The Franklin & Marshall College Library adds 10,000 to 12,000 books to the collections each year. The Library has been developing its fine resources since the first documented library collection of 136 books was bequeathed to Franklin College in 1821 by William Reichenbach, Professor of Mathematics from 1787-1821. The collection has grown by leaps and bounds - 50,000 volumes in 1928, 100,000 in 1944, 200,000 in 1969, 300,000 in the mid-80s, 400,000 in 1996, and NOW ... One Half Million volumes in 2007.
It just so happens that the celebrated book is Reading Greek Vases by our Provost & Dean of Faculty, Ann Steiner. Imagine the odds!
CLICK HERE to follow the route our 500,000th volume took, from ordering to acquisition to cataloging to circulation before it could be checked out and enjoyed by our patrons.
- Andy
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