The second floor of North Hall had served as a chapel, and when the library moved in during the summer of 1882, the chapel room had to be divided; the north half given over to the library stacks, while the south half served as a combined reading room and chapel. Eventually the stained glass window was replaced with clear class to improve the lighting. Ada North and Joseph Rich had made repeated requests in their annual reports to the Regents that the building was unsafe, and that a fireproof library building was needed.
Librarians:
Bertha G. Ridgway
Joseph W. Rich
Ada N. North
Additional North Hall images are available in the Iowa Digital Library – Iowa City Town and Campus Scenes collection:
Before 1897
1896
Before 1897