Baker Berry Library

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Liiisa C.

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6/16/2007 8 photos

LOVE.  LOVE.  LOVE.  

8 Stars.  (Absolutely unrelated to the fact that the library houses my graduate thesis.)

Baker Berry Library is the perfect union of old & new.

Old: Baker Library
New: Berry Library  (Added on later.)

Highlights --

* Baker Tower: Centrally located on Dartmouth College's campus, the tower offers the best views of Hanover, New Hampshire.    

* Borrow Direct: Access to the library collections at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton & Yale.  (Why isn't Harvard included?)

* Current Periodicals Room: Over 1,000 current issues of science, social science, humanities, & general interest journals.

* Evans Map Room: No excuses for bare walls!!

* Jones Media Center: My source of entertainment between partying...  I mean, studying.  Boasts over 5,000 videotapes and 1,000 DVDs.  

* Book Arts Workshop: The outlet for my creative juices between partying...  I mean, studying.  

* The Tower Room: Dim lights, dark wood & leather seats - Study in classic New England elegance.  (Between partying.)

* Novak Cafe: Where to grab a quick bite.  (On my way to partying.)

I want to give Baker Berry 10 stars, but the blitz terminals aren't sanitized frequently enough (at all??) & operating hours should extend to midnight at least.  How many times did I try to return my Animal House & Sports Night DVDs en route to frat row, only to be denied?!  ...I mean, where am I supposed to study at 11:30 on a Friday night??  Maybe I need a copy of Heidegger's Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics & maybe I need it at a half past 11!

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