Fulton Library collection

In 1942, soon after the Central Utah Vocational School moved into the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp F-40 located at the old Provo Fairgrounds, a small building was established as the school’s first library with Sylvia Fetterly Anderson serving many rolls at the time, including the first official librarian. In 1952, in preparation for the new Provo campus the library role became more defined with Grace Mayhew being hired as the school’s bookstore clerk and librarian.

By 1970 George W. Tanner was hired as Utah Technical College at Provo’s librarian and fulfilled that role through the development and transition to the Orem campus. In 1981 Carrol Reid became the Learning Resource Center’s (library) first official director and served in that role until her death in 1992, with long-term library employee Rama Chamberlain serving as an unofficial director of the library until the Utah Valley State College hired Mike Freeman in 1993.

Freeman served as library director through the development of the Digital Learning Center (DLC)* building, and in 2014 Lesli Baker was hired as Utah Valley University’s Library director. Baker has led the library through its transition into the Fulton Library renaming, and continues to lead Team Fulton through the digital age.