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Alexander Mack Memorial Library (Exterior)

The Alexander Mack Memorial Library was constructed in 1962 and 1963 as the first dedicated library building on the Bridgewater College campus. The previous library space, in the basement of Cole Hall from 1929 – 1963, had grown very overcrowded and insufficient for the College’s needs. Ground was broken for the new library on Founder’s Day, April 11, 1962. The new library was named for the founder of the Church of the Brethren, Alexander Mack Sr., whose personal bible it housed. It was built by the Nielsen Construction Company at a cost of approximately $555,564.

On September 18, 1963, students, faculty and staff carried books across campus from Cole Hall and other storage locations in a great Book Lift to their new library. The library was open for student use on the following day. It was officially dedicated on Founder’s Day, April 3, 1964.

Groundbreaking for a major update of the Alexander Mack Memorial Library was celebrated on May 4, 2018. From May 2018 to February 2020, the building underwent a full renovation and expansion to become the John Kenny Forrer Learning Commons, a multimillion-dollar state of the art learning center.

Most of these photographs were made for the Ripples yearbook and other Bridgewater College publications.

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  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library from Cole Hall, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library from Cole Hall, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library front, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library south side from Flory Hall, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library south side from Flory Hall, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library south, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library south, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Sr memorial plaque at Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Sr memorial plaque at Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Rainy day scene of students walking in front of Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Rainy day scene of students walking in front of Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Snow scene of student walking across campus mall to the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Snow scene of student walking across campus mall to the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Students walking to and from the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students walking to and from the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, People at entrance and on lawn of Alexander Mack Memorial Library, 1982 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, People at entrance and on lawn of Alexander Mack Memorial Library, 1982

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library entrance photograph, circa 1973 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library entrance photograph, circa 1973

  • Bridgewater College, Event on campus mall with Alexander Mack Memorial Library in the background, 1973 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Event on campus mall with Alexander Mack Memorial Library in the background, 1973

  • Bridgewater College, Student reading on lawn near Alexander Mack Memorial Library sign, circa 1973 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student reading on lawn near Alexander Mack Memorial Library sign, circa 1973

 
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