U.Va. Library Facts

In 2010-2011:

Buildings: 13

Staff: 230

Student assistants: >300

Budget: $27 million

Books: >5.1 million

E-books: 457,334

Manuscripts and archives: 19.1 million

Journal subscriptions: 123,637

Physical items preserved: 10,090

Languages spoken by Library staff: 35

Fireplaces: 3 (one working)

Ghosts reported: 2

Oldest item in Special Collections: Babylonian clay tablets, ca. 2350 BCE