The Brigham Young Academy was one of the largest school buildings in the western Rocky Mountain region.
 The Principal of the Academy, Karl G. Maeser, designed the building with the help of Don Carlos Young as architect.
The Academy was located in Northern Provo.
 The name of the building has changed many times; in 1898, it was known as the High School Building, and in 1922 it was known as the Education Building, which it remained until 1968.

For the next 20 years, Academy Square remained vacant and slowly began to deteriorate.
 While real estate developers were eager to tear down the dilapidated buildings, Provo residents supported the preservation of the historic site.
In 1997, a municipal bond and private donations financed the renovation of the Education Building; the other three buildings on Academy Square were demolished to make room for a parking garage.
 Fundraising and restoration efforts were spearheaded by BYU professor L. Douglas Smoot, who gained the moniker "the man who saved Academy Square."
The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on July 9, 1999, and the Academy Building was rededicated as the Provo City Library on Sept. 8, 2001.
The Brigham Young Academy was one of the largest school buildings in the western Rocky Mountain region.  The Principal of the Academy, Karl G. Maeser, designed the building with the help of Don Carlos Young as architect. The Academy was located in Northern Provo.  The name of the building has changed many times; in 1898, it was known as the High School Building, and in 1922 it was known as the Education Building, which it remained until 1968.
For the next 20 years, Academy Square remained vacant and slowly began to deteriorate.  While real estate developers were eager to tear down the dilapidated buildings, Provo residents supported the preservation of the historic site. In 1997, a municipal bond and private donations financed the renovation of the Education Building; the other three buildings on Academy Square were demolished to make room for a parking garage.  Fundraising and restoration efforts were spearheaded by BYU professor L. Douglas Smoot, who gained the moniker "the man who saved Academy Square." The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on July 9, 1999, and the Academy Building was rededicated as the Provo City Library on Sept. 8, 2001.
Provo City Library