Library, Columbia University, 1922

 

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The library at Columbia University is the Columbia University Libraries system, which includes more than 20 libraries and collections on the university's main campus in New York City, as well as additional libraries located off-campus.

The centerpiece of the system is the Butler Library, which was completed in 1934 and is located on the Morningside Heights campus. The building was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White and is considered one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in the United States.

The Columbia University Libraries system is one of the largest academic library systems in the United States, with more than 13 million volumes, 160,000 journals and serials, and extensive collections of maps, manuscripts, and rare books. The libraries also provide access to a wide range of digital resources, including e-books, journals, and databases.

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Carnegie Library, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1922

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1904 - June 1: The first public-library building, funded with $21,000 from Andrew Carnegie, is dedicated. A typical Carnegie library, with a large dome and Roman columns, it stands at the northeast corner of   Clark Street and Strongs Avenue until 1968, when it is razed. Only its bronze front-doors and  lamp-posts—added in 1918 with a bequest from Andrew R. Week, a wealthy local lumberman--are salvaged, and are eventually incorporated into the third (1992) public library.

1922 Billings Library, University of Vermont, Burlington

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Once the home to UVM's main library until its move to Bailey library, Billings was designed by one of the country's most influential architects of the era, Henry Hobson Richardson. After the library left Billings, it became UVM's main student center until the Dudley H. Davis Center was finished in 2007. Billings will return it to its library roots when UVM's special collections (along with the Holocaust Studies Department) move in. In Billings you'll find a hallowed atmosphere with large windows, wood floors, high ceilings and soft couches popular with students hitting the books. Cook Commons, located one floor down, is a constantly busy spot, with an open dining area and a large cafeteria.

Photo courtesy of University of Vermont

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