{"id":2414,"date":"2013-05-29T18:14:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T22:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2013-05-29T18:16:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T22:16:51","slug":"celebrating-the-past-imagining-the-future-irwin-library-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/2013\/05\/celebrating-the-past-imagining-the-future-irwin-library-turns-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Past, Imagining the Future: Irwin Library Turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2419\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/files\/2013\/05\/1963-Original-Card-Catalog-e1369863993906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2419\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2419\" alt=\"Irwin Library Then: Card Catalog, 1963\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/files\/2013\/05\/1963-Original-Card-Catalog-300x256.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irwin Library Then: Card Catalog, 1963<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Butler University students had just returned from summer break to find the campus transformed. Some described the building as a riverboat, some as a wedding cake.\u00a0 The <i>Butler Collegian<\/i> described it as a \u201cfloating palace of light\u201d and \u201ca dream come true for every student\u201d when Irwin Library opened its doors to Butler faculty and students for the first time on Sept. 9, 1963.<\/p>\n<p>Join us as we celebrate Irwin Library\u2019s past and imagine its future with events throughout the 2013-14 academic year.\u00a0 Highlights include:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an open house at Irwin Library on September 9 with complete with cake and a display of the building\u2019s history from the University Archives;<\/li>\n<li>two art contests( featuring the library as subject) and displays;<\/li>\n<li>speaker events focusing on mid-century architectural design and renowned architect Minoru Yamasaki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yamasaki, whose most famous architectural achievement was the World Trade Center in New York, designed Irwin Library not only to house knowledge, but also to stimulate thought. He created the central atrium with its large skylight and fountain to provide an \u201cunexpected experience\u201d upon entering the library.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2418\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/files\/2013\/05\/studyinglibraries1212-015-cropped-e1369864298946.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2418\" alt=\"Irwin Library Now: Librarian Teresa Williams and a student collaborate on research\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/files\/2013\/05\/studyinglibraries1212-015-cropped-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irwin Library Now: Librarian Teresa Williams and a student collaborate on research<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A reporter for the <i>Collegian <\/i>lauded Irwin Library\u2019s \u201cmodern accommodations which serve the student in his every need for academic excellence\u201d in 1963.\u00a0 Today\u2019s students have different information needs, and Irwin Library is changing as well. Print journals and books are being replaced by Web-based databases and e-books, requiring wireless Internet access throughout the building. \u00a0The library\u2019s classrooms are outfitted with instructional technology. Study spaces designed for collaboration have replaced some of the study carrels for individual study.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Library News for details about Irwin Library anniversary events or contact the Dean\u2019s office at 940-9926 for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butler University students had just returned from summer break to find the campus transformed. 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