George Peabody Library: Coffey's Office, Basement and Storage Room
Room guide to the George Peabody Library in The Bibliophile: lobby, gallery, reading room, Coffey's office, and the basement with the club, flashlight and briefcase.
FAQ
How do I get the flashlight in the Peabody library basement?
How do I open the library storage room?
What is the library?
The game calls the building the George Peabody Library, and you enter through the Conservatory Building door to the east of the Washington Monument. It is where your friend Dr. Coffey works as the director. Chapter 3 takes place here.
What rooms does it have?
| Area | Room | What matters |
|---|---|---|
| Public | Library Lobby | The entrance. Walk east from here. |
| Public | Exhibition Gallery | A display room. The way to the reading room is south. |
| Public | Reading Room | The last public room. The private door south of it is the way through. |
| Staff | Catering Staging Area | A large storage room. Coffey’s office is east, and the basement door is west. |
| Staff | Library Office | Dr. Coffey. You knock before entering. |
| Basement | Basement Stairs, Bottom of Stairwell | The stairs you take down after unlocking the door. |
| Basement | Basement Corridor | A heavy two-by-four, the club, lies here. |
| Basement | Organized Clutter | search clutter gives you the flashlight. |
| Basement | T-Junction | East of the clutter room. It is pitch dark until you switch on flashlight, and the storage room is through the door to the north. |
| Basement | Auxiliary Storage | The storage room. break door with club, then search crate for the black briefcase. |
Which items come from the library?
- The basement key and the storage key from Coffey. Put your own bookstore key and the basement key in the open satchel before you take the club.
- The club, which you use against the thugs in Chapter 5.
- The flashlight, which you carry for the rest of the game.
- The briefcase, which earns you your first spellbook from Coffey. See the spells guide.
The way to the library from your shop is on the district map.
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