The new Library on the Monroe Park Campus will give substance to the concept of a "collegiate community” at James Branch Cabell Library by creating a place that supports and encourages academic study, technology, collaboration, social learning and online learning.

The building program calls for work spaces with desktop computers, high-speed network connections and power outlets for laptop computers and mobile devices, individual and group study areas, online books, journals, data resources and reference materials, and robust capabilities for creating, editing and managing video, audio and mixed-media materials. Online course support and digital conferencing facilities will also be included.

The plan responds to the dire need for group and individual study spaces. Located on Shafer Court, the geographic and symbolic heart of campus, the addition to Cabell Library will be a student-centered environment envisioned as an inviting place for students to learn.