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1961
– New University Library building opens
– New library building dedicated
– Acquisitions budget reaches $50,000 mark
– Reference inquiries top 2,000 annually
1962
– First Head of Public Services appointed (Pauline Franks)
– Friends of University Libraries membership passes the 100 mark
1963
– Library becomes a Depository Library for Government Documents
1964
– Holdings pass 200,000 mark
– First documents for the Government Depository received
– Hours increased to 70 per week
– Library personnel tops 30 employees
– First Xerox machine acquired
1965
– H. Paul Schrank, Jr. becomes Acting Head Librarian
– University Archives established
– Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) established
– Dorothy Hamlen becomes first Director of University Archives and first Archivist for AHAP
– Law Library moves to McDowell Law Center
– Library converts from Dewey Decimal to Library of Congress Classification System
1966
– Library hours increase to 91 per week
1967
– Holdings surpass 250,000 items
– Library becomes member of Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and Inter-University Library Council (IULC)
– General Information Desk established
1968
– Science & Technology Library opens in Auburn Science & Engineering Center
1969
– Over $8 million received from Ohio Legislature and OBR for new library building
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