The entrance to the Library is by way of Vincenzo Scamozzi's splendid colonnaded atrium (N° 2 on the plan), in which exhibitions of old books and documents are frequently put on. There is a reception desk for visitor information.
Off the atrium, there is a small room (N° 3) in which hang portraits of former librarians and other scholars whose work was bound up with the history of the Library. Beyond this room, there are the Borrowing Desk (N° 4), the General Catalogue and the Bibliographic Service (N° 5). The card catalogue is divided into two parts: acquisitions of printed works up to 1976 (N° 4) and those since 1976 (N° 5). There are also facilities for multimedia and telematic consultation of internet, the Sbn, the Bergamo library network, data bases and CD-Roms (N° 5).
On the first floor, the Salone Furietti (N° 10) is the main Reading Room.
The sector marked A is reserved for the consultation of rare books, manuscripts, archive material, music and pictures. The catalogues and inventories of these materials are situated by the main desk. In the sector marked B, modern printed works may be read. Reference works are ranged on open shelves around the walls according to the Dewey decimal system. The Reading Room assistants are ready to help with any information. There is a computer terminal for reader use.
The Photocopying Room is off the Salone Furietti (17). The Library's publications are on show here and are available for purchase.
Also on the first floor there is the Periodicals Room (N° 11), for the consultation of journals and newspapers. The most recent numbers of the main titles are displayed on open shelving and there is a computer terminal for reader use.
Through the Periodicals Room, there is a room of microfilm readers (N° 12). For reasons of conservation, many works may only be consulted on microfilmed copy. There is a photocopying machine for reader use.

	Ground Floor Main entrance Atrium and exhibition area   Reception desk Portrait room   Elderly and handicapped lavatory General Catalogue to 1976 and Borrowing Desk General Catalogue since 1976 and Bibliographic Service Cataloguing office Office of modern printed works Sala Giovanni XXIII Stairs to first floor   Lavatory (on landing)
	First Floor Salone Furietti A) Old and rare materials B) Modern books Periodicals Room Microfilm readers Office of periodicals Sala Tassiana Librarian's office Office of archival materials Photocopying and Library publications Office of music materials   Computer terminal for reader use