▁entrance ▁and ▁front ▁section , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁which ▁is ▁five ▁flo ors ▁high ▁( origin ally ▁three ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁sub div ided ▁by ▁me zz an ines ) ▁and ▁the ▁newer ▁extension , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁eight ▁flo ors ▁plus ▁a ▁bas ement . ▁The ▁older ▁section ▁has ▁two ▁exterior ▁bas - rel ief ▁sculpt ures ▁by ▁Will i ▁Sou kop , ▁one ▁is ▁of ▁an ▁ow l , ▁the ▁other ▁shows ▁a ▁human ▁figure ▁representing ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁knowledge ▁and ▁is ▁position ed ▁directly ▁over ▁the ▁main ▁entrance . ▁The ▁new ▁section ▁has ▁views ▁over ▁the ▁H umber ▁with ▁three ▁lif ts ▁for ▁student ▁use ▁and ▁a ▁fourth ▁lift ▁for ▁staff . ▁It ▁contains ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁books , ▁plus ▁other ▁reference ▁materials , ▁mainly ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁open ▁access ▁computers ▁within ▁the ▁library ▁which ▁are ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁network . ▁ ▁The ▁poet ▁Philip ▁L ark in ▁served ▁as ▁L ibr arian ▁here ▁for ▁thirty ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Bry n mor ▁Jones ▁Library ▁website ▁H ull ▁Un i ▁Library ▁on ▁Twitter ▁ ▁Category : A cadem ic ▁libraries ▁in ▁England ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁H ull ▁Category : Art ▁Dec o ▁architecture ▁in ▁England ▁Category : Library ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in