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About College Libraries
Some of the largest and oldest libraries in the United States are located on University campuses. Many university and college libraries date back to the late 1800's and hold a huge amount of books, archives, research and records. There are also many smaller focus libraries pertaining to specialized topics such as medicine, science & engineering, fine arts, photography & digital imagery, horticulture, mathematics research, law and more.
While many are not considered public libraries, most are open to the public or participate with local libraries for inter-library loaning. Contact your local librarian about setting up a check out procedure or to find out more information on using the libraries at campuses near you.
Noteworthy College Libraries
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Bapst Art Library, at Boston College in Massachusetts is well renowned for it's beautiful Gothic architecture and it know as the most pristine example
it's style in North America. Originally the main library for Boston College, it now serves to hold thousands of volumes with the focus of
Art, Architecture, Photography and Museum Studies. Bapst Art Library |
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This former privately owned library was gifted to Yale University in Connecticut by the Beinecke family in 1963. It is currently the largest library
of rare books and manuscripts in the world. It is the main repository for books in the Yale collection printed before 1601 and many other collections
printed before 1850.Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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The George Peabody Library is part of the Sheridan Libraries Special Collection at John Hopkins University. Established in 1860, this library holds more
than a quarter million volumes with a focus on 18th and 19th century studies in British art, architecture, British & American history, literature and
history of science.George Peabody Library |
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The Nicholas Murray Butler Library is located at the Morningside Heights Campus of Columbia University in New York. This library is known for it serving
as the location where Nobel Price-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk wrote his book The Black Book and the script for the film Capote.
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