Continuing updates:

Circulation Office Area:  Staff will begin moving back into offices next week (week of September 10).  Date for resuming service at the front desk has yet to be determined however.    Melrose entrance/Mary Greer Room Work will begin once Circulation has move out.   Commons North: Getting close.  Furniture, including services desks, scheduled for installation … Continued

Hodges Library Commons to Open at the End of the Month

Students will have more group study spaces, improved video and sound editing rooms, expanded academic support, and additional access to Starbucks when the Hodges Library Commons reopens at the end of this month. The Commons, which encompasses the second floor of the library, has been under renovation since the summer. The updated space will feature … Continued

Commons Renovations Still Underway

If you have visited the Hodges Library lately, it will come as no surprise that the much-anticipated renovations to the Commons will not be completed by the beginning of the fall semester. But we promise it will be worth the wait! The pay-off for some temporary inconvenience will be more group study spaces, more natural … Continued

Commons Progress Update from Rita Smith

If you have walked around the 2nd floor lately, it will probably be no surprise that the renovations will not be completed by the beginning of fall semester or even by the September 3rd date that was in the contract. Commons South and North and Room 245 areas will remain closed.   It is a complex … Continued

Where did everything go?

Wonder where everything has been shuffled during the summer transition? See below: Summer Commons Service Locations Questions? Call 946-2100   SERVICE LOCATION Circulation / Media / Reserve 2nd floor, Melrose Entrance Computer Support (OIT) 2nd floor, Room 251 Copier (AllStar) 1st floor, Reference Room Copier (Copycard) 1st floor, Special Collections DART Machine 1st floor, Reference … Continued

Closure of Commons North

In preparation for continued construction on Commons phase 3, Commons North will be closing this week. All the furnishings, services, and equipment will be moved out. Work on the Commons South and the Studio area is moving along but not ready for re-opening. Those who want to use a computer will need to go to … Continued

The Studio — It’s not just for artists

Ten pages of double-spaced type? I don’t think so! Our tech-savvy students are just as likely to turn in a video as a term paper in response to a class assignment. And where do students find the equipment and expertise they need to create movies, podcasts, web pages, graphics, and presentations? In the library, of … Continued

Next week is demolition week

Be prepared to see some major changes next week. The walls will be coming down from room 245 to the Commons South. Many people will be involved, and they will be hauling debris out through the Melrose entrance. Expect things to be a bit noisier than usual!