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Alexander Mack Memorial Library (Interior)

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 student worker at circulation desk, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library student worker at circulation desk, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Denise Taylor (photographer), student in stacks at Alexander Mack Memorial Library, late 1970s by Denise Taylor

    Bridgewater College, Denise Taylor (photographer), student in stacks at Alexander Mack Memorial Library, late 1970s

  • Bridgewater College, Student in the stacks at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student in the stacks at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Student, Leland Harding, studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student, Leland Harding, studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Students studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Student studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Students using computers on the first floor of the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students using computers on the first floor of the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Student worker with shelf list in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student worker with shelf list in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Through stacks of a student studying in a carrel at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, 1986 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Through stacks of a student studying in a carrel at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, 1986

  • Bridgewater College, Student reading a periodical in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1981 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student reading a periodical in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1981

  • Bridgewater College, Student studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1980 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1980

  • Bridgewater College, Students studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1976 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Students studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1976

  • Bridgewater College, Student studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1976 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student studying in the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1976

  • Bridgewater College, Student in stacks at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1973 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Student in stacks at the Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1973

  • Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library student worker, circa 1972 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library student worker, circa 1972

  • Bridgewater College, Richard Linfield (photographer), Student in stacks at Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1972 by Richard Linfield

    Bridgewater College, Richard Linfield (photographer), Student in stacks at Alexander Mack Memorial Library, circa 1972

 
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