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Students reading newspapers in the Leisure Reading Collection, Feb. 6, 1976.

Students reading newspapers in the Leisure Reading Collection, Feb. 6, 1976.

Students read newspapers while sitting in chairs by the Leisure Reading Collection.
View down the aisle towards students in the stacks

View down the aisle towards students in the stacks

A couple of students examine books in the stacks.
View behind the reference desk, 1966

View behind the reference desk, 1966

Students and staff at the reference desk are viewed through a decorative screen embedded with colorful circles.
Students holding a book in the Environmental Teach-In Collection

Students holding a book in the Environmental Teach-In Collection

Two students hold a book on ""Man: An Endangered Species?"" in the Environmental Teach-In Collection, while other students study nearby.
Students studying and viewing art in the library, 1970

Students studying and viewing art in the library, 1970

Students study at tables while others view art on the wall in the background.
Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1925

Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1925

Students are studying in the Main Reading Room (currently called the Periodical Room) in the library. Two library staff members are working at the desk.
Bookshelves in a library tier, 1925

Bookshelves in a library tier, 1925

Library volumes are arranged on the shelves in the library tier. Book stands are positioned along the aisle on the left.
South end of the Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1927

South end of the Periodical Room (Main Reading Room), 1927

Students are studying in the south end of the Main Reading Room (currently called the Periodical Room) in the library. Some of the women have hats and coats on. Two library staff members are working at the desk.
Periodical Room (Main Reading Room) on the second floor, looking north, 1926

Periodical Room (Main Reading Room) on the second floor, looking north, 1926

Students are studying at tables in the large Main Reading Room (currently called the Periodical Room) in the library. Two library staff members are working at the desk.
Book exhibit in the Fireplace Room (Library Staff Lounge), 1926

Book exhibit in the Fireplace Room (Library Staff Lounge), 1926

Figurines dressed in historic costumes are displayed on the top of bookshelves in this Veishea book exhibit located in the Library Staff Lounge (currently called the Fireplace Room).
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