On the Morningside campus, Low Library has always been the home of Columbia University Presidents but the office space has changed over the years. The Office of the President is currently listed as 202 Low Library. This suite of offices includes room 201, on the southwest corner, which is currently President Lee Bollinger’s office. However, […]
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Low Library on the Big Screen
In the list of “Things to Do Before Commencement,” a popular and fairly easy (thanks to streaming) item to check off the list is: “Watch a Movie with Columbia in it.” In the spirit of #WeMissLow, here are some suggestions for your Columbia movie watching. […]
Low Library as an Athletics Training Facility?
Low Library has been a library, a home for the administration and a ceremonial space for events, but did you know that it was once the home to the crew team’s rowing tanks? Deep in the sub basement, the crew team used to practice in Low while the Harlem River was frozen. […]
View from the Top: The Low Library Dome
It’s visible from all over campus and draws the eye as you walk across College Walk. The dome of Low Library stands tall and proud in the center of everything. Have you ever wondered what is the dome made of? How high is it? How can you get up there? And is it safe? In […]
Low and Gould Memorial Libraries: Contemporaries and Counterparts
McKim’s plan for the Columbia campus featured a library as its center and that library, now known as Low Memorial Library, opened in 1897. But Columbia was not the only City university looking to build a new campus with a central, architecturally-significant library in the 1890s. NYU, or the University of the City of New […]