 By 1940 , the collections at the library had increased to total of about 130 @,@ 000 and 1 @,@ 400 serials . Included in the collections were a variety of rare items , such as a page from the 1642 printing of the Polychronicon , a 1628 book of poems written in Latin , and a 1769 bible printed by John Baskerville , among others . At that time the building was open from 7 : 50 am until 10 pm on weekdays , and 2 pm to 5 pm on Sundays . Construction on the new wing of the library started in 1940 and was designed by John V. <unk> , the same architect who designed the original structure . He also designed a matching wing for the other side as well , but that wing was never added . 
