The library comprised a peripatos ( walk ) , gardens , a room for shared dining , a reading room , lecture halls and meeting rooms . Built in the Brucheion ( Royal Quarter ) in the style of Aristotle 's Lyceum , adjacent to and in service of the Musaeum ( a Greek Temple or `` House of Muses '' , hence the term `` museum '' ) , the library comprised a Peripatos walk , gardens , a room for shared dining , a reading room , lecture halls and meeting rooms .