We're still moving and settling in, but the McHenry Addition is open for business!
The entrance to the building is now on the south side. The old entrance will be closed off for the next 18-24 months while construction crews renovate and seismically retrofit the older part of McHenry. Access and parking information is available on the Maps and directions page. All of the collections, service desks, and staff have moved and we're getting unpacked. A directory of services and floor maps of the addition is available on the McHenry page. Some of the moves are still in process, including the Media Center's film and music collection as well as book call numbers M-PN on the third floor of the addition. These areas will be roped off with caution tape until they're completed later this week. Stay tuned for the announcement of a celebration and house-warming in our new digs!
Posted by kanarb at March 31, 2008 10:20 AM | TrackBackDear Ma:
I was in the new addition today and what a breath of fresh air! Wow, it's a much better place for us to study in. Two things though:
1. Will we be getting new furniture or are we sticking with the "retro" (if we pretend to be chic) or "shabby" (if we're actually realistic) old stock? Or, actually, is Ma McHenry into "shabby chic"?
2. Will we have private study rooms available?
;-) yours,
Conal
Dear Ma:
I used our wonderful library today to study for the first time. Indeed, as my previous visit confirmed, this new addition is a wonderful place for graduate students to study. The old library with the buzzing fluorescent lamps, damp and musty air, made many a graduate student want to zone out reading their heavy texts.
I did see something that made me rather sad though. The men's bathroom on the first floor already has graffiti. That is very unfortunate--to deface a public structure in order to gratify the personal. I hope that all of us can keep the new addition welcoming for everyone--from those (the staff) who work there on a daily basis, to professors and students who use it on a frequent basis.
Yours truly,
Conal