
Academic support · 1913 → today
Thompson Memorial Library
Herrick’s record states that books moved from Orton Hall during the 1912 Christmas vacation and the new library opened on January 6, 1913. Later additions brought the building to 303,973 gross square feet. Those measurements show growth, but not what growth feels like to a student.
The 2016 alumni feature supplies that missing perspective. Student Averi Townsend describes using Thompson nearly every day: studying, printing, solving laptop problems at the Buckeye Bar, borrowing textbooks, and finding stress relief when therapy dogs visited. Her experience changes the library from a warehouse of books into an academic support system. Size matters here because it can hold multiple kinds of help, but usefulness comes from how those services meet real needs.
Try one service beyond quiet study. Thompson currently lists research help, public computers, printing, group-study reservations, course reserves, the Buckeye Bar, a satellite Writing Center, and wellness and lactation rooms.
Check Thompson services and current hours (opens in a new tab) ↗Think about access: Which supports require prior knowledge, time, a reservation, or confidence asking at a desk? How could a first visit feel easier?
View the archival issue (opens in a new tab) ↗



