Harold B. Lee Library
Built in 1961
Named for the eleventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Harold B. Lee Library holds over 6 million books and artifacts. This building is six stories, four stories above ground, two below. If all the shelves in the library were lined up, there would be 98 miles of shelving! Around 10,000 students and staff filter in and out of the library every day.
The library has special collections of the original copies of the Book of Mormon and Book of Commandments, which preceded the Doctrine and Covenants. The archives in the library hold the personal papers of people such as Cecil B. DeMille and Jimmy Stewart, famous actors and movie makers from the mid-20th century. The Special Collections has portions of the original Gutenberg Bible. The oldest “book” from the collection is from 2055 B.C. - it’s the inventory of a bartender in ancient Mesopotamia.
There is the church’s second largest family history center on the second floor. Providing opportunities for anyone to come learn more about their ancestors.
They created a family focused part of the library where parents who are students can study and have their children play on a small indoor playground.
The research and writing center is open to all for help writing essays and doing research projects for different classes. The Writing Center provides students with one-on-one help with their writing at any stage in the writing process.
