James E. Walker Library

The James E. Walker Library is the campus library of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). Opened in 1999 under university president James E. Walker, it replaced an older library in Todd Hall, now home to the Art Department. A four-story, 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m²) building, the MTSU library contains over 1 million volumes and more than 33,000 periodicals.^[1]

James E. Walker Library
The Library seen from an aerial view
35.84658°N 86.36397°W / 35.84658; -86.36397
Location	Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Type	Academic
Established	1999
Collection
Size	1 million+
Access and use
Access requirements	Public
Population served	30,000 on campus + surrounding community
Other information
Director	Kathleen L. Schmand
Website	library.mtsu.edu

Construction on the James E. Walker Library started on the 85th anniversary of the university's founding, September 11, 1996. The old Todd Library, which had been expanded to a capacity of 225,000, held almost three times that many when the new library opened.^[2]

Library departments

The James E. Walker Library houses offerings in 24 distinct departments, including:^[3]

• Acquisitions
• Administration
• Cataloging
• Circulation
• Collection Development
• Collection Management Department
• Curriculum Collection
• Digital Initiatives
• Digital Media Studio
• Distance Education
• Electronic Resources
• Government Documents
• Interlibrary Loan
• Library Systems
• Microtext
• Periodicals
• Reference and Instruction
• Reserves
• Serials
• Service Desk
• Special Collections
• Technology Services
• User Services Department
• Web & Discovery

Gallery

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  Front of the building
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  Staircases
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  Special Collections reading room
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  Library quad