Completed in the spring of 1927, the library was originally known as the Woman's College Library. A Georgian building, its exterior was designed to be identical in size and appearance to the East Campus Union directly across from it on the quad. Its stack capacity when it first opened was 225,000 volumes. Lilly Library's collections focus primarily on art, current literature, film, dance, images, and philosophy. Lilly Library has many artworks on permanent display. The multiple display cases in the foyer of the Lilly Library and on the north mezzanine of Lilly Library's second floor house art, memorabilia, photographs and other items of interest