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Valparaiso UniversityValpoScholarLibrary Newsletters and Brochures Library Services2014Christopher Center for Library and InformationResources (2014 Brochure)Valparaiso UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://scholar.valpo.edu/ccls_newslettersThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Library Services at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in LibraryNewsletters and Brochures by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member atscholar@valpo.edu.Recommended CitationValparaiso University, "Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources (2014 Brochure)" (2014). Library Newsletters andBrochures. Paper 6.http://scholar.valpo.edu/ccls_newsletters/6Christopher Centerfor Library and Information ResourcesAs the intellectual center of campus, the Christopher Center was designed to bring all campus information services to a single location while best serving the needs of students. The result is a welcoming, state-of-the-art learning environment that also serves as an important campus social center.Christopher Center Library Services 1) will provide Valparaiso University students and faculty with a transformative experience in their lifelong pursuit of information, knowledge, and wisdom; 2) will lead and proactively partner with Valparaiso University students and faculty in the creation, dissemination, and preservation of their scholarship and research; and 3) will be renowned worldwide as a center for Lutheran and interfaith studies.Welcome to Valparaiso University’sChristopher Center for Library and Information ResourcesChristopher Center Facts:In 1859, Valparaiso Male and Female College opened with a “small library.”By 1907, the school had been renamed Valparaiso University, and the library held 12,000 “choice reference books.”Our mission is to provide active learning environments in which students, faculty, and staff use innovative tools and resources to create and access information intelligently, efficiently, and with integrity. Three generations of the Christopher family have graduated from Valparaiso University. This includes Jay’s parents, Maxine Cimaglio ’37, and Walter ’34, ’36 J.D., brother Scott ’68, ’73 J.D., and daughter Kelley ’97. Walter served as president of the Alumni Association board in its earliest years.Part of a $33 million project, the Christopher Center was made possible through gifts from alumni and friends, including a $16 million gift from Jay ’67, ’99H and Doris ’99H Christopher. Jay continues to serve in leadership roles at the University. Doris and Jay each hold honorary doctor of laws degrees from the University.The Christopher Center replaced the former Henry F. Moellering Library. Dedicated in 1959, that building was constructed with the aid of a major gift from Margaret Moellering, widow of Henry F. Moellering. Henry was a member of the board of directors following purchase of the University by a group of Lutheran clergy and lay leaders who created the Lutheran University Association. The Moellering name will be associated with the University in perpetuity. The Christopher Center holdings are now known as the Moellering Collection in honor of the family who also counts three generations as Valpo supporters. The third generation includes Harold ’65, Richard ’64, Robert C. Jr. ’58, ’74H, ’80H, Carl ’64, Barbara ’66, and John ’76H.Support of the University’s Three Goals, One Promise campaign made construction of the Christopher Center possible. Among the major donors to the building project are those whose gifts are recognized in special areas of the building.Donor RecognitionChristopher Center Facts:The Christopher Center is the fourth library to be constructed on Valpo’s campus.The departments in the Christopher Center are among the largest student employers on campus.The Steinway piano in the Community Room was purchased with donor funds.Innovative Teaching, Learning, and ResearchFaculty teaching librarians:•  Provide information literacy instruction across the disciplines• Create online research guides•  Develop Christopher Center resource collections to support teaching and research•  Assist with course development and assignment designEvery Valpo department and major program has a specialty guide created by the subject librarian that provides a one-stop gathering place for all resources, services, and use recommendations in that subject area. For faculty who request them, librarians also create course/assignment-specific guides which may also be used when teaching information literacy sessions for those assignments.Each instruction session is based on the course assignment and needs, with sessions that range in content from a basic introduction to the Christopher Center Library Services and its many resources to subject-specific research concepts and skills. Designed to complement the instruction students receive in their classes, these hands-on sessions address college-level research and writing learning objectives. Students gain the skills they need to be information literate in today’s high-tech world.Valparaiso University library faculty play an important role in the University’s mission to create a community of learning, grounded in scholarship, faith, and