1764 yuan. The library is a special place for readers to use documents in the library. In the graduation season, the school library will also sell books and buy six boxes of new books at 294 yuan each, so the total cost of * * * is 6 times 294, which is 1764 yuan. A library is an institution that collects, sorts out and collects books and materials for people to read and refer to. Reading rooms in libraries are generally divided into three types: general reading rooms, professional reading rooms and reference research rooms.