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william oxley thompson memorial library wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 library information 2 history toggle history subsection 2 1 background 2 2 original building 2 3 1951 and 1977 expansions 2 4 2009 renovation and expansion 3 references 4 external links toggle the table of contents william oxley thompson memorial library 1 language فارسی edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 39 59 57 n 83 00 53 w 39 99925 n 83 01485 w 39 99925 83 01485 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia main library at ohio state university in columbus ohio us william oxley thompson memorial library thompson library east atrium 39 59 57 n 83 00 53 w 39 99925 n 83 01485 w 39 99925 83 01485 location columbus ohio united states type academic established 1913 branch of ohio state university libraries collection size 1 25 million on site other information public transit access 1 2 8 22 31 night owl website thompson library the william oxley thompson memorial library commonly referred to as the thompson library is the main library at ohio state university s columbus campus it is the university s largest library and houses its main stacks special collections rare books and manuscripts and many departmental subject libraries the library was originally built in 1912 and was renovated in 1951 1977 and 2009 it is named in honor of the university s fifth president william oxley thompson library information edit grand reading room with replica of winged victory of samothrace statue the ohio state university s university libraries manages 15 locations on the columbus campus of which the thompson library is the largest 1 in addition to housing the main stacks and serving as the central research library for the entire campus the thompson library is home to many of the subject libraries in the humanities and social sciences as well as reference special collections rare books and manuscripts journals and general interest periodicals departmental subject libraries include literature foreign language by region linguistics philosophy religion theater anthropology history sociology and political science some subject libraries such as science and engineering architecture agriculture fine arts law health sciences veterinary sciences and geology are housed in the university s other libraries 2 of the system s 5 8 million volumes the thompson library holds about 1 25 million volumes including 250 000 special collections volumes 3 4 additional book storage is provided by the university s off site book depository which also houses the university archives history edit background edit when the ohio state university opened in 1873 the library was located on the first floor of university hall in 1884 it was moved to the building s third floor and in 1893 it was moved to the newly constructed orton hall as early as 1897 university librarians voiced their need for a dedicated library building and this eventually resulted in the construction of the main library as the thompson library was originally known in 1910 5 original building edit original east facade with 1951 tower above the original beaux arts library building was built between 1910 and 1912 in 1910 the architectural firm allen collens of boston was selected through a design competition later that year the architects submitted a formal proposal which was accepted by osu s board of trustees and then a call for bids was put out for construction ground was broken on december 23 1910 and construction was completed two years later on december 18 1912 following completion books were moved and the library was officially open to the university community on january 6 1913 since the initial construction the library has been renovated three times in 1951 1977 and 2009 6 1951 and 1977 expansions edit the library s first expansion was built in 1947 1951 7 a 10 story tower was constructed for the library stacks and single story extensions were built north and south of the east facade it was completed on june 2 1951 6 in the same year the main library was renamed the william oxley thompson memorial library in honor of the university s fifth president william oxley thompson who was in office when the original building was built 5 the library was again expanded in the 1970s when a modern addition was built to extend the west wing it was completed on january 5 1977 6 2009 renovation and expansion edit west facade built during the 2009 renovation buckeye reading room part of the 2009 renovation the most recent renovation to the thompson library was a 108 7 million project that began on january 10 2007 and was completed in the summer of 2009 4 it was designed by the gund partnership with acock associates architects as the architect of record 8 the library s original east facade and grand reading room were restored while the 1977 west wing addition and 1951 north and south extensions were demolished 4 a new 91 000 sq ft 8 500 m 2 west wing was built bringing the library floor space to 306 000 sq ft 28 400 m 2 7 nearly 1000 seats were added to the library but shelf space was decreased so many volumes were moved to other locations the renovation focused on opening up the library space to natural light and creating a more coherent space features added in the renovation include a new west atrium and buckeye reading room glass walls for the lower floors of the 1951 book tower exhibition space for the library s special collections a café and a ground floor east west passageway that extends the oval s long walk through the building the renovation was opened to the public on september 24 2009 4 8 7 9 various art pieces