Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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characterized all new University buildings since the erection of the Alumni Memorial in 1924. This addition provided nearly five times the original floor space and made possible most of the facilities which the Library affords today. Most used of the Library ' s extraordinary facilities is the Browsing room. It reposes underneath the west wing of the main reading room, where stu- dents may wander at any time during the school day to while away an extra hour with the finest works of literature, both past and present, that man has produced. Other men, wearied by the endless toil of learning, find the easy, overstuffed armchairs there an excellent place for an inter-class nap. The Browsing room is supervised at all times by a student who is responsible for the contents of the room. The books there are not circulating, but are duplicated in most cases in the general stacks. In addition, the Library contains the very popular Art gallery, just above the main reading room ' s west wing. A monthly exhibition of collections by artists both nationally and locally known attracts many students. The ex- hibits are arranged by Garth A. Howland, head of the department of fine arts. The Treasure room contains old and rare volumes which have come to the Library and which form a valuable collection from an historical point of view. This room is open at various hours throughout the year and presents an opportunity for learning something of the lore and the ancient art of bookmaking. The Lehigh collection contains books, articles and papers by faculty, students and alumni. Complete files of all student publications, in- cluding the Epitome, Brown and White, Burr, and Review, are on hand. Most familiar to the students and faculty are the circulation desk at- tendants, Mrs. Myrtle Helms Easton and Miss Jean Riegel. It is they who are responsible for circulated books and who sign books in and out. Theirs is an endless job of tracing lost books, sending notices of Library fines to delin- quent borrowers, collecting such fines (when possible), and tracing more lost books. Seldom noticed are the cataloguers who must file and keep track of all volumes, both new and otherwise, contained in the entire Library. Their task has not been lightened by the fact that in the first years of the Library ' s existence none of its contents had been catalogued. Ever since the year when the present system of cataloguing was introduced the staff has been working every spare moment in order to file these old volumes in the correct manner. Miss Mary Wheatley, head cataloguer, estimates that many months will be needed before the work will be finished. She is assisted by the Misses Muriel Kemp and Ruth Hall. 17