| Hesburgh Library | |
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 The Hesburgh Library, the reflection pool, and the Word of Life mural | |
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| 41°42′09″N 86°14′03″W / 41.70250°N 86.23417°W | |
| Location | Notre Dame, Indiana, United States |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | September 18, 1963 |
| Branch of | Hesburgh Libraries |
| Branches | 9 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 3 million+ books 3 million+ microform units 34,000+ electronic titles 28,850+ audiovisual items |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Students, faculty, and staff |
| Circulation | 329,511 |
| Population served | 14,000 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $27 million |
| Director | Margaret Meserve, Edward H. Arnold Dean, Hesburgh Libraries and University of Notre Dame Press (interim) |
| Website | library |
| References: [1][2][3] | |
Theodore Hesburgh Library is the primary building of the University of Notre Dame's library system. The present-day building opened on September 18, 1963, as Memorial Library. In 1987, it was renamed Hesburgh Library, in honor of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., who served as the university's president from 1952 to 1987. The library's exterior façade that faces the university's football stadium includes a large, 134-foot (41 m) by 68-foot (21 m) mural called Word of Life, or more commonly known as Touchdown Jesus. As of 2009, the library ranked as the 61st largest collection among research universities in the United States, with an estimated 3.39 million volumes.