Morris Library
Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois. Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970, the library holds more than 5 million volumes, 63,000 current periodicals and serials, and over 3.6 million microform units.- Type: Library
- Description: main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Address: 605 Agriculture Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Faner Hall and Davies Gym.
Faner Hall
University building
Photo: Saluki2001, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Faner Hall is a building on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. It is named after Robert D. Faner, a former English professor at the university. Faner Hall is situated 450 feet east of Morris Library.
Davies Gym
Sports venue
Davies Gym is the home of the Southern Illinois Salukis women's volleyball team and former home of all indoor sports at SIU. Upon completion of the SIU Arena in 1964, men's programs moved to the new facility. Davies Gym is situated 1,300 feet east of Morris Library.
Shryock Auditorium
University building
Photo: Saluki2001, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shryock Auditorium is an auditorium located on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. The auditorium was named for the university's fifth president, Henry William Shryock, who died inside the building just before a student convocation on April 13, 1935. Shryock Auditorium is situated 760 feet east of Morris Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carbondale.
Carbondale
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Carbondale is a small city of about 25,000 in Southern about 14 miles east of the Mississippi River at roughly the southern edge of the plains, and the northern limit of the Shawnee hills.
Morris Library
- Categories: academic library, publishing house, building, and education
- Location: Carbondale Township, Jackson, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7153° or 37° 42′ 55″ northLongitude
-89.22046° or 89° 13′ 14″ westOperator
Southern Illinois UniversityOpen location code
869GPQ8H+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 180318680OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q25212137
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to French—“Morris Library” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মরিস গ্রন্থাগার”
- French: “Morris Library”
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