FAQ
When will Phase I be completed?
Phase 1 ended in July 2018. The 5th Floor Quiet Study Zone, the Automated Retrieval Center building, updated restrooms in the 1984 building, new elevators, and sprinklering of the entire building have been completed.
When will the entire project be completed?
Phase IA began in August 2018. IA is scheduled for completion Spring 2020.
A timeline for future phases of planning and work is not yet available. The entire project may take five years.
How is the 21st Century Library project being funded?
The 21st Century Library is being funded by the Capital Improvement Trust Fund (CITF). The Capital Improvement Trust Fund receives fees from students, which are paid as part of tuition.
What is included in future phases of the project?
When completed, the 21st Century Library will include:
- A new main entrance, Student Union side
- 3,264 seats in varied types for individual and group study
- Reading room atop the Automated Retrieval Center
- Digital commons
- An area for graduate students with space for individual and collaborative study, research, and writing
- Expanded special collections and exhibits area
- Open-access stacks with the capacity for 300,000 volumes
Will part or all of the Library close during any Phase?
Library services and resources will remain available throughout the project. Space will be available for study and research in the John C. Hitt Library during all phases of work. Access to some areas of the Library will be restricted at times as the work proceeds, but alternative locations in the library for services and individual and collaborative work will be made available.