valley library primary library located school main campus state oregon established school built library building current building opened william library expanded renamed valley library library named philanthropist played football libraries stores million volumes maps government documents designated federal library state documents story library building contemporary style red brick exterior highlighted white sections eastern eastern includes white faced includes story main floor history established appropriated school buy books library marking instance legislature giving funds school library library established school warren hired time librarian library collection grown volumes adding volumes collection stood volumes time library free general library circulating reference collections serving librarian library pamphlets time annual circulation collection grown volumes pamphlets librarian library collection continued grow totaled volumes february state legislature gave school construction building house library opened new library marking time library building prior library housed second floor college administration building new building completed school built temporary neighboring second floor second floor new building order easily transfer books new location initially new building housed offices classrooms decade library expanded occupy structure designed new building campus buildings constructed period collection grown volumes served school librarian new library occasions new wing added building located southeast corner addition square feet space spread floors basement designed style exterior bricks contained decorative plaques constructed concrete roof covered tile original design story reading rooms converted single story rooms 1950s mural painted added main reading room gift school class mural titled second mural room longtime head school art department beginning largest donation books library donated volumes worth donated total items included complete works abraham_lincoln valued gave decorative library installed south entrance building library buildings students october run civil war football game schools library received volumes valued december estate donation overtook mcdonald largest received library time collections library increased total included collections variety rare items page printing book poems written latin bible printed time building open sundays construction new wing library started designed architect designed original structure designed matching wing wing added school library collection grew volumes previously known simply library building library renamed william library longest serving president holding office chancellor advanced federal government plan new building new building designed architects cost rose million time school accepted bids project april ground broken project general contractor project new building double size library completed new library built present location transferred old building time building stories tall school planned future expansion original construction additional floors placed roof began construction fall add new floors completion coming fall old library building named honor librarian previously hall carried moniker starting collection increased volumes served head library year departure took director library time million annual budget employees room added library accommodate donation alumnus consisted papers nobel prizes valley library collections library continued grow reaching volumes building renamed extensive expansion renovation renovations took years cost million complete year library selected library year time academic library won distinction began text march communicate library patrons earlier started loan amazon reader april school started allowing students use library hours day sunday thursday test demand allow hour access permanent basis program sponsored paid university technology funds closure computer hour study areas facilities valley library story rectangular building east designed contemporary style structure red brick white colored aluminum solar screening fifth floor north added decoration internal support structure consists steel beams concrete ground level north floor includes cafe study rooms main floor second floor includes story circulation desk main entrance floor contains fourth floor houses library offices children library special collections located fifth floor sixth floor covers southern thirds structure directly north building library originally known approximately acre area laid listed national_register_of_historic_places june bell tower added eastern edge dedicated alumnus foot tall tower bells clock operations libraries serves main library located main campus libraries newport library bend director libraries combined employed people total million volumes collections million documents books contained million volumes totals valley government documents maps served federal library deposit library state government libraries combined budget million circulation inter library loans averaging people week libraries collections valley library includes variety special collections addition main collection notably helen papers contain books boxes material oregon state separate library school home collections include contains feet items items date far collections concerning history science linear feet nursery seed trade contained photographs memorabilia campus publications variety specimens related history faculty work include papers library decorated pieces serves art gallery oregon law set aside percent construction costs artwork selected library
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