{"id":6335,"date":"2026-04-02T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/news\/celebrating-75-years\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:56:37","slug":"celebrating-75-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/news\/celebrating-75-years","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 75 Years of the MD Anderson Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Houston MD Anderson Library was occupied\u202fin 1950 and dedicated on April 1, 1951. 75 years later, we are commemorating the legacy of our Library, the heart of the University, and looking toward the future of a Reimagined Library. In 2026, we invite the UH community to join us in celebrating this significant moment in our University\u2019s history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_6336\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6336\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6336\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/75_820.png\" alt=\"exterior of MD Anderson Library\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/75_820.png 820w, https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/75_820-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/75_820-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrating 75 Years of the MD Anderson Library<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The original MD Anderson Library, modest in size, has since evolved through three major expansions\u2014the 1968 Blue Wing, 1977 Brown Wing, and 2004 Gold Wing\u2014into a 400,000-square-foot facility. Its evolution mirrors the University\u2019s growth, becoming a modern, collaborative hub for scholarship and creativity.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/75-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore this page<\/a> to learn more about MD Anderson Library through the decades, engage in signature anniversary events, share your Library story, and find out how you can help shape the future of the Reimagined Library.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Houston MD Anderson Library was occupied\u202fin 1950 and dedicated on April 1, 1951. 75 years later, we are commemorating the legacy of our Library, the heart of the University, and looking toward the future of a Reimagined Library. In 2026, we invite the UH community to join us in celebrating this significant [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-featured"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6335"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6349,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6335\/revisions\/6349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}