Established 1911 Director Peter McDonald Circulation 382,148 Function Library | Budget $6.7 million annually Phone +1 559-278-2174 Architecture firm AC Martin and Partners | |
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Branches 1 library; 4 facilities Size 1.1 million (books); 5 floors; 365,000-square-feet Staff 95 FTE (23 librarians; 32 library assistants; 14 academic related; 29 student employees) Address 5200 N Barton Ave, Fresno, CA 93710, USA Hours Open today · 7:45AM–12AMThursday7:45AM–12AMFriday7:45AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday12PM–12AMMonday7:45AM–12AMTuesday7:45AM–12AMWednesday7:45AM–12AM Founded 1911, Fresno, California, United States Similar Save Mart Center, Bulldog Stadium, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Tower Theatre Profiles | ||
10 things you should know about the henry madden library
The Henry Madden Library is the name of an academic library in Fresno, California. It serves as the main resource for recorded knowledge and information supporting the teaching, research, and service functions of the California State University, Fresno.
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Welcome to the henry madden library 2015
History
The library was established in 1911 and named after Henry Madden in 1981.
In 2009, the library underwent a major $105 million renovation that was largely financed by a multimillion-dollar endowment from the Table Mountain Rancheria, a Casino operated by the Chukchansi tribes of California.
Michael Gorman, the former dean of the Library, was the President of the American Library Association in 2005-2006.
Design
The building was designed by AC Martin and Partners and is based on elements derived from Native American basket weaving, as is evidenced in the facade and interior of the building.
Collections
The library contains 1.13 million volumes in 370,000 sq feet, placing it among the largest libraries in the California State University system. The library is home to the largest installation of compact shelving on any single floor in the United States. The shelves amount to over 20 miles in length. It is currently the third largest library in the CSU system (in terms of square footage), and among the top ten largest in the CSU system based on the number of volumes. It also is the largest academic building on the Fresno State campus.
The Library features a number of special collections such as:
The oldest book in the collection is a 1474 copy of Vita Christi (The life of Christ) by Ludolph of Saxony in two volumes, acquired in 1963.