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Today’s Hours:

All Hours & Directions

Terrell Main Library

Closed due to lack of power

Circulation Desk

Closed due to lack of power

Research Help Daytime

10 - noon and 1:30 - 5pm Chat (Ask a Librarian)

Research Help Evening

Closed

Libraries Administrative Office

Closed due to lack of power

Azariah's Cafe

Closed

CIT Help Desk

Writing Center Daytime

Closed

Writing Center Evening

Closed

Speaking Center

Directions:

Location:

Mary Church Terrell Main Library
148 W College St. Oberlin, OH 44074-1545

Parking:

The main visitor lot is the east Service Building lot, and the south row of the Carnegie Building lot for visitors to offices within that building.

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History

1917

April

When the Allen Memorial Art Building opened in 1917 it brought together under one roof the staff, collections and art classes for the first time. Oberlin’s vibrant art community, led by the dynamic Adelia Field Johnston since her arrival in 1870, had a building as beautiful as the subject they loved. Along with galleries for the museum collection there were proper classrooms, faculty offices and a new art library filled with volumes culled from Spear and various departmental and society collections across campus. The library was originally in what is now the East Gallery, the shelves now used for object display.

1937

August

Interest in art continued to grow; 20 years later, in 1937, the museum, library and art department had outgrown the Allen building and were moving into an addition. The Ward Building (1937), doubled the art department's classroom and office space, and gave the museum much needed exhibition and office space. The art library was moved to the second floor and the East Gallery created. The building was renamed the Allen Memorial Art Museum since the collection now filled the space.

1976

June

The art collection, classes, and library continued to expand, and in 1976 moved into the current Venturi Art Building. The architects, Venturi and Brown, cleverly created the museum's contemporary gallery as well as classroom and office space for the art dept., with the entire top floor given to the library. The vacated space is now the museum's current Ripin Gallery.