Since my submissions to the letter column in the past have most often been a complaint about something or other, I thought I’d mention something great about Duke that is, I think, not mentioned enough: Lilly Library.
Lilly was the perfect place to study when I was an undergraduate, and it continues to be perfect years later. The layout of the building and its resources are great—the librarians and student assistants seem to know everything, and they are right there when you walk in. The stacks upstairs are well maintained and provide that feeling of near-seclusion so conducive to work and learning, and so often missing from university libraries these days. And in contrast to Lilly’s rich stores from the past, the huge collection of audiovisual media and current literature keep the place grounded in the present as well.
When I worked at Lilly as a student, it was easy to forget that a place like this, with so many resources and places to work, has to be cultivated by its administrators, librarians and student workers. I’m glad that Lilly is still with us in its present form.
John Wright, Trinity ’02
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