OSU's main research library, built in 1953, where staff sightings of a red-haired young woman reading in chairs became official record — the library published its own archived 'Ghost Report' on its website.
Edmon Low Library, OSU Campus, Stillwater, OK 74078
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Est. 1953 · Named for Edmon Low, OSU head librarian 1919-1947 and nationally prominent library scientist · OSU's main research library since 1953, holding millions of volumes · Officially archived staff paranormal reports on the library's own website
Oklahoma State University's main research library was constructed in 1953 and named for Edmon Low, who served as OSU's head librarian from 1919 to 1947 and was a nationally recognized figure in library science. The building houses millions of volumes and serves as the academic and archival center of OSU's library system.
The library has expanded over the decades with additions and renovations, and it continues to operate as the flagship library on the Stillwater campus. OSU is one of Oklahoma's two flagship state universities, with Stillwater serving as the home of the Cowboys athletic programs and a major research enterprise.
The building's connection to Oklahoma State's broader history extends through the collections it holds, which include materials documenting the state's land-run settlement, agricultural development, and Native American history. Wikipedia notes both the library's history and its paranormal reputation as documented aspects of the building's institutional character.
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The Edmon Low Library ghost accounts are documented more formally than is typical for campus paranormal legends. The OSU library itself published what it called a 'Ghost Report in the Edmon Low Library' as an archived news item on its official website — a step few institutions take.
The apparition is described consistently across multiple independent accounts: a young woman in her early 20s with red hair, seen sitting in reading chairs and moving books in the stacks. The specificity of the description — the red hair, the apparent age, the reading posture — has remained consistent across accounts gathered from staff over a period of years.
The Oklahoma Collegian, OSU's student newspaper, reported an account from a staff member with 22 years of experience at the library who described closing the basement at midnight and hearing a second set of footsteps behind her in an empty corridor. The staff member reported that the experience was distinct from the general building sounds she had become accustomed to over two decades.
No historical identity has been attached to the apparition. The library does not offer paranormal tours; the ghost report exists as an archival document.
Notable Entities
Edmon Low Library is a working research library open to the OSU community and the public. The stacks where the apparition of a red-haired woman has been reported, and the basement area where a 22-year veteran staff member heard unexplained footsteps while closing alone, are accessible during regular hours.
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