| 1969 | Health Affairs Library established. Dr. Jo Ann Bell hired as director. The library, located in an old cafeteria, consisted of twelve tons of donated books on a steam table and one professional librarian. |
| 1970 | Moved to the Biology Building. |
| 1971 | The General Assembly appropriated $350,000 to establish the Health Affairs Library to serve Allied Health and Nursing. |
| 1972 | Moved to the Belk Building. Collection: 12,683 volumes. 3 librarians and 1 support staff. |
| 1973 | The National Library of Medicine approved the Health Affairs Library as a MEDLINE center for the 1973-1974 academic year. The Library also was the recipient of a RML grant for working with community hospitals. |
| 1974 | During 1974-1975, EAHEC and the Health Affairs Library signed a contract for the library to operate as the learning resource center for the region. |
| 1978 | The Health Affairs Library began using the terminal based OCLC network for cataloging. |
| 1980 | The Health Affairs Library became the Health Sciences Library. The library also purchased two TRS-80 microcomputers to process the current journal list. |
| 1981 | Moved to the Brody Building. Collection: 87,550 volumes. 13 librarians (Director, Assoc. Director, 6.5 Public Service, 4.5 Technical Service), 18 support staff. |
| 1984 | LS/2000 Integrated Library System installed and many library functions automated. |
| 1985 | Computer lab was established in the Audiovisuals Department with 6 IBM PCs and 3 Apple IIe's. Classes began on searching the online catalog and user-friendly databases. |
| 1987 | Funeral held for the Card Catalog, which was being removed. |
| 1988 | Second floor renovated to enlarge journal stacks and create an expanded Computer Lab. Collection: 140,669 volumes. 12 librarians (Director, 7 Public Service, 4 Technical Service), 23 support staff. |
| 1989 | Heath Sciences Library celebrated 20th anniversary, and publication of Information On Call, a client newsletter, began. |
| 1991 | Guidelines were established for providing off-campus library services. |
| 1992 | Local Medline network installed; database available to clients in-house and by dial-access. |
| 1992 | All library employees had a desktop PC and were linked to each other and to remote information resources via local area network. |
| 1993 | Library named for Dr. William E. Laupus, a former Dean of the School of Medicine. |
| 1993 | Marquis Integrated Library System installed to replace LS/2000. |
| 1994 | First floor reference area remodeled. Collection: 169,027 volumes. 13 librarians (Director, 10 Public Service, 2 Technical Service) 26.5 support staff. |
| 1997 | Dr. Jo Ann Bell, Director, retires after 30 years of service. Dr. Dorothy A. Spencer named as new director. Collection: 177,015 volumes. 15 librarians (Director, 9 Public Service, 3 Technical Service, 2 Systems) 26.5 Support Staff. |
| 1998 | Library remodeling project begins, involving all library departments.
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| 1999 | North Carolinians enthusiastically voted to permit the issuance of $3.2 billion in higher education construction bonds which included funding for a new library as part of the Learning Village project.
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| 2001 | Wireless computer access was established. The library newsletter Information on Call became News in Brief.
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| 2002 | Criminal Justice and Social Work collections moved to Joyner Library.
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| 2003 | The Country Doctor Museum’s Board of Directors dissolved itself and donated the Museum and its collections to the Medical Foundation of ECU. The Laupus Library took over the management of the Museum.
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| 2004 | The Learning Village Groundbreaking Ceremony was held for the Laupus, Allied Health, and Nursing Building (later renamed the Health Sciences Building). The Country Doctor Museum reopened to the public. The Library received the Karel B. Absolon History of Medicine Library, a major donation of over 2,000 items related to the history of medicine.
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| 2005 | The 1st Annual Faculty Author Recognition Awards program was held. The Medical History Interest Group held its first lecture.
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| 2006 | Laupus Library moved to its present location in the new Health Sciences Building. Collection: 158,457 volumes (print & non-print) and 8,712 current print, nonprint, & electronic serial titles. 15 library professionals (Director, Associate Director, 3 Assistant Directors, 8 Public Service, 2 Supervisors); 30 support staff.
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