Map of Location

Use this map of Ball State to help you locate Bracken Library.

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Clue #3

You cut through the grass and walk up the stairs to the doors of Bracken Library, now that you’ve made it to the middle of campus the pathways are filled with more students, even this late at night. The library however, is rather quiet for a Saturday night. There’s a group of students laughing at one of the circles of comfy chairs. Before you the statue Forest Idyll, lovingly dubbed the “Naked Lady” by students, stands on a pedestal. 

Ask the students if they’ve seen Charlie – You ask the students if Charlie Cardinal had come running through and they tell you that he did! He came through posing and jumped up on the seating at the feet of the Naked Lady and did a dance before running outside through the doors on the opposite side of the building.

Take a look at the statue – The Naked Lady’s bench is rather empty even though it’s a common meeting point for groups working in the library.

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Fun Facts

~ Located in the geographic center of the Ball State University campus.

~ Holds a collection of over 1.5 million print volumes, over 2,900 periodical subscriptions, over 1 million microforms, nearly 98,000 government documents, and over 120,000 maps as well as audiovisual materials, music scores, and archival resources.

~ The library is named for Alexander M. Bracken, Muncie lawyer and philanthropist who served as a member of the State Teachers College Board and the Ball State University Board of Trustees from 1954 to 1980.

~ A casting of Albin Polasek’s Forest Idyll is displayed on the first floor lobby of Bracken Library. 

~ The sculpture serves as a popular meeting place for students and is referred to as “The Naked Lady.”