service. Library faculty apply their professional knowledge by teaching in both formal and informal settings; selecting, acquiring, and organizing material; and providing guidance so users can create and access information intelligently, efficiently, and with integrity.Contemporary DesignThe 105,000-square-foot Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources was designed by Esherick, Homsey, Dodge, and Davis of Chicago to break the mold of institutional libraries. The wireless building accommodates all study preferences with both study carrels and soft furniture in living room-style settings, several complete with fireplaces. Snacks and beverages are available at Grinders Café and may be taken to all areas of the Christopher Center. Group study areas in a variety of sizes and computer clusters support current teaching methods that encourage collaboration as students work on group projects and presentations. The grid-like structure flanking the south and east sides of the building’s exterior provides a striking appearance while serving as a valuable sunscreen. This protects the books from harmful, constant exposure to sun rays and helps soften the sunlight entering the two-story reading room overlooking Resurrection Meadow south of the Chapel. At the same time, Christopher Center users enjoy spaces bathed in natural light.The building’s thoughtful design allows the Christopher Center to evolve and change in response to increasing numbers of students using the space and their differing needs. The 2014 Senior Class voted to dedicate their Senior Class gift to fund new furniture and the opening of new study spaces in the Christopher Center. During the 2013-2014 academic year, many students participated in surveys and activities that resulted in moving all desktop computing from the quiet third and fourth floors to the first and second floors. A newly established laptop loan program, coupled with a wireless connectivity throughout the building, supports students’ needs to access resources in all formats from wherever they are in the Christopher Center.Christopher Center FeaturesA Community ResourceMembers of the greater community are welcome to use materials in the Christopher Center and to avail themselves of the study areas. Borrower’s cards are available to the public for a nominal cost.Christopher Center Facts:The Christopher Center has won numerous architecture awards, including the 2008 Merit Award for Architecture from the AIA California Council, the 2006 Library Interior Design Honor Award from the American Library Association, the 2005 Distinguished Building Award from AIA Chicago, the 2005 Excellence in Architecture Award from AIA San Francisco, and the 2005 Regional Award for Interior Lighting Design from the International Interior Design Association.Managed by the Christopher Center, the University’s institutional repository, Valpo Scholar, hit its 1 millionth download on June 10, 2014, a notable achievement for a resource just  three years old.The Automated Storage and Retrieval SystemProvided by a gift from Herbert F. Stride, the Christopher Center’s Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) is an immensely useful tool for Valparaiso University students and faculty. Operating as a storehouse for items that are used intermittently, the ASRS allows patrons almost immediate access to material kept in a more consolidated area. When the Christopher Center opened in 2004, Valpo was one of five universities operating an ASRS in the nation.The material is requested through the Christopher Center’s catalog and is available for pickup at the main Circulation Desk within minutes. Standing two stories high, two aisles of 936 bins (1,872 bins total) are accessed by two cranes which retrieve the bin housing the requested item. The bins can hold approximately 300,000 items in only one seventh the amount of space normal shelving units can hold, which nearly doubles the number of items held in the Christopher Center and also opens up space for student usage within the building. AdvancedMedia LabInterlibraryLoan Officeinfo110100100b100a150a161 162STAFF AREA163164 165 166115110b110a3D VISBOXinfoStaircase Help Desk Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator Vending Dining AreaLegend East entrance, ground level book drop next to the entranceMedia/IT Help Desk100: Computer workstations100a: Disability Support Services100b: IT Client Services110a: Writing Center110 & 110b: Academic Success CenterChristopher Center Metadata Services Media Collection163 – 164: Visbox166, 166a: VITAL servicesChristopher Center First FloorComputerStationsLockersChristopher Center Facts:It’s rarely quiet in the Christopher Center: the 2013-2014 academic year’s door count finished at 829,695 visits.110 public-access computers are available on both the 1st and 2nd floors.One of the University’s largest study areas is found in the southeast corner of the Christopher Center’s first floor, overlooking Resurrection Meadow. The view is inspiring with drinks and snacks just steps away at Grinders Café. • Academic Success Center • Ashline Media Library • Grinders Café • Media, map, and Stager collections • First Floor Entrance (Chapel side) • Kettner Viewing Room • Help Desk •  Staff Offices (Librarian & Library