All public computers on fourth floor offline today
Due to construction activity, all public computers on the fourth floor are offline today, Tuesday. Noise levels this week will be high during the 6 to 9 a.m. time period.
[Noise Alert] Fourth floor will be loud 6 to 9 a.m. this week
Due to wall removal, demolition and other construction work, the “silent floor” will be loud all week. Please be patient and be prepared. We will do our best to confine the loudest work to the 6 to 9 a.m. window. Free earplugs are available at the service desk on the first floor.
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 […]
Mapp Room closing Dec. 17 until further notice
Cabell’s fourth floor Mapp Room, which is the space now reserved for graduate students only, will close immediately after exams are given and will remain closed until further notice, perhaps as long as throughout the spring semester. The unavoidable closure is due to construction that will transform and enlarge Cabell Library’s Special Collections and Archives […]
Concrete pour set for Tuesday 2 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Trucks will be rumbling in Tuesday in the wee hours for the concrete pour for the floor slab for the new library. The pour will start at 2 a.m. The concrete trucks will be staged on the west side first and then move to the east side. Five hundred cubic yards of concrete will be […]
Concrete pour scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7 2 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Assuming all is ready on site, a big concrete pour is on the way. Trucks will be rumbling in Friday in the wee hours for the concrete pour for the floor slab for the new library. The pour will start at 2 a.m. The concrete trucks will be staged on the west side first and […]
[Noise Alert] Be prepared to hear intermittant drilling 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4
Be prepared to hear intermittent drilling between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday on the First Floor. Free ear plugs are available at the Information Services Desk.
Friday, Oct. 10: Be prepared for sonar scanning near you
On Friday, Oct. 10, W. M. Jordan, the contractor building the new library, will have a technician on site to scan 30 specific floor spots to locate the reinforcing rebar. This is to prepare for core drills that will be done over winter break in order to install a lightening protection system for Cabell Library. […]
Noise on the 4th floor through September and October
Expect ongoing noise Monday-Friday, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., on the 4th floor throughout September and October and perhaps later. New shelving is being installed for the expanded Special Collections and Archives department. Work crews will be drilling into the 4th floor slab to install rails for the compact shelving. The drilling is limited to […]
Noise Alert: Loud deliveries on 4th floor Monday, Sept. 8
Monday, Sept. 8, a large quantity of materials will be moving from the 1st floor loading dock to the 4th floor. This activity is scheduled for 7 to 10 a.m. The path will go into the silent area of the 4th floor. Expect ongoing noise on the 4th floor for the next two months. New […]