Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library
The Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library is the main library at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. It is named for the father of philanthropist Ward Melville, who donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University in 1957. It originally opened in July 1963 and has massively expanded since its original construction. The library was dedicated to Melville in 1971.
| Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library | |
|---|---|
East entrance | |
| Former names | State University Library (1963–70) |
| General information | |
| Type | Library |
| Location | 100 Nicolls Road Stony Brook, New York, 11794 |
| Named for | Frank Melville Jr. |
| Construction started | 1962 |
| Opened | July 1963 |
| Owner | Stony Brook University |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Damaz-Pokorny-Weigel |
The library currently holds over two million volumes, over 300 databases, 70,000 electronic journals, 10,000 electronic books, 10,000 compact disks and 6,000 films. The six-story building encompasses roughly 682,000 square feet of space and is in use by over fifty different administrative and academic departments. Numerous retail companies ranging from Shop Red West (one of the university's bookstores) to Starbucks are housed in the Melville Library.