Mikkelsen Library Makeover

Library Renovation Update

Link access:

–work is scheduled to begin on the new south stair tower Monday, May 12, at which time access to the east door of the link between the library and CWS will be unavailable. Access between the buildings will be maintained, but traffic from the Summit parking lot to the campus side will not be possible.

–patrons are directed to follow the sidewalk around the south side of the Center for Western Studies and turn back north for access to the library.

Two-week closure:
–to make our aggressive renovation schedule work, all library services will be provided from the 1980 building (south library) during the summer. The 1954 building is scheduled to be completed in August. The staff must vacate the 1954 building in the two-week window between the end of spring semester and the beginning of the first summer session. As a result, the entire library will not be open for patrons from Tuesday, May 27 – Friday, June 6.

The library staff will be working, but primarily moving and setting up temporary quarters. During this period we expect to be without telephone, Internet, and power (probably water and AC, as well) at various times.

Street Closing
–from Tuesday, May 27 until Friday, August 22, Summit Ave will <be closed between 29^th and 31^st streets to provide construction parking and staging space. Access to the Madsen lot will be maintained.

Weather permitting, work will begin to excavate and waterproof the northeast corner of the library on Monday, April 7.

The north sidewalk will be unavailable throughout this process. Since the excavation will likely result in the walk’s destruction, the construction fence will remain in place during the summer until the renovation of the 1954 part of the library is complete.

Access to the library from the east (Summit) parking lot will be directed through the link between the library and Center for Western Studies. After 6pm M-F and on Saturday & Sunday, students & visitors to the library may use the link to “pass through” to the campus side of the library and enter the library through the main entrance.

During Spring Break, construction crews will be removing the tile from the government documents (balcony) area and the lower level hallway. These areas will be unavailable during the removal. Once complete, the hallway will be re-opened and the seating will be returned to the balcony area for use by students.