Starbucks
A fully licensed Starbucks store opened March 5th with a grand opening on March 20th.
New Cabell Furnishings
With appreciation to the university, Cabell Library will be receiving new furnishings in the Summer of 2007.
Renovated Fourth Floor
Work completes July 2007. The fourth floor renovations include a new entrance hall, the much needed John Mapp Graduate Study & Reading Room, a renovated Cabell Room, and a renovated Special Collections and Archives.
Please join us in thanking supporters of the VCU Libraries for the generous financial gifts that have made the Fourth Floor renovations possible.
To learn more about how you can support the VCU Libraries, please contact 804-827-1163.
Work on the John Mapp Graduate Study and Reading Room continues, as Special Collections and Archives staff work to settle into their newly revitalized space. Special Collections is open 8 a.m to 5 p.m, Monday through Friday.
Demolition of the central stairwell started last Friday and is nearly complete. Additional information regarding this demolition is available on this post.
Below is an image of the central stairwell demolition. The construction wall at the top and slightly left of this image is facing the Floyd Avenue stacks.
Renovations continue with the upcoming demolition of the central stairwell between the third and the fourth floor. Demolition is slated for Friday, June 22, Saturday, June 23 and Monday, June 25. Friday's work will be the extremely disruptive throughout the building, particularly near the central core. Cabell Library patrons can expect somewhat less disruptive noise throughout the rest of the demolition period, except to those patrons in the central area of the building on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. Study space on the first floor, away from the central area of the building, should be the least noisy area. Earplugs will be available at the Circulation and Information Services desk on the first floor and the Media and Reserve Services desk on the third floor.
We thank you for your patience during these important renovations.
With the installation of new display cabinets, the fourth floor entrance hall is nearly complete. Construction walls have been placed for work on Phase II.
The redesigned fourth floor entrance hall has opened, marking the final steps to the first phase of renovations. New exhibit cases will be installed early next week. New furniture will follow in late summer.
Early next week Phase II construction will begin with the closure of the area that will become the John Mapp Graduate Study and Reading Room. This area is directly between the new entrance hall wall and the Special Collections/Cabell Room walls, heading back towards the stacks. The stairwell between the third and fourth floor will also be closed as demolition of that stairwell will begin mid-month.
Special Collections and Archives will remain open with limited hours and service through the Media and Reserves Services Desk for the next few weeks.
An image of the fourth floor entrance hall, two days before completion:
All the new furnishings for James Branch Cabell Library's first, second and third floors have arrived, with special thanks to the Provost's office. In the coming weeks, library staff will continue to arrange the new furniture.
Here are some images of the process; more photographs are available via the link at the bottom of this entry.
Out with the old:
In with the new:
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The main hallway on the fourth floor, in the final stages of construction. The top photograph is facing into the fourth floor from the elevators, the bottom is from the opposite end facing the elevators. While the new furniture will take a little longer, this area should be reopened by the beginning of June.
