Circulation Desk (Loan Desk), 1955

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Title: Circulation Desk (Loan Desk), 1955
Description: A library staff member helps four patrons lining up at the Loan Desk (now called the Circulation Desk), while two staff members work near piles of books behind the desk. A sign on the desk explains procedures for charging books.
The library was first housed in Old Main, which also contained the college's reception room, lecture hall, specimen museum, students' rooms, a chapel, kitchen, laundry, and dining room. An initial purchase of $2,500 for books for the library was made in 1870 by President Welch. The library was moved to Morrill Hall in 1896 and to the Central Building (now Beardshear Hall) in 1913. In 1925, the new library building was completed to house the library's 115,000 volumes under one roof. The new facility was not large enough to allow for adequate expansion and was outgrown within five years. The first addition to the library was completed in 1961, with a second addition completed in 1969 and a third addition was completed in 1983. In 1984, the Iowa State University Library was officially dedicated as the W. Robert and Ellen Sorge Parks Library.
Creator: Dean; Iowa State University
Date: 1955
Organizations: Iowa State University
Iowa State University. University Library
Geography: Story County (Iowa)
Iowa
Usage Rights: U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives at archives@iastate.edu For reproductions see: http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photog...
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Medium: photographs
Content Type: Image
Contributing Institution: Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/
Call Number: RS-4-8-H.Library.147-04-03
Finding Aid: RS-4-8-H.Library.147-04-03
Digital Collection: University Photographs; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/
University photographs
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