Services, IT) • Interlibrary Loan Office• Volk Meadow Reading Room• IT Client Services• 3D VisboxFirst Floor FeaturesProvided by Jeff Will262251261b261a240b STAFF AREA200201205240a250240210220263 264 265 266 267 268infoChristopher Center Second FloorLegendNorth entrance (Chapel Drive)200, 201: Community Room205: Classroom210: Board of Directors Room220: Fireplace Reading Lounge240: Circulation Desk240a: Circulation Office240b: Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS)250, 262 – 268: Christopher Center Faculty Offices251: Microforms Room261a, 261b: Instructional ClassroomsComputer StationsStaircase Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator•  Main Entrance, The Board of Directors Room• Duesenberg Community Room• Melahn Tiered Classroom• Anderson Foundation Circulation Desk•  Herbert F. Stride Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS)• Woiwod Office• The Thomas E. and Marilyn Koch Ochs    Fireplace Reading Room • The Merle and Louise Bachman     Reference Room• The Alice S. Melahn Instruction     Training Room•  The George and Charlotte Spear Instruction Training Room•  Reference, current print journals, government documents, and microform collectionsSecond Floor FeaturesChristopher Center Facts:The building’s teaching spaces are in constant use: 940 bookings from the Christopher Center, IT, and across campus in the 2013-2014 academic year.Jessica Kholamian ’15 and Buck, her three-year-old therapy dog, began a partnership with the Christopher Center in Spring 2014 to provide weekly volunteer pet therapy service on-site.In addition to the yearly activities centered around Banned Books Week, Christopher Center displays and programming explore wide-ranging topics, such as “Valpo Library celebrates mustaches” or “Be a kid again at the library!”infoHelp DeskRoom 205: Melahn Tiered ClassroomSoft SeatingStaircase Copy Machine Restrooms ElevatorChristopher Center Third FloorLegend300 – 301: University Archives,  Special Collections320: Fireplace Reading LoungeBook Collection: Call numbers A-L360-367: Collaboration and Group Study Rooms368: Conference Room  Study carrels320300          300a         300b         301         360        361        362        363        364        365        366        367        368         • University Archives, Special Collections •  The Valparaiso University Guild Fireplace Reading Room • Book Stacks, Call numbers A – L •  The John and Cynthia Felton Group  Study Room • The Glenn J. Tabor Group Study Room •  The Jim and Joanna McGill Team  Study Room  • The NiSource Conference RoomThird Floor FeaturesChristopher Center Facts:The largest collection of University historical artifacts and papers are held in the Christopher Center Archives.A 1768 Lutheran Bible was donated to the Christopher Center’s Special Collections by Mrs. Ruth Christine Drews Shipman on July 25, 2013.Moellering Family BibleSoft SeatingLockersChristopher Center Fourth FloorLegend400: Faculty Study, VITAL Services410: Christopher Center Services Administration420: Fireplace Reading LoungeBook Collection: Call Numbers M – Z460 – 467 Collaboration and Group Study Rooms468: Conference Room Study CarrelsOutdoor Terrace410b 410a 410400400a400b460 461 462 TERRACE463 464 465 466 467 468 410c 420infoStaircase Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator • Library Services Administration Suite • Teaching Resource Center, Faculty Study • Book Stacks, Call Numbers M – Z • The Rupert and Ruth Dunklau Terrace • The Carl A. and Isabelle Brauer Group      Study Room •  The Jim and Susan Hooker Team Study Room • The Rolland and Sharon Preuss Group      Study Room • The Steven and Kathryn Hronec Fireplace     Reading RoomFourth Floor FeaturesEnjoy the sweeping views of Resurrection Meadow and main campus from the Rupert and Ruth Dunklau Terrace.Christopher Center Facts:In response to requests for quieter study spaces, the Christopher Center added semi private study carrels to both the third and fourth floors.Peter Aaron/OttoSoft SeatingLockers“The Last Supper,” a dramatic 1912 wood carving by Alois Lang located on the fourth floor of the Christopher Center is now on permanent display from the Brauer Museum.CHRISTOPHER CENTER FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES1410 Chapel Drive   |   Valparaiso, IN 46383   |   219.464.5500   |   library.valpo.edu

Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources (2014 Brochure)

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Christopher Center
for Library and Information Resources
As the intellectual center of campus, the Christopher Center was designed to bring all 
campus information services to a single location while best serving the needs of students. 
The result is a welcoming, state-of-the-art learning environment that also serves as an 
important campus social center.
Christopher Center Library Services 1) will provide Valparaiso University students and 
faculty with a transformative experience in their lifelong pursuit of information, knowledge, 
and wisdom; 2) will lead and proactively partner with Valparaiso University students and 
faculty in the creation, dissemination, and preservation of their scholarship and research; 
and 3) will be renowned worldwide as a center for Lutheran and interfaith studies.
