Carnegie Library Centennial Celebration
1907 - 2007
One Hundred Years of Service to Faculty and Students
Syracuse University Library and the Math Department will host an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Library on Thursday, October 4th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor Reading Room. The celebration will include a reception, speakers, displays of rare mathematics books and historic photographs of Carnegie from its groundbreaking to the present, and tours of the building. Featured speakers are Professor Emeritus Phillip Church (Math), University Librarian Emeritus David Stam, and University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Suzanne Thorin.
Carnegie Library opened in September 1907 with a collection of 71,000 volumes. Funding for the project was secured by then-Chancellor James A. Day from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who funded the construction of more than 2,500 libraries in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia, the Caribbean, and Fiji between 1883 and 1929.
Thursday, October 4, 2007, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, in the Carnegie Reading Room
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -
Speakers and celebratory cake
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm -
Guided tours of the Carnegie Library - Rare mathematics books on display in the Arents Room, Syracuse University Library's original Special Collections Library
- Visit the SciTech Library for commemorative gifts and historical displays
Speakers
- Philip Church,
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics,
will speak on the
history of the Mathematics Department
- David H. Stam,
University Librarian Emeritus and Senior Scholar in the History Department,
will speak on the
history of the Syracuse University Library
- Suzanne Thorin,
University Librarian and Dean of Libraries,
will speak on the
future of the Syracuse University Library
News Coverage
- Cake, math books make for a unique 100th birthday celebration
In the midst of constant campus construction, some buildings quietly stand the test of time. The Carnegie Library celebrated its 100th anniversary Thursday during a two-hour birthday party featuring speakers, cake, an array of rare mathematics books and historic photographs on display and discussion on the future of the library.
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