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View the 
to OUGL's 25th anniversary celebration and some 
"The Odegaard Undergraduate Library stands as the embodiment of the University of Washington's commitment to undergraduate education. The teaching of undergraduates has always been an important part of the mission of the University of Washington, and library service to undergraduate students reflects these University concerns. Many of the past UW Presidents have taken a personal and active interest in supporting the expansion of the collections and the facilities of the University libraries. But it was Charles E. Odegaard (President from 1958-1973), whose vision, leadership, and continual support for an undergraduate library resulted in the construction of the library building later named in his honor."*
Paula Walker
Assistant Director of Libraries
President McCormick attended and cut the ribbon for the opening of the 
Charles Odegaard was also in attendance. Popular music from the seventies
was played through the PA system and guests enjoyed coffee and bagels generously
donated by Housing & Food Services at the reception following the ribbon-cutting
ceremony.
*Walker, Paula. History of the Undergraduate Library at the University of Washington: Written on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Construction of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library. .University of Washington Libraries, November 1997.
Available in Special Collections at the University of Washington. Z675.U5 W341 1997.