Welcome to Valparaiso University’s
Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources
Christopher Center Facts:
In 1859, Valparaiso Male and Female College 
opened with a “small library.”
By 1907, the school had been renamed 
Valparaiso University, and the library held 
12,000 “choice reference books.”
Our mission is to provide active learning environments in which students, faculty, 
and staff use innovative tools and resources to create and access information 
intelligently, efficiently, and with integrity. 
Three generations of the Christopher 
family have graduated from Valparaiso 
University. This includes Jay’s parents, 
Maxine Cimaglio ’37, and Walter 
’34, ’36 J.D., brother Scott ’68, ’73 
J.D., and daughter Kelley ’97. Walter 
served as president of the Alumni 
Association board in its earliest years.
Part of a $33 million project, the 
Christopher Center was made possible 
through gifts from alumni and friends, 
including a $16 million gift from Jay 
’67, ’99H and Doris ’99H Christopher. 
Jay continues to serve in leadership 
roles at the University. Doris and Jay 
each hold honorary doctor of laws 
degrees from the University.
The Christopher Center replaced the former 
Henry F. Moellering Library. Dedicated 
in 1959, that building was constructed 
with the aid of a major gift from Margaret 
Moellering, widow of Henry F. Moellering. 
Henry was a member of the board 
of directors following purchase of 
the University by a group of Lutheran 
clergy and lay leaders who created the 
Lutheran University Association. The 
Moellering name will be associated 
with the University in perpetuity. The 
Christopher Center holdings are now 
known as the Moellering Collection in 
honor of the family who also counts 
three generations as Valpo supporters. 
The third generation includes Harold ’65, 
Richard ’64, Robert C. Jr. ’58, ’74H, ’80H, 
Carl ’64, Barbara ’66, and John ’76H.
Support of the University’s Three Goals, 
One Promise campaign made construction 
of the Christopher Center possible. Among 
the major donors to the building project 
are those whose gifts are recognized in 
special areas of the building.
Donor Recognition
Christopher Center Facts:
The Christopher Center is the fourth library 
to be constructed on Valpo’s campus.
The departments in the Christopher Center 
are among the largest student employers 
on campus.
The Steinway piano in the Community 
Room was purchased with donor funds.
Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Research
Faculty teaching librarians:
•  Provide information literacy 
instruction across the disciplines
• Create online research guides
•  Develop Christopher Center 
resource collections to support 
teaching and research
•  Assist with course development 
and assignment design
Every Valpo department and major 
program has a specialty guide created 
by the subject librarian that provides a 
one-stop gathering place for all resources, 
services, and use recommendations in 
that subject area. For faculty who request 
them, librarians also create course/
assignment-specific guides which may 
also be used when teaching information 
literacy sessions for those assignments.
Each instruction session is based on 
the course assignment and needs, with 
sessions that range in content from a 
basic introduction to the Christopher 
Center Library Services and its many 
resources to subject-specific research 
concepts and skills. Designed to 
complement the instruction students 
receive in their classes, these hands-on 
sessions address college-level research 
and writing learning objectives. Students 
gain the skills they need to be information 
literate in today’s high-tech world.
Valparaiso University library faculty play an important role in the University’s mission to create a community of learning, grounded in 
scholarship, faith, and service. Library faculty apply their professional knowledge by teaching in both formal and informal settings; selecting, 
acquiring, and organizing material; and providing guidance so users can create and access information intelligently, efficiently, and with integrity.
Contemporary Design
The 105,000-square-foot Christopher 
Center for Library and Information 
Resources was designed by Esherick, 
Homsey, Dodge, and Davis of Chicago to 
break the mold of institutional libraries. The 
wireless building accommodates all study 
preferences with both study carrels and 
soft furniture in living room-style settings, 
several complete with fireplaces. Snacks 
and beverages are available at Grinders 
Café and may be taken to all areas of the 
Christopher Center. Group study areas in 
a variety of sizes and computer clusters 
support current teaching methods that 
encourage collaboration as students work 
on group projects and presentations. 
The grid-like structure flanking the 
south and east sides of the building’s 
exterior provides a striking appearance 
while serving as a valuable sunscreen. 
