 It also received the decoration of "Excellence in Masonry Design, Honorable Mention Award" from the Illinois/Indiana Masonry Council in 1996.It is widely accepted as one of the most technologically advanced information management centers in the nation with as many as 1,000 available computer hookups, at nearly every table, carrel, and desk.The Grainger Library contains five different levels with the center area and a west area and east area.