Library Ghosts: Press Kit

CONTACT: Bonnie Cain-Wood, APR | 405-744-7331 | lib-pub@okstate.edu

One of the most frequently asked questions from patrons and media alike is: "Is the Edmon Low Library haunted?" The question of ghost in the building is impossible to prove or disprove. We invite everyone to spend some time in our stacks and decide for yourself.

• When: Earliest documented report dates 1926
• What: Reports of ghostly activities in the Library include phantom footsteps, floating lights, falling books and disappearing people.
• Who: Both employees and visitors have provided reports over the years.
• Where: Reports have been received from each floor of the Edmon Low Library as well as buildings that previously housed the collection.

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PLAYLIST: A Haunting at OK State Library

Reports

• Lower Level
• 2nd Floor
• 3rd Floor
• 4th & 5th Floors

O'Colly Coverage

• "'Spooky' Sounds Plentiful in Old Central at Early Dawn Says Carrier" Jan. 13, 1926
  (Old Central was formerly the home of the OSU Library)
• "Forbing Williams Hall Could Shelter Any Spirit" Feb. 22, 1969
  (Williams Hall was formerly the home of the OSU Library)
• "Campus Spirits May be a Haunting Reality" Dec. 14, 1993
• "Haunted House: Old Central, other ghost chronicles" May 1, 2003
  (Old Central was formerly the home of the OSU Library)
• "Ghostly Sightings Keep Staff, Students on the Lookout" March 24, 2009
• "Campus celebrates Halloween" Oct. 29, 2010
• "Is Old Central haunted?" Oct. 20, 2012
  (Old Central was formerly the home of the OSU Library)
• "Haunted buildings on OSU's campus" Oct. 29, 2017

Other Coverage

• "Paranormal team investigates Oklahoma State University's Old Central" The Oklahoman Oct. 31, 2012
  (Old Central was formerly the home of the OSU Library)
• "8 most haunted places in Oklahoma" The Lost Ogle Oct. 15, 2018