The Meem Library was designed by campus architects Edward O. Holien and William R. Buckley, with design input from John Gaw Meem. Like most other campus buildings, it was designed in the Territorial Revival style with flat-roofed rectangular forms and details, such as a brick dentil cornice. The interior atrium is supported by vigas with decoratively carved corbels. The library was built nearly 30 years after the campus opened. Until that time, the library collection was housed in various locations around campus.