Noise Alert: Week of March 24, expect noisy drilling, mostly 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.
Noise alert, week of March 24: There will be some electrical work on the north side of the freight elevator in order to install panels to feed power to the new offices and later this summer to new space. This work will require noisy core drilling, which will be done between 2 a.m. and 7 […]
New doors open at Cabell and they signal the start of something big.
Three signs that the new library on Monroe Park Campus is on the way: 1. New walkway 2. New entrance that will be in use until the new library, with its Grand Entrance on The Compass opens in 2015 3. Information Services desk location is in the center of the first floor. Walk straight ahead […]
Schedule Update: New entrance opens Friday, March 21
The temporary Cabell Library entrance will open Friday, March 21. Entrance will be in use throughout the construction process, through fall 2015. Other construction updates: Thursday, March 20, there will be activity at the current entrance and the temporary entrance as a variety of things are relocated: traffic counter, 3M gates, air curtain, and the […]
Schedule Update March 10-21: New entrance opens March 21
Construction schedule, as planned week of March 10: Bikes locked to the racks outside the Atrium will be removed March 11. The bikes will be cut off and removed. The half wall (east side) of the printer corral will be demolished this week. This will be NOISY work. Information Services Desk will move to its […]
Noise Alert: Third floor will be loud Friday, Feb. 28
Friday, Feb. 28, the Third Floor of James Branch Cabell Library will be noisy. Shelves will be broken down and removed and furniture moved to prepare for construction. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Schedule Update: Bike racks will move March 10
Don’t park your two-wheelers in the racks in front of Cabell after midnight March 9. The racks will be moved to the edge of the temporary walkway Monday, March 10. Any bikes left untended will be cut free and stored.
Construction schedule set for new library
The new library on the Monroe Park Campus is inching closer to reality. Here is the preliminary construction timeline. In progress now New service desk under construction Consolidation of Innovative Media workspaces on the Third Floor “Big Shift” continues Compact shelving in 500 Academic Centre installed March to May Move major utilities from back loading […]
Schedule Update: Crews start work Feb. 7 on new walkway; traffic pattern to change
Construction at Cabell Update: Starting Friday, Feb. 7, crews will set up a construction area on the east side of James Branch Cabell Library to build the temporary entrance. Some work may also be done Saturday, Feb. 8. The pedestrian pathway between the Student Commons and the Compass will be adjusted in what is the first […]
Construction Update: Third Floor workspaces will change over Winter Break
When James Branch Cabell Library users return after winter break, they will find changes tied to the new library construction. Work is scheduled to ready the east side of the Third Floor for construction of office space. Most of the student workspaces in the southeast corner of the floor (near the Third Floor Conference Room) […]
The Big Shift: Moving materials and deaccessioning obsolete items part of prep work
Moving materials is a critical component of planning for the new library on the Monroe Park Campus. As part of preparation and clean-up in advance of construction (beginning spring, 2014), librarians are analyzing the collection for essential deaccessioning. Today’s academic libraries are no longer warehouses for books but workplaces for people. Construction will renovate some […]