| Cleo Rogers Memorial Library | |
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Main Library | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Public Library |
| Architectural style | International |
| Address | 536 Fifth Street |
| Town or city | Columbus, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°12′14.23″N 85°55′8.02″W / 39.2039528°N 85.9188944°W |
| Construction started | December 1966 |
| Completed | December 1969 |
| Inaugurated | May 1971 |
| Renovated | 1989 |
| Cost | $2,007,000 |
| Owner | Bartholomew County Library Association |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Brick and concrete |
| Floor count | Original 52,500 + Addition 11,700 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | I.M. Pei |
| Architecture firm | I. M. Pei & Partners |
| Structural engineer | Weiskopf & Pickworth |
| Services engineer | Segner and Dalton |
| Other designers | Kenneth D.B. Carruthers |
| Main contractor | Dunlap & Company |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | James K. Paris |
| Renovating firm | Architect Group, Inc |
| Website | |
| http://www.barth.lib.in.us | |
The Cleo Rogers Memorial Library, also known as the Main Library, is the flagship library of the Bartholomew County Public Library system. It includes a branch in Hope, Indiana, and a bookmobile that serves the county. The building was designed by I. M. Pei & Partners and constructed by Dunlap & Company, completed in 1969, and dedicated in 1971. It is notable for its design of red brick with concrete details and its Library Plaza, an urban space punctuated by the sculpture, "Large Arch" by Henry Moore. It is named for Cleo Rogers (1905–1964) who was the county librarian for 28 years and assistant librarian for nine years.