[1] Cal Poly's first library was founded in 1903 in a single room of the original administration building on campus (now demolished).
Dedicated in October 1948, the building was named after the Sacramento administrator who had helped secure collegiate status for Cal Poly eight years earlier.
In 1980, the library moved to its current location, a building named in honor of President Emeritus Robert E. Kennedy (1966-1979).
Researchers from every state and many countries have traveled to the Kennedy Library to use the archival collections of manuscripts, rare books, architectural drawings, and photographs.
The Robert E. Kennedy Library has been voted "Best On-Campus Study Spot" every year since 2006 by readers of the campus newspaper, Mustang News.