A beautiful building on one face, the OU library is an absolute classic on campus. I always thought it was odd then, that they completely ignored this style when they added the other half to it. Why does the other face of the library look like a completely different building? You could easily be fooled into thinking these are two separate buildings, even the interior of the new section is totally different. I quite like the old exterior gothic styling, with the ancient, claustrophobic reference section of the library inside. It really feels like an old historical library. I also understand what they tried to do with the new section, making it feel like a new public library, with a lounge, computers and food. It just doesn’t gel with the other side at all and would have been better served as its own building in my opinion.