A library staff member helps four patrons lining up at the Loan Desk (now called the Circulation Desk), while two staff members work near piles of books behind the desk. A sign on the desk explains procedures for charging books.
Iowa State University; University Library; Card catalogs
A drawer of the author-title catalog is pulled out, with more catalog cabinets and tables in the background, and bibliographies on shelves on the wall.
Iowa State University; University Library; Card catalogs
Framed by the columns in the second floor lobby, a student consults a librarian at the Card Catalog Information Desk, while many students use the card catalogs in the background.
Iowa State University; University Library; 3rd Addition
An in-progress view of the 3rd Addition construction looking down from the fourth floor to the second floor bridge, with the circular main staircase and old building fa�ade on the left.
Iowa State University; University Library; 3rd Addition; Staircases
All four floors are visible in this view of the circular staircase in the 3rd Addition, taken from the second floor bridge. The fish soft sculpture and a banner hang on the left. On the first floor, there is a decorated Christmas tree and glass...
Iowa State University; University Library; 3rd Addition; Staircases
The circular staircase in the 3rd Addition is viewed from the second floor bridge soon after completion, before all the furniture has been put in place. The addition may not yet be open to the public because on the first floor, the card catalog...
Iowa State University; University Library; Storage Building
A dark aisle through the middle of the old library storage building is lit by overhead light bulbs, illuminating the concrete floor and little-used volumes filling the tall metal shelves.
Iowa State University; University Library; 2nd Addition
Students at study carrels along the wall of one of the newly completed 2nd Addition tiers in the library, while the shelves are in the process of being filled and labeled with call number ranges.