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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…

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Location
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
Branches
N/A
Circulation
Library does not publicly circulate
Director
Joel Silver
Employees
20
Established
1960; 66 years ago (1960)

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Lilly Library

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples118
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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related to Other collections · 20
Lilly Library → American, Card CollectionRichard Hughes, Elizabeth Gamble MillerMost, High Wind, Iona Opie, Jamaica, Language, Lilly, Magoo, Mr, Nursery Rhymes, Peter, Pinocchio, Richard Curle, Schoolchildren, Scottish, The Gosling Mandrovsky Playing, The Lore, The Oxford Dictionary, Willis Pyle
related to Film, Radio & Television Collection · 19
Lilly Library → BBC, Ben-Hur, Bridson, Chariots, Clifford Odets, Fire, Impossible, In, John Ford, John McGreevey, Lance Sieveking, Mission, Orson Welles, Oscars, Peter Bogdanovich, Star Trek, The, The John Ford Collection, The Lilly Library
related to history · 19
Lilly Library → Adams Jr, American, English, Frederick, From, Indiana University, Indianapolis, It, Josiah, Lilly, Lilly Jr, Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Lilly's, Money, Mr, October, The, The Lilly Library, These
related to Michael E. Uslan Collection · 13
Lilly Library → Batman, Comic Books, Comics, Cultural Mythology, December, Graphic Novels, Lilly Library Request System, Michael Uslan, Parts, September, The Michael, The Uslan Collection, Uslan Collection
related to James Whitcomb Riley Collection · 12
Lilly Library → American, Hundreds, Indiana, Indiana University's, James Whitcomb Riley, James Whitcomb Riley's, On, Riley, Riley's, The, The Lilly Library, There
related to Bernardo Mendel Collection · 9
Lilly Library → It, Latin Americana, Lilly, Mexican, New World, Ptolemy, The, The Mendel, The Mendel Room
related to Library location · 7
Lilly Library → Fine Arts, Indiana University Art Museum, Indiana University Auditorium, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University School, Showalter Fountain, The Lilly Library
related to Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection · 6
Lilly Library → In, Jerry Slocum, Mechanical, Slocum Puzzle Room, The, The Lilly Library
related to Plath Manuscript Collection · 3
Lilly Library → Plath's, Sylvia Plath, The
related to External links · 2
Lilly Library → Lilly LibraryLilly Library, Video Tour

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collection library lilly books manuscripts indiana 000 music puzzles collections university comic sheet bloomington papers also manuscript 150 one well

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Lilly LibraryBranchesN/A1.00infobox
Lilly LibraryCirculationLibrary does not publicly circulate1.00infobox
Lilly LibraryDirectorJoel Silver1.00infobox
Lilly LibraryEmployees201.00infobox
Lilly LibraryEstablished1960; 66 years ago (1960)1.00infobox
Lilly LibraryLocationBloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.1.00infobox
Lilly LibraryPopulation served48,514 faculty, staff, and students at Indiana University Bloomington, additional scholars, and members of the public1.00infobox
Lilly LibrarySizeApproximately 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.1.00infobox
Lilly Libraryrelated to Bernardo Mendel CollectionThe Mendel0.60section
Lilly Libraryrelated to Bernardo Mendel CollectionThe0.60section
Lilly Libraryrelated to Bernardo Mendel CollectionIt0.60section
Lilly Libraryrelated to Bernardo Mendel CollectionPtolemy0.60section

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