Reviews of Parks Library (Library)

Hailey Bates

You would the library would be one of the best places for wifi, but it seems like most of the time it's not working. The coffee is good though.

Lochland Monahan

Quiet clean and well designed. Busy at times but there's always a spot somewhere thanks to the massive size of the building.

Abdelaziz Hassan

It is good library to study as individuals and as groups, and time is your whenever want to study. The only thing I don’t like is sometimes they don’t have enough books students looking for available. Other than that everything is good

CJ Flynn

Nice university library

Mumtahin Awny

My most fav place on campus. But I wish it were open for 24hr.

Dennis Sutanto

Perfect place to study or just waiting for the next class.

Brian Herman

Good reference books, hidden back in the Tiers.

Muhammad Shahid

The original library building, designed in the classic revivalist style by the firm of Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, was built by Sugarman Construction Company and completed for occupancy in 1925. Prior to 1925, the library facilities had been housed in three different campus buildings. Collections which had been housed in Old Main since 1868 were moved to Morrill Hall when that building was completed in 1891. In 1914, the library was relocated to Central (now called Beardshear Hall) because it was deemed more fire-resistant than Morrill Hall. Additions completed in 1961 and 1969 extended to the north and west of the original building. Both additions were designed by Brooks-Borg, the successor firm of the original architects. General contractor for the 1961 addition was the Howard Thomas Construction Company; the 1969 addition was built by The Weitz Company. Designed by Charles Herbert and Associates and built by Story Construction, the third addition extends to the south of the existing library and blends the new and older portions of the building. A glass curtain wall affords visitors a panoramic view of campus and serves as a transition between the limestone facades of the orginal building and the third addition. The design also integrates the traditional architecture of the original building into the interior space of the library. Upon completion of the third addition in 1983, the existing building was remodeled to deal with issues related to building codes, energy consumption and climate control, and to develop a consistent interior architecture for the entire facility.

Harley Nelson

Good spot to study

Anna Kh

It's the perfect place to study, quite, big, large book collections, just get your coffee and enjoy.

rutwik korde

Definitely my favorite place to study on campus

Joseph Evans

Bookends cafe has good specialty coffees.

Anonymous Coder

Lovely place to study and grab a cup of coffee..

Albert Wang

Wonderful library with great facility.

Vicente Valle

I was so shocked that I died

Arefin Bashar Arif

Quite large, quiet and bigger collection of books.

Eric Lundeen

Thousands of hours spent here. I pulled some of the greatest all-nighters of my life here.

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Very love here.

Adolphe Simon

it would be awesome if they had a microwave in here

hmyn al-kanderi

It's the best place if you wanna read a book. Also, it is one of the best places over here to study in, especially the fact that there is a silent room that's no one can speak in which makes it the best place that help you to focus on silent!

John Hsieh

Ever since the advent of digital collections, visiting the physical library seems antiquated. Even if you needed something that is only available in a physical format, the ISU library offers a digital delivery service where they will scan the article/chapter that you request, up to a certain limited number of times per year. Reasons that I visit the library now is to attend librarian led information sessions, visit the IT for sending mass e-mails, or to meet with someone over coffee. Reasons that other people use the library also include the need for a quiet study space (in case of a noisy roommate situation) or use a group study room to, well, group study.

Josh E.

The is a HUGE, well-maintained library. While I'm not a fan of Iowa State, I do concede that they have a nice place to study.

Gelli Ravikumar

It's quite and present to read and focus

Adam Glassner

Very helpful here! Great library at a great University!

win cowger

Great modern library with a utility for everything. They have really cool events here. The library is like a community center with books.