Otterbein has had a library since its founding.  In the nineteenth century the collection was housed in rooms inside the main buildings, including Towers Hall.  In 1908 the Carnegie Foundation gifted the campus its first freestanding library (today known as Clippinger Hall).  As part of the university’s centennial celebration of 1947, plans were drawn up for a much larger structure.  Due to funding issues, this became the Centennial Library, which was opened as an addition to Towers Hall in 1954.  Finally, in 1972, a new and much larger library facility was opened at the northwest corner of Grove and Main Streets.  In 1979, through the generosity of A. Monroe Courtright ’40, this library was named in honor of Robert and Ada Courtright, the donor’s parents.  The Courtright Memorial Library was most recently renovated in 2013, and improvements are being made on a regular basis to better serve the university.

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