In a little wooden desk squeezed among the stacks in Lilly Library is a drawer. Open that drawer and drop into a conversation among Dukies that has lasted decades. With markers, pencils and pens, people have scrawled notes on the wood interior. Some simple: “Finals 2019” or “Multivariable calculus sucks.” Others inspirational – “You are where you need to be!” – or ribald. One, though, expresses something about Lilly itself: “Surrounded by all this knowledge … isolated between books … I become so much more MOTIVATED.”
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Duke University has received a second $10 million award from The Duke Endowment for the renovation of its historic Lilly Library on East Campus. In 2020,
For first-year students living on Duke University’s East Campus, Lilly Library may be their first foray into academic research. The library and its staff help them understand how to make their way through the resources available to them and prepare them for the rest of their time at Duke. But, as a vital piece of Duke for almost a century, it’s beginning to show its age. In support of the proposed renovation and expansion of Lilly Library, Duke has received $10 million, President Vincent E. Price announced Friday.