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The Davis Library was built in 1983 and opened in February 1984. It was named for Walter Royal Davis, who served on the Board of Trustees from 1972-1980 and lobbied for money for the library’s construction. The 422,659 square foot building cost $20.3 million.
The eight-floor library includes space for 1.8 million books, seating around the outside of the library for 3,013 and is one of the largest academic libraries in the United States. Renovations to the roof of the building were completed in late 2010.
For the remainder of this year and the next, students will be allowed to study at Davis Library until 2 a.m. — a closing time that budget cuts made impossible until the Rams Club booster organization generously donated $35,000.
With exams looming in the not-so-distant future, late-night bookworms can soon rejoice about two extra hours at Davis Library.
Davis Library isn’t just a haven for studying — it’s also a venue for art. Tonight, the library’s gallery will open “From the Cradle to the Cave: 18 Years of North Carolina Poster Art.”
The maze of fences and yellow caution tape outside Davis Library might soon become a thing of the past. Roof construction should be completed on schedule Friday, said Julie Thurston, a structural engineer in the design and construction services department.
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