Åbo Akademi University Library

The Åbo Akademi University Foundation purchased half of the plot in 1918 and received the other half as a donation from Jenny and Conrad Spoof in 1922. The building was made possible a generous donation from Gösta and Gertrud Branders. The Book Tower was originally designed by Erik Bryggman in 1935, with Woldemar Baeckman completing the plans in 1958.