Fourth Floor Update, June 8, 2007
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:
