[Update] Much noise and progress expected during winter break
Over the winter break, W. M. Jordan will start constructing the new restrooms on floors two through four and renovating the 1st floor restrooms. They will also start “demo-ing” the Northeast corner of the fourth floor (including the conference room) and the north wall of the first floor. Construction walls are going up to segregate […]
Special Collections and Archives moving materials while the department is closed until Jan. 20
Special Collections and Archives, fourth floor, Cabell is closed until Jan. 20 due to construction-related work. The update: Our books, serials, journals, and oversized published works are almost completely moved. The book art collection is moved. University archives is in progress. Manuscripts are almost moved. More moving is ahead.
Mapp Room, Special Collections and Archives and first floor restrooms closing
Many changes are in the works this week, with construction and closings scheduled after exams and as winter break is beginning to minimize inconveniences to students and researchers. The Mapp Room, for graduate study, is now closed. It will be converted into a temporary reading room and service area for the adjacent Special Collections and […]
[Bathroom Renovation] First floor restrooms closing in December
Look for changes in restroom availability due to construction. Also expect increased noise inside Cabell Library as construction progresses. First floor restrooms will close as early as Dec. 12 (after exams) for renovation. Patrons will be encouraged to use facilities on the Lower Level. The first floor restrooms will be closed until after Spring Break.
[Scheduled] Second floor concrete to be poured Friday 2-10 a.m.
Expect cement trucks in the wee hours again Friday when construction crews pour the second floor of the new library on Dec. 5. The pour is expected to start at 2 a.m. with trucks coming in on the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart side of the site. It is scheduled to end by 6 a.m. […]
Special Collections and Archives closed Dec. 8-Jan. 9
Due to a construction-related move of materials in the collection, Cabell Library’s Special Collections and Archives department on the fourth floor will be closed Dec. 8-Jan. 9. In addition, the adjacent Mapp Room will close to graduate-only quiet study and be converted to a temporary reading room for Special Collections. This change occurs Dec. 17. […]