Answered By: Gil Kenner
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2025     Views: 27

Great question!

The oldest book in the library's "circulating" collection is "Steel: Its history, manufacture, properties, and uses."

The book was authored by James Stephen Jeans, then secretary of the "Iron and Steel Institute."

It was published in 1880, making it 137 years old as of 2017.