was named for Sam Paley, Philadelphia cigar manufacturer and philanthropist. Its brutalist architecture and large concrete facade matched the neighboring Bell Tower and served as a campus landmark. It was closed as a library in 2019 and repurposed for the School of Public Health.
In 2019, the university opened Charles Library, a four-story tall study facility. The building was designed by international architectural design office, Snøhetta. As of 2020, the library holdings amounted to 4 million physical items, including 1.5 million books, and 1.5 million electronic books. The library includes both an automated search and retrieval system and browsable stacks for physical volumes. The library is open to the general public.
== Academics ==
Temple University is one of six universities in Pennsylvania classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." Temple has more than 650 degree programs at 17 schools and colleges and five professional schools: dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, …
