 Oregon Agricultural College opened a new library in 1918 , marking the first time that the library had its own building . Prior to 1918 the library had been housed on the second floor of the college 's administration building , Benton Hall . When the new building was completed , the school built a temporary trellis from neighboring Benton Hall 's second floor to the second floor of the new building in order to more easily transfer the books to their new location . Initially , the new building also housed offices and classrooms , but within a decade the library expanded to occupy all of the structure . John V. <unk> designed the new building , as well as many of the campus buildings constructed during that period . By 1922 the collection had grown to 73 @,@ 000 volumes , and Lucy M. Lewis served as the school 's librarian . 