This protects the books from harmful, 
constant exposure to sun rays and helps 
soften the sunlight entering the two-story 
reading room overlooking Resurrection 
Meadow south of the Chapel. At the 
same time, Christopher Center users 
enjoy spaces bathed in natural light.
The building’s thoughtful design allows 
the Christopher Center to evolve and 
change in response to increasing numbers 
of students using the space and their 
differing needs. The 2014 Senior Class 
voted to dedicate their Senior Class gift 
to fund new furniture and the opening 
of new study spaces in the Christopher 
Center. During the 2013-2014 academic 
year, many students participated in 
surveys and activities that resulted in 
moving all desktop computing from the 
quiet third and fourth floors to the first 
and second floors. A newly established 
laptop loan program, coupled with a 
wireless connectivity throughout the 
building, supports students’ needs to access 
resources in all formats from wherever 
they are in the Christopher Center.
Christopher Center Features
A Community Resource
Members of the greater community 
are welcome to use materials in the 
Christopher Center and to avail themselves 
of the study areas. Borrower’s cards are 
available to the public for a nominal cost.
Christopher Center Facts:
The Christopher Center has won numerous 
architecture awards, including the 2008 
Merit Award for Architecture from the AIA 
California Council, the 2006 Library Interior 
Design Honor Award from the American 
Library Association, the 2005 Distinguished 
Building Award from AIA Chicago, the 2005 
Excellence in Architecture Award from AIA San 
Francisco, and the 2005 Regional Award for 
Interior Lighting Design from the International 
Interior Design Association.
Managed by the Christopher Center, the 
University’s institutional repository, Valpo 
Scholar, hit its 1 millionth download on June 10, 
2014, a notable achievement for a resource just  
three years old.
The Automated Storage and Retrieval System
Provided by a gift from Herbert F. Stride, 
the Christopher Center’s Automated 
Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) is 
an immensely useful tool for Valparaiso 
University students and faculty. Operating 
as a storehouse for items that are used 
intermittently, the ASRS allows patrons 
almost immediate access to material kept 
in a more consolidated area. When the 
Christopher Center opened in 2004, 
Valpo was one of five universities 
operating an ASRS in the nation.
The material is requested through 
the Christopher Center’s catalog and 
is available for pickup at the main 
Circulation Desk within minutes. Standing 
two stories high, two aisles of 936 bins 
(1,872 bins total) are accessed by two 
cranes which retrieve the bin housing 
the requested item. The bins can hold 
approximately 300,000 items in only 
one seventh the amount of space normal 
shelving units can hold, which nearly 
doubles the number of items held in the 
Christopher Center and also opens up space 
for student usage within the building. 
Advanced
Media Lab
Interlibrary
Loan Office
info
110
100
100b
100a
150a
161 162
STAFF AREA
163
164 165 166
115110b
110a
3D VISBOX
info
Staircase Help Desk Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator Vending Dining Area
Legend
 East entrance, ground level book drop next 
to the entrance
Media/IT Help Desk
100: Computer workstations
100a: Disability Support Services
100b: IT Client Services
110a: Writing Center
110 & 110b: Academic Success Center
Christopher Center Metadata Services
 Media Collection
163 – 164: Visbox
166, 166a: VITAL services
Christopher Center First Floor
Computer
Stations
Lockers
Christopher Center Facts:
It’s rarely quiet in the Christopher Center: 
the 2013-2014 academic year’s door count 
finished at 829,695 visits.
110 public-access computers are available on 
both the 1st and 2nd floors.
One of the University’s largest study areas 
is found in the southeast corner of the 
Christopher Center’s first floor, overlooking 
Resurrection Meadow. The view is inspiring 
with drinks and snacks just steps away at 
Grinders Café.
