7/22/2011 – Update
July 25 – July 27 — VESDA Pipe noise reduction: There will be additional work on the air sampling system installation at both ends of stack levels 3-7 which will result in muffling the sounds emanating from the wall units. It will require some drilling. We are hoping that this work will only take two […]
6/23/2011 Update
The project is substantially complete and all floors are open. However, in addition to a number of remaining tasks on the punch list there will continue to be some construction related to project in various parts of the building. Information about that work will be posted once it is available.
6/13/2011 Update
Schedule: • Construction continues on the last phase of the project, i.e. the west end of the 2nd floor • Anticipated project completion date – Early July, 2011 Additional Related Construction: • 6th floor façade restoration: LeCesse will replace the limestone panels that were removed as part of the façade investigation for the cancelled Olin […]
5/27/11 Update
Construction continues on the second floor. However, the rest rooms and the staff lounge are now open. Administrative staff are temporarily located on the south side of the floor accessible via the east staircase located just before the entrance to Kroch. The 3rd floor opened on May 6 as planned. All stack floors are open.
5/4/2011 Update
The third floor is now scheduled to open on Friday, May 6.
5/2/2011 Collections Update
The 4th floor is now open and call numbers G-H are freely accessible to the public. The collections from the 4th floor reading rooms will be returned to the basement by the end of the week. The 3rd floor is still closed and call numbers PH-PZ are still being paged by staff. The floor is […]
5/2/2011 Update
The fourth floor opened on Friday, April 29. The third floor is scheduled to open on Tuesday, May 10. The north and west sides of the second floor are currently under construction.
4/26/2011 Update
As of Tuesday, April 26, all of the staff from the 2nd floor Phase 11 & 12 impending construction areas has moved to temporary locations. Ask at the Olin circulation or reference desks for all staff currently in temporary locations. Please note that beginning Thursday, April 28, access to the staff located in the temporary […]
3/17/11 Update
The project will take advantage of the Spring Break window when our libraries experience less use by students and faculty to do some necessary out of phase and somewhat disruptive construction in public areas. During the week of March 21, workers will remove the drinking fountain between the two restrooms in the basement and put […]
1/7/11 Update
The following are the highlights of the schedule for January 10 – 15: Monday, January 10 — Reoccupy public computer area across from the Reference Desk. Tuesday, January 11 – Wednesday, January 12 — Close Reference Reading Room on the north side of the first floor. Wednesday, January 12 — Disassemble entrance scaffolding. Wednesday, January […]
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