Design Library
About the Library
The Design Library is a major center for art, architecture, and design information, including collections which focus on the Pacific Northwest. The Design Library also has rare materials such as historical student architectural drawings and models, monographs, artists’ books, and reference works. The Library provides access to computers, study rooms, and numerous services to support teaching and learning. It is located on the second floor of Lawrence Hall on the north side of campus in Eugene.
Location and Contact
Design Library
1190 Franklin Blvd.
Eugene, OR 97403
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Phone: 541-346-3637
Email: designlibrary@uoregon.edu
Rooms and Spaces
Explore our library's diverse array of rooms and spaces tailored to
accommodate the unique needs of students and faculty, fostering collaboration, focus, and creativity.
Library Resources
Artists' Books
The Design Library has over 1,000 artists’ books which are accessible through the library’s catalog, LibrarySearch and for in-library use only. Artists’ books are made from a wide range of materials and cover a variety of themes including the environment, women’s issues, feminism, human rights, and current political and social issues.
This featured artist book titled "The Veil" by artist Julie Chen was letterpress printed using a combination of photopolymer plates and collagraphic blocks on Wyndstone Marble papers, and cut using a Universal Systems Lasercutter. You can learn more about this book on Oregon Digital.
Current Exhibit: Native Artists Steph Littlebird and Matika Wilbur
The Design Library is proud to feature the works of two Native American artists: Steph Littlebird and Matika Wilbur. Three prints from Wilbur’s work Project 562: Changing the way we see Native America (2023) are displayed in the front entrance. Four Littlebird prints, focusing on the natural beauty around Eugene, hang in the Marion Ross Reading Room. You can find books by both artists in our collections.