Regenstein Library
| Regenstein Library | |
|---|---|
Main approach to Regenstein Library | |
| 41°47′32″N 87°35′59″W / 41.7922°N 87.5998°W | |
| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, United States |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | 1970 |
| Branch of | University of Chicago Library |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, maps, prints, drawings and manuscripts |
| Size | 4.5 million |
| Access and use | |
| Members | 33,000 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Torsten Reimer |
| Website | lib.uchicago.edu |
| References: Abbott Report | |
The Joseph Regenstein Library (/ˈriːɡənstaɪn/ RAY-gən-styne), colloquially The Reg, is the primary library of the University of Chicago. Part of the University of Chicago Library system, it is located on the university’s Hyde Park campus on the South Side of Chicago. Named after the industrialist and philanthropist Joseph Regenstein, it is one of the largest repositories of books in the world. The Regenstein is noted for its brutalist architecture.