Shields Library is closed through January 1. Requests for books, digitization services, and interlibrary loan will be fulfilled after the new year.
Buildings and Facilities
Library Buildings and Facilities
The UC Davis University Library consists of the Peter J. Shields Library, the Physical Sciences & Engineering Library, the Carlson Health Sciences Library, and the Blaisdell Medical Library in Sacramento. The library buildings and facilities have gone through a number of changes to address the needs of the growing campus. Here you will see the timeline covering the construction of the various library buildings that make up the UC Davis Library.
Early Buildings that housed the Library
Creamery Building, 1908-1915
Creamery Building
Classroom Building, 1915-1938
Classroom Building
Old Rec Hall, 1938-1940
Old Rec Hall
Shields Library (1940-present)
Library Administration, 1940-present
Library Administration
East Wing, 1964-present
East Wing
South Wing, 1967-present
South Wing
West Entrance, 1990-present
West Entrance
Agricultural and Resource Economics Library (1951-present)
Voorhies Hall, 1958-1994
Voorhies Hall
1994-present
Ag Econ Library
Physical Sciences and Engineering Library (1971-present)
PSE Building
Loren D. Carlson Health Sciences Library (1977-present)
Surge II, 1966
Surge II Building
Medical Sciences 1B, 1977-present
HSL Building
F. William Blaisdell, M.D., Medical Library (1929-present)
Professional Building, 1974-2000
Professional Building
Redwood Building, 2000-2006
Redwood Building
Blaisdell Medical Library Building, 2006-present
Blaisdell Medical Library