The Rock is undergoing several projects to update key spaces and improve the Library’s overall functionality and safety. All core services and operations will proceed as normal during all phases of the work. Library hours will remain the same and can be viewed here.
Current lobby cafe
As most of the exterior work on the building is complete, activity is shifting to the inside of the building. Renovations on the Rock lobby will begin shortly and are expected to be completed by the start of second semester. The renovation will include a new café area and enhanced lounge areas.
Current lobby lounge
By Thanksgiving, furniture from the lobby and café areas will be removed. The lobby café will close at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 20. It will reopen in the lobby in a reduced capacity on Monday, November 30 and will remain open through exams. The new lobby café is projected to open at the beginning of the second semester.
Lobby exhibit cases, located under the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Credo, will be moved to level A during the week of November 16
During the week of November 16, the exhibit cases that have been located under the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Credo in the lobby will be moved to level A under the chandelier. The cases currently contain the exhibit “’Trash of the Veriest Sort’: Challenges to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
The Periodicals Reading Room before undergoing construction to become the Digital Studio
Work on the Rock’s new Digital Studio (adjacent to the Digital Scholarship Lab) is also beginning, with the expectation that this space will be open near the beginning of the second semester, 2016. As this project moves forward, there will be some construction noise in the area. Please bear this in mind if you have or are thinking of having a class or event in the DSL.
Digital Studio construction area
Facilities Management and the contractors are making every effort to minimize the impact of these projects on library users (e.g., scheduling the noisiest work during early hours before the library opens). Nevertheless, much of this work must be performed during hours when the building is occupied. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and ask that you bear with us during the construction phase as we work to improve the condition of the building and the facilities and operations within the Rock.