Butler Library

The Nicholas Murray Butler Library, commonly known simply as Butler Library, is the largest single library in the Columbia University Library System, which contains over 8.6 million books, and is one of the largest buildings on the Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University in the City of New York. Proposed as "South Hall" by University President Nicholas Murray Butler as expansion plans for Low Memorial Library stalled, the new library was funded by Edward Harkness, benefactor of Yale's residential college system, and designed by his favourite architect, James Gamble Rogers. It was completed in 1934 and renamed for Butler in 1946. Photo of Columbia University at New York City (taken June 15, 2003 by djmutex), herewith licensed under GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of Columbia University at New York City (taken June 15, 2003 by djmutex), herewith licensed under GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Morningside Heights is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City and is bound by the Upper West Side, Morningside Park, Harlem, and Riverside Park (some now consider it part of the Upper West Side). ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862 - December 7, 1947) was the co-winner with Jane Addams of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. ... Edward Stephen Harkness (1874 - 1940) was an American philanthropist. ... Yale can refer to an educational institution: Yale University, one of the United States oldest universities. ... A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. ... James Gamble Rogers is the architect who designed Butler Library at Columbia University and who also designed many of the gothic structures at Yale University in the 1910s and 1920s. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Its facade displays the names of great writers and thinkers, most of whom (though not all) are read by students engaged in the Core Curriculum of Columbia College. Unlike most university libraries, Butler remains at least partially open 24 hours a day, a practice which has engendered a peculiar culture of late night studying and even temporary student residency in the building. Sexual escapades in the library's stacks are a salient piece of Columbia lore. The library's unique culture was enhanced with the 2006 creation of boredatbutler.com, a website featuring scrolling anonymous comments posted mostly by people in the library. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Great Books. ... Columbia College Logo, Property of Columbia University in the City of New York Columbia College is the main undergraduate college at Columbia University, in the City of New York. ...

External Links

• Butler Library homepage at Columbia University Libraries
• boredatbutler.com
• "The Definitive Guide to Butler Sex" from The Blue and White magazine.