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Library Transition Activities

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80,000 square feet of empty warehouse space is leased by the University for book storage (35kb) Signs are posted in the library to notify patrons that the book move has started (23kb) Workers await daily assignments (43kb) Shelving is dismantled in the library (39kb) Shelving parts are stacked and ready to be taken to the warehouse for installation (43kb)
Used shelving (some rented and some taken from the current library) is moved to the warehouse (36kb) Shelving is installed in the warehouse (1 of 3 photos) (38kb) Shelving is installed in the warehouse (2 of 3 photos) (37kb) Shelving is installed in the warehouse (3 of 3 photos) (40kb) Books are taken off the shelves in the library (30kb)
Moving vans are available to take books to the warehouse (42kb) Books are moved onto the empty shelves (54kb) Book ranges are tagged in the warehouse at the end of each aisle (45kb) Signage announces the Administrative Office move to the 3rd floor (24kb) A new Administrative Office is created by using wall partitions in an open area on the third floor (23kb)
An area is created for Faculty Reserves in the Music and Media Library (29kb) A portion of the Map Library wall is taken down to allow movers to easily move the map cases to their new area on the second floor of the South Wing (22kb) A new Reference Department is formed near the public elevators on the first floor of the South Wing (35kb) Furniture is stored to be sorted later for discard or reuse in the new library (43kb)