"It's extremely tasteful and the materials are elegant," Cott said.
Some advisory committee members said they did not like the building, but would not necessarily officially oppose it.
"It's something to get used to," said committee member and former mayor Sheldon Cohen.
Jinny Nathans, president of the Harvard Square Defense Fund, praised the openness of the building as paying tribute to librarians.
"They normally make us work underground," said Nathans, also a librarian.
Cott said he thought the meeting was successful in appealing to committee members' open-mindedness.
"People used to laugh at this building when they saw it," he said.
As to whether the advisory committee will eventually give a positive recommendation to the planning board, Bruck said, "There seems to be a more positive response than I would have thought."
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