Leavey Library, Academic library at University Park, Los Angeles, US.
Leavey Library is an academic facility at USC with multiple floors containing individual study desks, group work rooms, and specialized spaces for media production and presentations. The layout supports different learning styles, from focused study to collaborative project work.
Leavey Library was completed in the mid-1990s and named for Thomas E. Leavey, founder of Farmers Insurance Group, and his wife Dorothy. Their Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation made the donation in 1994. The building marked a return toward earlier Romanesque Revival design among USC's undergraduate libraries.
The library carries the names of Thomas E. Leavey, founder of Farmers Insurance Group, and his wife Dorothy. Their Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation funded the gift in 1994, and the building was completed in the mid-1990s. The naming honours the couple behind the donation rather than a reading room or wall inside.
The Information Commons offers 13 small group study rooms for 4 to 6 people and 2 larger rooms for up to 14 students, reservable up to 7 days in advance. An outdoor terrace with wireless internet provides an alternative workspace when you need fresh air.
The facility houses an extensive collection of over 7000 DVDs and films to support teaching and research. This collection is unusually large for an academic library and often goes unnoticed by students.
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