Students and faculty walk across the plaza beside the campus library building, a fixture of university life since its opening in 1954. Renamed the J. Paul Leonard Library in 1976, the building honors the university’s fourth president, whose leadership guided SF State’s expansion to the 19th and Holloway campus.
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<p>The Library first opened its doors in 1954. In 1976, the San Francisco State Library was renamed the J. Paul Leonard Library after the University’s fourth president. Leonard played a major role in expanding the university by opening the 19th and Holloway campus.</p>
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<p><strong>Credits:</strong> Some descriptions were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p>
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