Original construction of the Oviatt Library was in two phases . The first phase was opened on October 24 , 1973 . The second , completed in 1991 , nearly doubled the size with additional east and west wings . Both phases were designed by the architect Leo A. Daly . The 1994 Northridge Earthquake badly damaged the building forcing the library to close . The original ' phase one building ' re-opened later in 1994 . The ' second phase wings ' needed demolishing and reconstruction , and re-opened in 2000
1994 Northridge Earthquake
1994 Northridge earthquake
Oviatt Library