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Waldo Library (Main Library)
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5353
Recording of current library hours: 269-387-5155
Information Desk: 269-387-5059
Fax: 269-387-5231
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Dwight B. Waldo Library (Main Library) built in 1958, expanded in 1967, and renovated and expanded in 1991, is named after the University’s first president. The Waldo Library houses general reference materials, science/technology materials, maps and atlases, and U.S. and Michigan government documents. Among the unique circulating collections are the Ann Kercher Memorial Collection of materials on Africa south of the Sahara; the history, religion, philosophy, and culture of the Medieval period; the Randall Frazier Memorial Collection of the history and culture of Black America; the Leslie H. Wood Memorial Collection of materials in the fields of geography and geology; and a strong business collection.