View of Clapp Library from Fowler
If you look closely at the Mary Norton Clapp Library as it was in 1924, you’ll see that there are two large windows on each side of the entrance facing the Quad. What you see now are four large windows on each side of the entrance: In 1955, the building was expanded 30 feet in each direction retaining the style, materials and grace of the original. In 2010, the library was renamed the Academic Commons to reflect its central role as a place where teaching, scholarship and collaboration take place in a digital age.