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10 Biggest College Libraries

Labyrinthine stacks good for more than reading

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(Newser) – Whether your purpose is to study, flirt or nap, college libraries are "labyrinths" of opportunity. The editors of College on the Record list the biggest, and why they like them.

  1. Harvard (13,617,133 books): "Because size matters."
  2. Yale (9,932,080 books): "Because it’s funny to think how little time Dubya must have spent there."

  1. University of Illinois-Urbana ( 9,024,298 books): "Because it’s the only loveable thing about Illinois."
  2. UC Berkeley (8,628,028 books): "Because you know Berkeley students have ripped out pages from books to roll joints."
  3. University of Texas (7,495,275 books): "Because hicks read, too."
For more college biggies, click the link below.

Harvard's Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library.
Harvard's Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library.
Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library.
Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library.
The north side of Doe Library with Memorial Glade in the foreground at UC Berkeley.
The north side of Doe Library with Memorial Glade in the foreground at UC Berkeley.
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Mr.C
Jan 11, 09 2:01 PM CST
noone can count to a million. The Library holdings include more than ten million volumes. http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~unsworth/dh.2007/ Reply
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Carter
Jan 12, 09 10:38 PM CST
You (or rather, College on the Record) forgot the University of Toronto. It has about 10 million volumes. Reply
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