For many University students, what’s tucked behind the receptionist desks and security gates on the second floor of the Main Library is a place of mystery. The Main Stacks collection — a sprawling, 10 ...

The Main Library is the visage of the University’s libraries. It is an architectural behemoth constructed of brick and designed with limestone archways. The building replaced Altgeld Hall to ...

Over 2,000 Northwestern students upvoted a post on Fizz, a college-specific social media platform, in March featuring a picture of Main Library with the caption: “I’m sorry but this building is so ...