August Renovation Update

August 20, 2015

This summer, Special Collections and Archives is beginning a two phase renovation project. We'll be posting monthly updates here about the the project throughout the summer. When both phases are complete, Special Collections and Archives will have a new, environmentally controlled and secure closed stacks area for our rare books, artifacts, and archival collections, as well as a new Reading Room that will be available for students, faculty and others who use our collections.

A major part of the project, the cutting of the door between the core and the wing, has been completed. The framing of the new Reading Room, offices, and other areas is finished and plastering is underway in some sections. The ceiling, new HVAC system, and plumbing are being installed, and furniture and shelving have been ordered. The work has been noisy, so anyone in the library over the summer is welcome to move to another floor to find some quiet. Special Collections and Archives will continue normal operations in the West Wing throughout the project, but feel free to check with us before visiting at (818) 677-4594 or asksca@csun.edu if you want to!

The first phase of the project should be completed sometime during the Fall of 2015. We will likely move into the new area in January of 2016, and open the new SC/A Reading Room for the start of the Spring 2016 semester. For more information, see http://library.csun.edu/transformation.

A major part of the project, the cutting of the door between the core and the wing, has been completed. This was one of the major hurdles in this project.  Now, the door frame will need to be filled with concrete to even everything out before the actual doors can be installed.

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