History of the Library in Photos

2015 Library Cafe

Pete the Panther gets a coffee from the library's cafe.

2014 3rd Floor Outside 310

Third floor of Evans Library. Outside of Room 310

2013 Evans Library First Floor

Computers, study area, and reference stacks on the first floor of the library 2013.

2013 First Floor, Evans Library

Evans Library First Floor, computers, study area and reference stacks.

2009 Cataloging Books

Evans Library staff member cataloging books to add to the collection.

2009 First Floor of Evans Library

Student on a cell phone on the first floor of Evans Library.

2009 Second Floor Lobby Area

The second floor's lobby area was outside the computer lab at the time.

2009 Room storing Theses and Dissertations

Room on the third floor that housed theses and dissertations separate from the rest of the library's collections.

2009 Third Floor Table and Card Catalogs

A student studying at a table on the third floor outside of room 310 surrounded by card catalogs.

2009 Third Floor Study Area

A student studying at a table on the third floor outside of room 310 surrounded by card catalogs from a view over the study carrels.

2009 25th Library Anniversary Event

Catanese Band preforming at the 25th Library Anniversary event, on the first floor outside what became the archives room.

2009 Computer Lab

The computer lab when it was located on the second floor in the space that later became the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL).

2009 Student Studying Independently

Student studying in the library.

2009 Theses and Dissertation Non Circulating Room

Room on the third floor that housed theses and dissertations separate from the rest of the library's collections.

2009 25th Anniversary Celebration

Dr. Celine Alvey and Pete the Panter dancing at the 25th Anniversary Event.

2004 Office 104, Evans Library

Evans Library, Office 104. Librarians Jean Sparks and Linda Khan.

2000 Dr. Celine Alvey, Evans Library Dean

Dr. Celine Alvey, Dean of Evans Library

1989 & 1990 Library Staff

Evans Library staff from the 1989 and 1990 academic year in the staff lounge.

1986 Student Asleep in Furniture

Student asleep in the library

1986 Exterior of Library Pavillion

The exterior of Evans Library Pavillion with a student on the lawn.

1986 Student Using the Card Catalog

Students using the card catalog to research a topic or find a specific book.

1986 Student in the Stacks

Student at the end of a row of stacks.

1986 Student Using a Study Carrel

Student in the library, studying using a study carrel.

1985 Running around the Library

Students running around Evans Library.

1985 Director of Libraries Llewellyn Henson

Llewellyn Henson, Director of Libraries part of Florida Institute of Technology's Academic Affairs.

1985 Inside Library Solo Study

Student studying independently inside the library.

1985 Library Front Desk

Student checks out a book from the Evans Library staff at the circulation desk

1985 Evans Library Staff on the Stairs

The Library Staff on the stairs after opening the new library, Evans Library. Left to Right: Rosemary Kean, Susan Goldring, Vetra Knight, Christine Johnson, Tom McFarland, Annette Melnicove. Stairs: Lorraine Thomas, Victoria Smith, Ian-Lih...

1985, Outside the Link Room

Two students studying outside room 204, the Link Room.

1985 Evans Library, Feature in Yearbook

Page from the 1985 yearbook featuring the new library.

1984, Library Wooden Tables

Students studying at wooden tables in Evans Library.

1984 Wooden Furniture Newspapers

Students reading newspapers and studying on the second floor of Evans Library

A selection of some of our favorite historical library photos, which take us from the early days of Florida Tech (then known as Brevard Engineering College) through the years of the Bartholomae Library (now known as the Keuper Building), and finally through a selection of photos from the Evans Library from the ribbon cutting ceremony of 1985 through the present.

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