{"id":153,"date":"2019-09-12T19:59:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T19:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/about\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:13:37","slug":"firstyear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/about\/firstyear\/","title":{"rendered":"first year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome, Class of 2027!<\/h2>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you to our library locations.<\/p>\n<h3>Study spaces<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-837\" src=\"http:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/09\/Central-Stair-Pavilion_web-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/09\/Central-Stair-Pavilion_web-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/09\/Central-Stair-Pavilion_web-624x416.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/09\/Central-Stair-Pavilion_web.jpeg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Get to know our <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mit.edu\/study\/\">different library locations<\/a> and what you&#8217;ll find in each of them. 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