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Penfield Library

Type

Academic

Departments

Facilities

  • 24-Hour Quiet Room
  • Individual & Group Study Rooms
  • 3D Print Lab
  • Lake Effect Café
  • Classrooms
  • Special Collections
  • Computer Lab
  • WRVO Public Radio Station
  • Conference Room
  • Lactation Room (Room 305)

Lactation rooms are kept locked at all times. Mothers will need a key to enter; the front desk has a copy available.

History

Function
The present Penfield Library was a part of the Academic Commons built from 1961-1969. It was part of a massive construction project that included Mahar Hall, Lanigan Hall, Culkin Hall, and Tyler Hall.

Namesake

Penfield Library was named in honor of Lida S. Penfield (1873-1956), Chairman of English Department. An authority on local history, she wrote Stories of Old Oswego, and she helped inaugurate the Torchlight Ceremony in 1936. Penfield Library was opened in 1968.