New Library Construction Update

-Library Consultant:
Ross Barney + Jankowski

-Construction Manager:
Biltmore Construction

-Documents:
Library Building Program (PDF)

Construction Photos

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2005 Photos

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2004 Photos

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October 23, 2006

Update on Library West reopening and services

Library West reopened for service at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2. Enter the building from the Plaza of the Americas via the escalator or ADA elevator. The library is open for regular fall hours.

Collections

The move of the reference collection, periodicals, videos, microforms and all Library West books has been completed. Library users may go into the stack areas, retrieve materials and take them to the second floor circulation desk for check-out. Records in the library catalog may still have a request retrieval button, but it is no longer necessary to request these items online.

Services

Circulation desk and general Information Point staff are available at the top of the escalator on the second floor. Floorplans for the building are available at this desk, and individual floorplans are posted in the directories adjacent to the elevators.

Materials may be returned at the circulation desk on the second floor or at the drive up book returns at the east end of the building.

Research assistance and reference services, the reference collection, and public computers are now available on the third floor.

Study Areas

The building is open for general study. Most seating areas, including group studies, are available for general use. Most of the public computers on the third floor are ready for use. Work is still being done on the graduate and faculty studies, so they are not yet available for use. Assignments for faculty studies and graduate studies are being made now. Requests may be submitted on the forms available from the Online Requests section of the library home page. Group study room requests can be at the second floor circulation desk.

Starbucks cafe opened o n October 23.

Telephone Access

Library units and staff have new phone numbers.

Please explore the new building and let us know how you like it!