 • Academic Success Center
 • Ashline Media Library
 • Grinders Café
 • Media, map, and Stager collections
 • First Floor Entrance (Chapel side)
 • Kettner Viewing Room
 • Help Desk
 •  Staff Offices (Librarian & 
Library Services, IT)
 • Interlibrary Loan Office
• Volk Meadow Reading Room
• IT Client Services
• 3D Visbox
First Floor Features
Provided by Jeff Will
262
251
261b
261a
240b STAFF AREA
200
201
205
240a
250240
210
220
263 264 265 266 267 268
info
Christopher Center Second Floor
Legend
North entrance (Chapel Drive)
200, 201: Community Room
205: Classroom
210: Board of Directors Room
220: Fireplace Reading Lounge
240: Circulation Desk
240a: Circulation Office
240b: Automated Storage and Retrieval 
System (ASRS)
250, 262 – 268: 
Christopher Center Faculty Offices
251: Microforms Room
261a, 261b: Instructional Classrooms
Computer StationsStaircase Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator
•  Main Entrance, The Board 
of Directors Room
• Duesenberg Community Room
• Melahn Tiered Classroom
• Anderson Foundation Circulation Desk
•  Herbert F. Stride Automated Storage 
and Retrieval System (ASRS)
• Woiwod Office
• The Thomas E. and Marilyn Koch Ochs 
   Fireplace Reading Room 
• The Merle and Louise Bachman  
   Reference Room
• The Alice S. Melahn Instruction  
   Training Room
•  The George and Charlotte Spear 
Instruction Training Room
•  Reference, current print journals, 
government documents, and microform 
collections
Second Floor Features
Christopher Center Facts:
The building’s teaching spaces are in constant 
use: 940 bookings from the Christopher 
Center, IT, and across campus in the 2013-
2014 academic year.
Jessica Kholamian ’15 and Buck, her three-
year-old therapy dog, began a partnership 
with the Christopher Center in Spring 2014 
to provide weekly volunteer pet therapy 
service on-site.
In addition to the yearly activities centered 
around Banned Books Week, Christopher 
Center displays and programming explore 
wide-ranging topics, such as “Valpo Library 
celebrates mustaches” or “Be a kid again at 
the library!”
info
Help Desk
Room 205: 
Melahn Tiered Classroom
Soft Seating
Staircase Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator
Christopher Center Third Floor
Legend
300 – 301: University Archives,  
Special Collections
320: Fireplace Reading Lounge
Book Collection: Call numbers A-L
360-367: Collaboration and Group 
Study Rooms
368: Conference Room  
Study carrels
320
300          
300a         300b         
301         
360        361        362        363        364        365        366        367        368        
 • University Archives, Special Collections
 •  The Valparaiso University Guild Fireplace 
Reading Room
 • Book Stacks, Call numbers A – L
 •  The John and Cynthia Felton Group  
Study Room
 • The Glenn J. Tabor Group Study Room
 •  The Jim and Joanna McGill Team  
Study Room
  • The NiSource Conference Room
Third Floor Features
Christopher Center Facts:
The largest collection of University historical 
artifacts and papers are held in the Christopher 
Center Archives.
A 1768 Lutheran Bible was donated to the 
Christopher Center’s Special Collections by 
Mrs. Ruth Christine Drews Shipman on July 
25, 2013.
Mo
elle
rin
g F
am
ily 
Bib
le
Soft SeatingLockers
Christopher Center Fourth Floor
Legend
400: Faculty Study, VITAL Services
410: Christopher Center 
Services Administration
420: Fireplace Reading Lounge
Book Collection: Call Numbers M – Z
460 – 467 Collaboration and Group 
Study Rooms
468: Conference Room 
Study Carrels
Outdoor Terrace
410b 410a 
410
400
400a
400b
460 461 462 
TERRACE
463 464 465 466 467 468 
410c 
420
info
Staircase Copy Machine Restrooms Elevator
 • Library Services Administration Suite
 • Teaching Resource Center, Faculty Study
 • Book Stacks, Call Numbers M – Z
 • The Rupert and Ruth Dunklau Terrace
 • The Carl A. and Isabelle Brauer Group  
    Study Room
 •  The Jim and Susan Hooker Team 
Study Room
 • The Rolland and Sharon Preuss Group  
    Study Room
 • The Steven and Kathryn Hronec Fireplace 
    Reading Room
Fourth Floor Features
Enjoy the sweeping views of Resurrection 
Meadow and main campus from the Rupert 
and Ruth Dunklau Terrace.
Christopher Center Facts:
In response to requests for quieter study 
spaces, the Christopher Center added semi 
private study carrels to both the third 
and fourth floors.
Peter Aaron/Otto
Soft SeatingLockers
“The Last Supper,” a dramatic 1912 wood 
carving by Alois Lang located on the 
fourth floor of the Christopher Center 
is now on permanent display from the 
Brauer Museum.
CHRISTOPHER CENTER FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
1410 Chapel Drive   |   Valparaiso, IN 46383   |   219.464.5500   |   library.valpo.edu


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