The Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library is the main library at Princeton University. It first opened in 1948, as the first of its kind constructed after World War II. The library was expanded in 1971 and again in 1988 and currently has over 50 miles of bookshelves. The building itself does not appear very large from outside; this is because almost all its books are stored in one of the three underground levels that extend beyond the footprint of the main building.

Though Firestone is not the largest university library in the world, Princeton librarians will boast that Firestone has the most books per student compared to any other university in the country. Firestone is one of the largest open stack libraries in existence.

The library contains many study spaces. Most notable are the carrels (offices about the size of a large closet) reserved for faculty and seniors working on their theses.

External links

• Princeton University Library History

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Firestone Library