After some delicate negotiations, the college bought the building from the city. The city then applied this money to the building of a new library for Clinton that was then tied into the state library system. The Thomason Library, a 41,000 sq. It is centrally situated on the campus, with a six-column portico that matches the colonial Georgian exterior of other buildings and a fountain near its entrance. A highly functional building, it is constructed on three levels, with the interior suggesting open informality and its decor a blend of nature-colored shades in carpet, walls, paneling and tasteful appointments.
Open stacks give direct access to the collection.
There are 120 study carrels for individual use, two large rooms for group study, four seminar rooms, faculty studies, a media center, a small auditorium, rooms for archival collections and curriculum lab as well as offices and work areas for staff operations. The Curriculum Lab and Teaching Resources Center houses more than 8,000 items of curricular material and teaching devices that can be used in secondary and elementary schools and in special education classes. The Media Center, with its own director, offers equipment and materials for putting together a wide variety of presentations. An adjoining multi-purpose room seating up to 90 persons is used for classes, lecture presentations, meetings, and an occasional exhibit. The first floor, with front doors opening directly onto the portico, is the main floor of the library.