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The library is situated on the central piazza near the humanities buildings and consists of four floors with reading rooms, open catalogue stacks and exhibition halls. Its design is similar to that of the humanities building, with cantilevered floors running along its north and south elevations, protecting the building from sun and rain.
From the main entrance a wide ramp descends to the piazza, terminating in a semi-circular concrete column, 20 metres high, which embraces a facsimile of the old Ife stone staff.