Nicest Library?

College Search & Lists
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<p>Which college/university has the coolest-looking / most aesthetically pleasing library? What one person loves another may hate, but it would be interesting to see your opinions…</p>

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<p>University of Rochester</p>

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<p>I loved BC’s libraries, mainly because they reminded me of Trinity College Dublin</p>

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<p>BYU:
<a href=“http://www.et.byu.edu/~bartc/Pictures/BYU%20Campus/BYU_Library&WC&Emtns.jpg[/url]”>http://www.et.byu.edu/~bartc/Pictures/BYU%20Campus/BYU_Library&WC&Emtns.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
[Avoiding</a> March Madness on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ivanomak/423515922/]Avoiding”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ivanomak/423515922/)
[HBLL</a>, 2nd floor of BYU library on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ivanomak/354365110/]HBLL”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ivanomak/354365110/)
[Clouds</a> at Last on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ivanomak/378880737/]Clouds”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ivanomak/378880737/)</p>

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<p>I have only seen about ten, but I say Middlebury. Great architecture. There’s a huge bowed window looking out at the mountains.</p>

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<p>Harvard College</p>

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<p>Paul Barret, Jr. Library at Rhodes College:
[barret</a> library - Google Search](<a href=“http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&ei=THn8S-DCHcH38AbUmZDGBg&sa=X&oi=spellfullpage&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=barret+library&nfpr=1]barret”>http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&ei=THn8S-DCHcH38AbUmZDGBg&sa=X&oi=spellfullpage&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=barret+library&nfpr=1)
[barret</a> library - Flickr: Search](<a href=“Search: barret library]barret | Flickr”>Search: barret library | Flickr)</p>

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<p>Wisconsin History Library (formerly UW library–now jointly operated)</p>

<p>[Highlights</a> at the Wisconsin Historical Society](<a href=“http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2010/04/renovation.asp]Highlights”>http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/highlights/archives/2010/04/renovation.asp)</p>

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<p>Of course I can also put a thumbs up for my school haha:</p>

<p>Robert Muldrow Cooper Library (Clemson):
[Cooper</a> Library Clemson - Google Search](<a href=“http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=Cooper%20Library%20Clemson&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi]Cooper”>http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=Cooper%20Library%20Clemson&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi)</p>

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<p>University of Washington Suzallo-Allen library :D</p>

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<p>The magnificent University of Michigan Legal Research Building and annex.</p>

<p>[University</a> of Michigan Law School: Virtual Tour](<a href=“http://www.law.umich.edu/virtualtour/documents/legalresearch/reading-room.htm]University”>University of Michigan Law School)</p>

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<p>But those future lawyers are territorial.</p>

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<p>“In 2008, the Association of Research Libraries ranked the UC Berkeley’s University Library as the No. 1 public research university library in North America.”<a href=“By the numbers - University of California, Berkeley”>By the numbers - University of California, Berkeley;

<p>[Doe</a> Library, University of California, Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/ml_kap/3489371444/]Doe”>Doe Library, University of California, Berkeley | View Large… | Flickr)
[Doe</a> Library](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/andrewandlisa/2611978597/]Doe”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/andrewandlisa/2611978597/)
[North</a> reading room, Doe Library, UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/tholub/3488277512/]North”>North reading room, Doe Library, UC Berkeley | Tom Holub | Flickr)
[Doe</a> Library, UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/digitalbuddha/2849480329/]Doe”>Doe Library, UC Berkeley | Ted Tagami | Flickr)
[UC</a> Berkeley Doe Library stairs](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/robert510/3657634207/]UC”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/robert510/3657634207/)
[Doe</a> Library](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/jennifer/4061394983/]Doe”>Doe Library is pretty, but NYPL tops list. Had interesting… | Flickr)</p>

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<p>I agree, that’s a very attractive structure. </p>

<p>When the new Mansueto library is completed in 2011, the University of Chicago will have the largest collection completely accessible from a single campus of any research library in North America. The new space will feature state-of-the-art preservation and access technology to ensure that all items in its holdings are quickly retrievable. This bucks a popular trend toward moving rarely-used materials off campus or into storage to make way for expansive student study spaces (dubbed “trompe l’oeil” libraries by one critic).</p>

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<p>lynxinsider beat me to Rhodes. I love libraries, and Barret literally made my jaw drop.</p>

<p>App State has an amazing new library with a beautiful view of the mountains.
<a href=“Appalachian Today | Appalachian State University”>Appalachian Today | Appalachian State University;

<p>Wake Forest has perhaps the coziest library I’ve seen.
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<p>Brown’s libraries (the “Rock” and Sci Li) definitely get my vote for the ugliest library exteriors.</p>

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<p>Interesting site (some are university libraries, some are not):</p>

<p>[Librophiliac</a> Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries | Curious Expeditions](<a href=“http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78#more-78]Librophiliac”>http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78#more-78)</p>

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<p>the Ultra modern “space ship” UCSD libray. You either love it or hate it with a passion - no in-between:</p>

<p><a href=“http://cvrr.ucsd.edu/imgallery/campus/library.jpg[/url]”>http://cvrr.ucsd.edu/imgallery/campus/library.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Lehigh’s Linderman Library:</p>

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<p>Princeton’s Firestone Library:</p>

<p>[File:Firestone</a> Library Princeton front.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Firestone_Library_Princeton_front.jpg]File:Firestone”>File:Firestone Library Princeton front.jpg - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>Ucla’s library!!</p>