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Circulation Desk (Loan Desk) in operation, 1935

Circulation Desk (Loan Desk) in operation, 1935

At the Loan Desk (now called Circulation Desk), a male staff member hands a book to a female student, while a female staff member sits nearby.
Mr. Roe waxing the floor in the Bookends Reading Room (Periodical Reading Room), 1927

Mr. Roe waxing the floor in the Bookends Reading Room (Periodical Reading Room), 1927

Mr. Roe operates a floor waxer in the Periodical Reading Room (currently called the Bookends Reading Room).
Periodical Room (Reference Room), 1935

Periodical Room (Reference Room), 1935

Students study in the library Reference Room (currently called Periodical Room), while a librarian works at the reference desk.
Public computers on the first floor before library renovation, 1999

Public computers on the first floor before library renovation, 1999

Public computers on the first floor are shown in a view looking east, before the 1999 library renovation.
Reference area before library renovation, 1999

Reference area before library renovation, 1999

The reference area is shown in a view towards the glass wall on the south, before library renovation which took place in 1999.
Room 198 before library renovation, 1999

Room 198 before library renovation, 1999

Room 198 is shown before it was remodeled in the library renovation of 1999.
Information Desk before removal in library renovation, 1999

Information Desk before removal in library renovation, 1999

The Information Desk is shown before it was removed in the library renovation of 1999.
Special Collections Reading Room, 1994

Special Collections Reading Room, 1994

The Special Collections reading room shows a view out the windows from the fourth floor.
Dedication of Presidential Portrait Gallery with Gordon Eaton speaking, 1991

Dedication of Presidential Portrait Gallery with Gordon Eaton speaking, 1991

Former ISU president Gordon Eaton is at the podium speaking at the dedication of the Presidential Portait Gallery in the library's upper rotunda lobby. Martin Jischke is sitting on the left, and the presidential portrait of Gordon Eaton is displayed…
Dedication of Presidential Portrait Gallery with Martin Jischke speaking, 1991

Dedication of Presidential Portrait Gallery with Martin Jischke speaking, 1991

ISU President Martin Jischke is at the podium speaking at the dedication of the Presidential Portrait Gallery in the library's upper rotunda lobby, with former president Gordon Eaton sitting on the left.
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