Mark O. Hatfield Library | |
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44°56′08″N 123°01′51″W / 44.935565°N 123.030696°W | |
Location | Salem, Oregon, United States |
Type | Academic library |
Established | 1844 |
Branch of | Willamette University |
Branches | 1 |
Collection | |
Size | 390,000 volumes |
Legal deposit | Oregon's 5th congressional district |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 39,764 |
Other information | |
Budget | $1,771,376 |
Director | Craig Milberg |
Employees | 19 |
Website | library.willamette.edu |
The Mark O. Hatfield Library is the main library at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1986, it is a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance along with several library lending networks, and is a designated Federal depository library. Willamette's original library was established in 1844, two years after the school was founded. The library was housed in Waller Hall before moving to its own building (now Smullin Hall) in 1938.
Two stories tall, the library contains over 350,000 volumes overall in its collections, and includes the school's archives.[1] Designed by MDWR Architects, the red-brick building has glass edifices on two sides and a clocktower outside the main entrance. The building also includes a 24-hour study area, private study rooms, and a classroom. The academic library is named in honor of former Senator Mark O. Hatfield, a 1943 graduate of Willamette and former member of the faculty.