METU Library was first housed in a small room in the General Directorate of Retirement Fund's building in Milli Müdafaa Street in Bakanlıklar, and was started to serve with a small collection in Architecture which was gifted by United Nations, in October 1956. Furuzan Olşen (October 14, 1957) and Solmaz İzdemir, founders of the METU Library, were appointed as librarians. Natelle Isley, an expert from UNESCO, was appointed as the Library Director on January 4, 1958 with a biref to....