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	'''The Valley Library''' is the primary ] of the ] main campus, located in ] in the ]. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/valley.html\|title=The Valley Library\|accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref> making it the second largest university library in Oregon.{{Fact\|date=December 2007}} In ], the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> It is named for philanthropist ], who played football for Oregon State.		'''The Valley Library''' is the primary ] of the ] main campus, located in ] in the ]. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/valley.html\|title=The Valley Library\|accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref> making it the second largest university library in Oregon.{{Fact\|date=December 2007}} In ], the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> It is named for philanthropist ], who played football for Oregon State.

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The Valley Library is the primary library of the Oregon State University main campus, located in Corvallis, Oregon in the United States. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents, making it the second largest university library in Oregon. In 1999, the library was selected by The Library Journal as the Library of the Year. It is named for philanthropist F. Wayne Valley, who played football for Oregon State.

The library was completed in 1963 and named Kerr Library. In 1999, the building was re-named The Valley Library after expansion and renovations. Renovations took three years and cost $47 million to complete.

Collections

History of Atomic Energy Collection
McDonald Collection
Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers
The University Archives
Northwest Art Collection - exhibits 120 artworks by contemporary artists in Northwest.

References

"The Valley Library". Retrieved 2007-12-08.
^ Khanna, Roma. “OSU’s new library lets students kick back, plug in”, The Oregonian, May 28 1999.
Edmonston, Jr., George P. “A Steady Hand” Back in the Day. Oregon Stater, Spring 2008. Vol. 93, No. 2. p. 40.

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v t e Oregon State University
Located in: Corvallis, Oregon
Schools	College of Agricultural Sciences College of Business College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences College of Education College of Engineering College of Forestry College of Liberal Arts College of Pharmacy College of Public Health and Human Sciences College of Science College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate School Honors College
Athletics	Oregon State Beavers Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Wrestling Football Men's soccer Softball Women's gymnastics Benny Beaver Oregon rivalry
Buildings and facilities	Austin Hall Cascades Campus Community Hall Dixon Recreation Center Dryden Hall Gill Coliseum Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Hatfield Marine Science Center Linus Pauling Institute Merryfield Hall Memorial Union Oregon State University Press OSU Softball Complex Owen Hall Peavy Arboretum Peavy Hall Pharmacy Building Radiation Center Reser Stadium The LaSells Stewart Center The Valley Library Waldo Hall
Culture	Alumni Athletes Faculty and staff "Hail to Old OSU" KBVR (FM) The Daily Barometer History KBVR TV
Sculpture	Joy Selig Martin Kukučín Ode to a Tree The Family The Quest
Other	Biscuit Fire publication controversy Moon tree
Founded: 1868 Students: 33,193 Endowment: 819.6 million

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	'''The Valley Library''' is the primary ] of the ] main campus, located in ] in the ]. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/valley.html\|title=The Valley Library\|accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref> making it the second largest university library in Oregon.{{Fact\|date=December 2007}} In ], the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> It is named for philanthropist ], who played football for Oregon State.		'''The Valley Library''' is the primary ] of the ] main campus, located in ] in the ]. The library stores more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/valley.html\|title=The Valley Library\|accessdate=2007-12-08}}</ref> making it the second largest university library in Oregon.{{Fact\|date=December 2007}} In ], the library was selected by '']'' as the Library of the Year.<ref name=new/> It is named for philanthropist ], who played football for Oregon State.