Perry–Castañeda Library

The Perry–Castañeda Library's front entrance.

The Perry–Castañeda Library (PCL) is the main central library of the University of Texas at Austin library system in Austin, Texas. PCL is located at 21st Street and Speedway in Austin, TX.

The UT Austin campus library system holds nearly eight million volumes, ranking it as the fifth largest library among academic institutions in the United States, and the eleventh largest overall in the country.^[1]

Established in 1972, the Perry–Castañeda Library is named for two former University professors, Ervin S. Perry and Carlos E. Castañeda. Professor Perry was the first African American to be appointed to the academic rank of professor and Professor Castañeda played a central role in the early development of the Benson Latin American Collection.

Shooting

PCL was the site of a shooting on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Police reports state that student Colton Tooley fired shots on his walk from Guadalupe street to the library's front entrance. He ascended to the sixth floor where he took his own life in the northeast corner of the topmost floor of the library and thirty feet from the children's book section. No one else was injured save for one sprained ankle suffered by a female student fleeing the scene. There were reports of a second gunman and authorities locked down the entire campus for several hours until they were able to determine the reports were false. [1]

See also

University of Texas at Austin portal

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References

1. ^ "Nation's Largest Libraries by Volumes Held". Nation's Largest Libraries. LibrarySpot. 2006. http://www.libraryspot.com/lists/listlargestlibs.htm. Retrieved 2006-04-24. 

External links

• University of Texas Libraries: Perry-Castañeda Library

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