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Library Tour

Virtually explore the non-virtual parts of the library!

Welcome to 4th Libe!

Map of 4th floor of the Library

Map of 4th floor of the Library

Toff the Cat

The statue that greets you by the door is the beloved cat Toff who roamed the campus for many years and passed away recently. The libe made a statue to honor the cat. It is a tradition of many students to rub the cat's head as they enter the library.

Toff the Cat statue

Ron Kent, Translucent Open Vessel of Norfolk Island Pine

Ron kent, Translucent Open Vessel of Norfolk Island Pine

Oscar the Penguin

The penguin outside the Rookery is known as Oscar. He was given to the library in honor of former president and library namesake Laurence McKinley Gould. Apart from being a president of the college, Gould was an arctic explorer.

Oscar the Penguin

Kilim tapestry (Reference Room)

Kilim tapestry. Red, white, black, and teal geometric shapes.

Large hanging tapestry with weaving, wrapping and other techniques (East Wing)

Large tapestry with weaving, wrapping and other techniques. Front view, hanging on the white wall.

Entering on 4th floor

The library is built on a hill, so unlike most buildings, you enter on the 4th floor, and then there are three floors below you.

Offices

The offices of reference & instruction librarians, the head of the library, and loan services, and Interlibrary loan are located on this floor. For more information see the Carleton online directory.