{"id":2519,"date":"2026-02-16T13:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/?page_id=2519"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:54:08","slug":"irwin-librarys-next-chapter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/irwin-librarys-next-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Irwin Library&#8217;s Next Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">About Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/hours\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Library Hours<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/policies\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Policies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/librarians-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Librarians &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/events\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/giving\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Giving<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/library-deans-student-advisory-board\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Library Dean\u2019s Student Advisory Board<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/about\/irwin-librarys-next-chapter\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Irwin Library\u2019s Next Chapter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-irwin-library-s-next-chapter\">Irwin Library&#8217;s Next Chapter<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16131722\/Yamasaki-Quote-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The chaos brought on by political turmoil, by traffic, by the population explosion, and by the tremendous impact of the machine, demands that man -- if he is to retain his sanity -- must have a serene background. But with serenity we must have delight; the delight of interesting silhouettes, of waterplay, of variety in outdoor and indoor spatial experiences. But serenity -- physical manifestation of the belief that man can live in quiet dignity -- must unify the whole.&quot; Minoru Yamasaki, 1966\" class=\"wp-image-2521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16131722\/Yamasaki-Quote-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16131722\/Yamasaki-Quote-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16131722\/Yamasaki-Quote-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16131722\/Yamasaki-Quote.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Heyer, Paul. 1966.&nbsp;<em>Architects on Architecture : New Directions in America<\/em>. New York: Walker and Company.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irwin Library has served Butler University as a study, research, relaxation, and inspiration space since 1963. Designed by mid-century modernist architect Minoru Yamasaki, Irwin stands as testament to the vision of 20th century&nbsp;university leadership who envisioned a growing, thriving Butler built around world-class facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A standalone library building with thousands of square feet for research and study transformed the university environment in the 1960s, and subsequent generations of library leadership have worked to evolve Irwin&#8217;s usage over the years. In 2023, Irwin&#8217;s 60<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary, Dean of Libraries Josh Petrusa led a strategic planning process that produced new goals for the Libraries, including a focus on energizing and enhancing (and hopefully renovating) Irwin Library. Across 2024-25, Libraries staff and faculty worked with a team from RATIO Design to understand current functions and future goals, host planning workshops, and ultimately deliver a final recommendation for a &#8220;re-imagining&#8221; of how Irwin Library can evolve to suit the next generations of Butler students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to explore the ideas outlined in the study below, and if you&#8217;d like to help us bring these visions to reality, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/contact\/\">University Advancement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16133010\/Butler_Irwin-Library-Reno_Overview-1-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Butler_Irwin Library Reno_Overview-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0cd17d85-300d-423b-931f-4a954cf70aaa\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16133010\/Butler_Irwin-Library-Reno_Overview-1-1.pdf\">Butler_Irwin Library Reno_Overview-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/18\/2026\/02\/16133010\/Butler_Irwin-Library-Reno_Overview-1-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0cd17d85-300d-423b-931f-4a954cf70aaa\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2519","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - 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