 Completed in 1963 , the new library was built on Jefferson Street , its present location , and the name was transferred from the old building . At that time the building was four stories tall , but the school planned for a future expansion . During the original construction , slabs for two additional floors were placed on the roof . Oregon State began construction in the Fall of 1970 to add these new floors , with completion coming in the Fall of 1971 . The old library building was remodeled and became Kidder Hall in 1964 , named in honor of former librarian Ida Mae Kidder . Previously , Fairbanks Hall had carried the moniker of Kidder Hall , starting in 1927 . By 1968 the collection had increased to 538 @,@ 000 volumes . 
