University of South Carolina Libraries

Taking its current form in 1976, the 289,000-square-foot (26,800 m2) facility houses the general collection on 45 miles (72 km) of shelves.

In addition to housing books the library contains numerous study carrels, collaboration rooms, classrooms, and computer facilities.

In the Technology Lounge students can check out tech devices such as laptops and tablets as well as access specialized software.

Begun in 1838 and completed in 1840, the Robert Mills-designed building was the first free standing college library in the country.

[10] Mills used the reading room of the Library of Congress that housed Thomas Jefferson's collection as the basis for his design.

While its primary purpose is storage there are research rooms available on site for those that need to access a large amount of materials.