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Sacramento State University Library is the central library for the campus of California State University, Sacramento. With over 1.4 million volumes, [1] it is the third largest library in the California State University. [3] [2] It is part of the California State Depository Library Program. [4]
The library featured four floors, 200,000 books and a capacity of approximately 15,000 people. The library was heavily damaged during the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, making it necessary for the closure of the upper floors of the library for repair and organization. [3] [4] Original construction of the University Library was in two phases.
In July 1996, CSU's board of trustees formally adopted the name California State University Channel Islands for the new university. In September 1997, Governor Wilson signed into law S.B. 623 (Jack O'Connell) providing for the financing and support of the transition of the site for use as a university campus. The state legislature and CSU's ...
The library houses the Donald R. and Beverly Gerth Archives and Special Collections, [76] home to the CSUDH archives, digital and special collections, rare books, and the official archives of the California State University system. Among the collections maintained at the Gerth Archives are:
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The library is home to the largest installation of compact shelving on any single floor in the United States. The shelves amount to over 20 miles in length. [11] It is currently the third largest library in the CSU system (in terms of square footage), and among the top ten largest in the CSU system based on the number of volumes.
On December 6, 1963, the California State College (now California State University) Board of Trustees named the library after the late 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy. An edifice plaque was unveiled during the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library naming ceremony on February 12, 1964, and in November 1969 the library North Wing ...
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, [8] it is part of the California State University system. The university enrolls approximately 31,500 students annually, 31,573 in Fall 2021. [9]