1. 50. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library – Yale University Location: New Haven Connecticut
Opened: 1963

This college designed and built in 1963, by Gordon Bunshaft of Owings and Merrill, on Yale University’s Hewitt Quadrangle. Back in 2015, the college was remodeled. This library is used not only by students and faculty from Yale, but also scholars from all over for research because of their extensive collection of rare books and literature that is available. They have room for over 780,000 books, of which 180,000 located in the tower and 600,000 is in the underground stacks of books. The Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed, which could be moved, is on exhibit, and there are the Audubon’s Birds Exhibit as well.

49. George Peabody Library – Johns Hopkins University

Location: Baltimore Maryland
Opened: 1878

This college, formally known as The Library of Peabody Institute and was an early research center. It is a 19th-century research library of the University, which is located at the Peabody Campus at Mount Vernon Place. It was completed being built in 1878, after being designed by Edmund G. Lind, who worked with Provost of Peabody, Nathaniel H. Morison. It was remodeled between 2002 and 2004, which cost around $1 million. The Peabody Library is known as one of the most beautiful libraries, which features their atrium. It has a black and white marble floor and a latticed skylight that is sixty-one feet above the floor. It has cast Iron balconies and gold scalloped columns. The library is open to the public, including the specialty collections of 300,000 books. These collections consist of the following: Religion, British Art, Architecture, Exploration and Travel

48. Joe and Rika Mansueto Library – University of Chicago Location: Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois
Opened: 2001

The Mansueto Library is the newest library of the University of Chicago. The facility opened in 2001 and highlights feature the Grand Reading Room. The dome shaped room allows students to study under a gorgeous dome, featuring plenty of natural light. The library houses around three and a half million books. The Library itself has received several honors including, recognition from the Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Patron of the Year award, as well as the GE Edison Award of Merit.

43. Millikan Library – California Institute of Technology

Location: Pasadena, California
Opened: 1967

The Millikan Library is a nine-story building that is the tallest building and most sensitive building on campus and opened in 1967. It is not only a library but also a testing site. It has thirteen seismometers that are pocket size and has a shaker roof that sends vibrations through the building that allows the scientist to check the frequency of seismic waves when something shakes Southern California.

Geisel Library – University of California at San Diego
Location: La Jolla, California
Opened: 1970

The University of California: San Diego opened in 1970 and had a unique a playful architectural design, and considered to be a prime example of brutalist architecture. In this library, you can find material and services dealing with Arts, Area Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Marine Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

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James B. Hunt Jr. Library – North Carolina State University

Henry Madden Library – California State University at Fresno

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