were included in the restoration the written word piece verse was installed on the floor of the buckeye reading room 10 and 49 metal plates called foundation stones were set throughout the library featuring engravings in a wide range of writing and graphic notation systems 11 12 additionally a new replica of the winged victory of samothrace statue was commissioned and installed in the grand reading room to replace an earlier replica from 1913 which had fallen into disrepair and was removed in 1959 13 the 2009 renovation received several awards including a 2009 aia columbus merit award 14 a 2009 abc excellence in construction eagle award 15 a 2009 columbus landmarks foundation james b recchie design award 16 7 a 2010 scup aia cae excellence in architecture renovation adaptive reuse special citation 17 and a 2011 aia ala library building award 9 references edit about us the ohio state university university libraries retrieved october 6 2016 locations the ohio state university university libraries retrieved october 6 2016 louise schaper june 28 2012 new landmark libraries 2012 3 william oxley thompson memorial library ohio state university library journal archived from the original on october 27 2017 retrieved october 6 2016 1 2 3 4 encarnacion pyle august 3 2009 osu s main library reopens today after three year 109 million renovation the columbus dispatch archived from the original on january 18 2018 retrieved october 4 2016 1 2 thompson william oxley library buckeye stroll the ohio state university university libraries 2010 retrieved october 6 2016 1 2 3 william oxley thompson memorial library austin e knowlton school of architecture digital library the ohio state university retrieved october 6 2016 1 2 3 4 william oxley thompson memorial library ohio state university gund partnership retrieved october 6 2016 1 2 lawrence biemiller january 15 2010 campus architecture database william oxley thompson memorial library the chronicle of higher education retrieved october 4 2016 1 2 william oxley thompson memorial library 2011 aia ala library building awards the american institute of architects retrieved october 4 2016 verse the ohio state university university libraries retrieved october 4 2016 foundation stones the ohio state university university libraries retrieved october 4 2016 dan mckeever may 13 2009 lively languages the lantern retrieved october 4 2016 sam harrington march 17 2013 winged victory replica statue placed in thompson library 100 year history with ohio state the lantern retrieved october 6 2016 2009 design awards aia columbus retrieved october 4 2016 the ohio state university thompson library columbus ohio pdf heapy engineering retrieved october 4 2016 james b recchie design award past winners columbus landmarks foundation retrieved october 6 2016 2010 scup excellence in planning scup excellence in landscape architecture and scup aia cae excellence in architecture award recipients society for college and university planning retrieved october 4 2016 external links edit media related to william oxley thompson memorial library at wikimedia commons v t e ohio state university main campus located in columbus ohio academics colleges arts and sciences business dentistry engineering health law medicine public affairs research aeronautical and astronautical research laboratory the big ear buckeye bullet byrd polar and climate research center center for interdisciplinary law and policy studies chadwick arboretum dnb extension for education and research industrial arts curriculum project kirwan institute for the study of race and ethnicity large binocular telescope melrose apple mershon center for international security studies national center for the middle market newman projection ohio sky survey olentangy river wetland research park richard m ross heart hospital sarah chimpanzee secrest arboretum stone laboratory campuses columbus main campus buildings lima campus mansfield campus marion campus newark campus ohio agricultural research and development center agricultural technical institute facilities blackwell inn drake performance and event center golf club knowlton hall ohio state university airport ohio union orton hall geological museum south bass island light lincoln and morrill towers tom w davis tower watts hall wexner center for the arts wexner medical center east hospital james cancer hospital libraries 18th avenue library billy ireland cartoon library museum hilandar research library john a prior health sciences library thompson library university hall athletics teams baseball basketball m basketball w field hockey football ice hockey m ice hockey w lacrosse m soccer m soccer w track and field volleyball m volleyball w venues bill davis stadium covelli center ice rink jerome schottenstein center jesse owens memorial stadium ohio stadium st john arena woody hayes athletic center museums jack nicklaus museum media calculus one geographical analysis the lantern journal of law and policy for the information society journal of money credit and banking ohio state university press wosu fm wosu tv wpbo wosa wvsg arouse osu 1870 magazine traditions across the field brutus buckeye buckeye battle cry carmen ohio hang on sloopy illibuck maudine ormsby men s glee club mirror lake ohio state varsity o hall of fame script ohio osu athletic bands osu marching band um osu rivalry um osu basketball rivalry people alumni trustees presidents faculty staff fellows athletic directors coaches athletes notable people associated with ohio state university student life block o buckeye leadership society old north columbus the oval activities and organizations pi 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