Basketball’s first shot clock broke through the silence of Le Moyne’s Noreen Reale Falcone Library on Oct. 19.
The second floor was noiseless until Inga Barnello, the director of the library, unboxed the original basketball shot clock and plugged it into a wall. The horn went off, sending a quick, sharp ring echoing off bookshelves. Now, the 64-year-old aluminum clock is tucked away in the special collections department of the library.
“No one knows it’s here,” Barnello said. “But it’s here to stay.”
The 24-second shot clock consists of a weathered aluminum box with 44 red and white light bulbs screwed into it.