The old library is new again.
The old library is new again, as the Wisconsin Historical Society has renovated its reading room, a popular study spot for generations of Badgers. Initially constructed in 1900 — back when those skylights really saw the sky — the building also housed the UW’s main library until 1953, when Memorial Library opened. The reading room was restored between June 2009 and April 2010, at a cost of $2.9 million. Photo by Jeff Miller.
Tags: Campus history, Student life
Categories: Departments, Departments, Scene, Issues, Summer 2010
[...] On Wisconsin of the recently renovated reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library [Scene] took me back to the summer of 1953, when I began graduate study at the UW. I recall the library [...]
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