Lilly Library

The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints. Currently, the Lilly Library has 8.5 million manuscripts, 450,000 books, 60,000 comic books, 16,000 mini books, 35,000 puzzles, and 150,000 sheets of music.

Not to be confused with the library of the same name in the Duke University Library System.
Not to be confused with the Ruth Lilly Law Library at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis.
Lilly Library
39°10′04″N 86°31′08″W
LocationBloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
Established1960 (1960)
BranchesN/A
Collection
SizeApproximately 450,000 books, 8.5 million manuscripts, 60,000 comic books, 16,000 mini books, 35,000 puzzles, and 150,000 pieces of sheet music.
Access and use
CirculationLibrary does not publicly circulate
Population served48,514 faculty, staff, and students at Indiana University Bloomington, additional scholars, and members of the public
Other information
DirectorJoel Silver
Employees20
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