Inside the Improved Carnegie

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The former porter's cupboard opposite the main entrance was turned into an entrance to the main level of the new addition.

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The Order Department in 1941.

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Cataloging Department 1941.

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Cataloging Department in 1941.

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Circulation desk in 1941.  It was not uncommon to see men and women in uniform in the library as Oberlin College hosted a Navy V-12 Training Unit here during the war, making use of the College's Liberal Arts curriculum.

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The Reserve desk in 1941.

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In the new stacks 1941.