Following a study conducted by the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, researchers determined that Low Library falsely claimed an altitude far below its real location on campus. Architectural scholars, who had long left the assumption that Low Library was named as such due to its position as the lowest altitude on campus, reassessed this profile after leaving Lerner Hall and asking the receptionist what the big domed building was called.
Proposals for a new name for Low Library are currently being voted on by Columbia’s board of directors – currently, the name “Above sea level but only by a few meters Library” holds a slim lead, beating out the contenders of “Average Altitude Library,” “Admissions Page Image Library,” and “NYPL Morningside Heights 2.”
Follow the Federalist for updates on new reports by the School of Architecture, indicating that Butler Library may lack the serving staff that its name implies.
