Just the Facts

Alden Library, Ohio University's main library, is a seven-story building constructed between 1966 and 1969; it opened in February, 1969, with 550,000 volumes. The east and west wings, added to floors four through seven, were completed in June, 1972. Alden Library's capacity of 1.4 million volumes was exceeded in 1985; the Library Annex opened in 1996 to house lesser used materials. Each floor is about the size of a football field. There are some 50 miles of shelving in the building, enough to stretch from Athens to Marietta, Ohio.

Ohio University Libraries also includes the Music/Dance Library (in Glidden Hall), the Southeast Ohio Regional Depository (the Library Annex), and a Mathematics Reading Room (in Morton Hall).

Though independently operated, five libraries are located on Ohio University's regional campuses in Chillicothe, Lancaster, Ironton, St. Clairsville, and Zanesville.

See also a brief chronology of the Ohio University Libraries.

Statistical Overview (July 2005-June 2006)