 A new library building, called Shoemaker Library (now known as the Shoemaker Building), was constructed in 1931 (named for Samuel M. Shoemaker, chairman of the Board of Regents from 1916 to 1933), and served as the university's main library until the construction of McKeldin Library in 1958.The university's library became a Federal depository library in 1925, a status it has held since.In 1965, the library system became the Regional Depository for Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.