East Asian Library

Modern Library

It's a very new building on campus, named after a donor, I suppose. Libraries are welcome, of course. This one comes with a very modern style, a little out of character for this part of campus. Sho...

Modern Building

I was a little shocked to find this modern building in a prominent spot on the campus. It is quite stark. Did not go inside.

Specific Donation, Spectacular Result

We have specifically donated to this library, and our names appear in small letters among the recognized donors. So we are biased in favor of this library. We also lived in East Asia for close to fo...

This Library opened in 2008 and has collection of more than 9,00,000 Volumes.

The C.V. Starr East Asian Library houses more than 900,000 volumes of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials which include woodblock prints, rare maps and scrolls, and Buddhist scriptures. The new l...

Found rare books not readily available elsewhere

It contains one of the most comprehensive collections of materials in East Asian languages in the United States. It was designed by famous architects, combining east and west theme. The library has pl...