Georgia State University Library

In comparison, the modern facility has its own building and is made up of multiple floors and has more than ten times as much media as the Sparks Hall location had.

[2] The library traces its origins to a number of books that Dr. George Sparks donated from his personal collection to the Georgia Tech Evening School of Commerce in downtown Atlanta.

Additional donations followed and included the commerce library of Professor Wayne S. Kell, and a collection of city reports owned by former mayor James S. Key.

Unique records and artifacts in the trust of the Special Collections Department & Archives, Georgia State University Library, may be loaned for the purpose of exhibits to educational and cultural institutions.

"The Pattons’ gift represented an initial step toward raising $20 million to transform the main library into a 21st-century learning command central — a place where students routinely gather to conduct research, work on group projects, receive tutoring, study and socialize."