Sacramento State University Library
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Sacramento State University Library is the central library for the campus of California State University, Sacramento. With over 1.4 million volumes, it is the third largest library in the California State University. It is part of the California State Depository Library Program. The library features 79 private study rooms, 4 meeting rooms, and 14 instructional classrooms. The library houses 200 public access research computer stations, 120 faculty/staff personal computers, and 5 computer classrooms ranging in capacities of 40 to 100. There are currently 27 full-time librarians and 34 library assistants. The library also features a number of group study rooms, individualized private rooms for graduate students, and individual study lounges.
Historic timeline
1947–1958
In September 1947, the Library was established, sharing quarters with Sacramento City College. In 1953, a two-story Sacramento State Library was built near Sacramento Hall, featuring 30,000 volumes and a staff of 15, with its first Director Alan D. Covey.
1959–1999
In 1959 a third story increased the building's capacity by 125,000 volumes.
“Sacramento State University Library” enters the record as library. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sacramento, State and University can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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