Main Library

Lot Stats
Department	Health and Education
Lot Size	3x4
Plop Cost	§1000
Monthly Cost	§210
Bulldoze Cost	§2750
Park Effect	50 over 22 tiles
Landmark Effect	50 over 22 tiles
Education Quotient Boost	0.4 points
Student Capacity	400,000 Sims
Education Coverage Radius	5,800 (Entire City) Tiles
Education Effectiveness over Average Household Age	20 Years 30.0 30 Years 30.0 40 Years 30.0 50 Years 30.0 60 Years 30.0 70 Years 25.0 80 Years 20.0
Education Coverage Fade Pattern	0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Fire Stage	4
Flammability	35
Power Consumed	18 MWh/Month
Water Consumed	60 m3/Month
Air Pollution	1 over 2 tiles
Water Pollution	1 over 3 tiles
Garbage Pollution	9 over 0 tiles

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General Information
Credits	Author: Maxis

The Main Library is a Civic Reward Building that provides Education to your Sims.

Education buildings increase the Education Quotient over a coverage radius. Some buildings have variable coverage radii which can be changed using a School Bus Funding slider, however the majority have a fixed radius that cannot be expanded or contracted without modding the game.

Libraries are designed to provide a small effect over the entirety of a Sim's life, however they are still treated as Schools by the game's code.

In Library Rankings, it is only better than the Local Branch Library.

Unlock Requirements

Main article: Tutorial:How to get Maxis Rewards

Gameplay

All Difficulties

• Combined Residential Population' in excess of 34,000 Sims
• Average Mayor Rating in excess of 37 Points
• Average Library Grade in excess of 85
• At least 4 Libraries built
• Average Library Grade in excess of 85

Reference Buildings

The Main Library is likely based on the New York Public Library Main Branch, completed in 1911. Most of the building is the same, though some details differ. For example, the recreation uses single columns in the entrance instead of the reference building's double columns.