SLU Libraries Chronology
1858 First "library" in Richardson Hall was open 2 days a week for a "couple of hours"

1871 Herring Library opens

1902 Cole Reading Room opens

1920 SLU becomes US Federal depository library

1950 Four full time librarians on staff

1959 Owen D Young Library opens

1967 Upon departure of ATC, Valentine Reading room opens

1976 Library converts from Dewey Decimal
classification to Library of Congress scheme

 1980 Torrey Wing of ODY opens

1990 ODYsseus unveiled

1994 Launders Science Library opens

1998/99 Extensive renovation of ODY

2005 Ten full time librarians on staff

Roster of University Librarians

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