004 Asian History
400.003 Germanic Language	900.003 Oceanography
400.002 Romance Language	900.002 Ancient History
400.001 Slavic Language	900.001 20th Century History

Fifth Floor: Math and Science	Tenth Floor: General Knowledge
500.006 Astronomy	1000.006 New Media
500.005 Dinosaurs	1000.005 Journalism
500.004 Botany	1000.004 Museums
500.003 Zoology	1000.003 Encyclopedic Works
500.002 Geology	1000.002 Almanacs
500.001 Mathematics	1000.001 Libraries

Sixth Floor: Technology	Eleventh Floor: Philosophy
600.006 Health & Beauty	1100.006 Love
600.005 Computers	1100.005 Paranormal
600.004 Medicine	1100.004 Psychology
600.003 Management	1100.003 Philosophy
600.002 Manufacturing	1100.002 Ethics
600.001 Advertising	1100.001 Logic

Seventh Floor: The Arts	Twelfth Floor: Religion
700.006 Fashion Design	1200.006 Ancient Religion (Mythology)
700.005 Music	1200.005 Native American Religion
700.004 Photography	1200.004 Germanic Religion
700.003 Performing Arts	1200.003 New Age
700.002 Paintings	1200.002 African Religion
700.001 Architecture	1200.001 Eastern Religion

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