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Welcome to Keffer 2.0!

As many of you have noticed, on Monday, February 6th, Keffer Library moved up the stairs into our new space!

The last few weeks have been ones of excitement and transition as we unpack boxes and find new homes for the many people and things that make Keffer tick.

The new library space now contains:

Curriculum and Children’s book collections (moved back already thanks to the dedication of some of our amazing student workers)
over 30 public computers, including two Mac stations and four computers with specialty software.
two study rooms, each able to be reserved with an online reservation system
a one-point service desk – staffed by a librarian and both technology and circulation assistants
sunlit reading lounge

Look for the following additional changes in the next few weeks and months:

wall shelving for the reference collection
a lower-level quiet study area
the return of the rest of the collection from its temporary housing at the Law Library. It will be housed on compact shelving on the lower level (currently being installed).

We’re happy to say that it’s starting to feel like home! Our beloved Charles Keffer dedication display has been hung back on the walls, and things are starting to feel settled. Thanks again for all of your patience as we continue to transition into our new space.

February 20, 2012 by

Charles J. Keffer Library, Libraries, News & Events

Keffer 2.0 – Under Construction!

For those of you who haven’t heard, in the next few months Keffer library will be undergoing some renovations. Later this spring, we will be reopening as “Keffer 2.0.”

Keffer staff have been working hard to prepare for this change. Throughout it all, our main goal is to keep library services and staff available as usual. This has meant moving books, the circulation desk, reference desk, reference collection, and more to temporary locations within the library.

But most importantly, we’re still open! Library access is still available through elevators moving between the first and second levels. Once you reach the lower level, we are ready and waiting as usual to help you with whatever research or other help you may need. We’re extremely grateful for your flexibility as all the construction goes on around us!

To satisfy your curiosity about what’s going on as you work around us, this week has been the start of the more major moving and demolition. Carpets have been lifted up, walls knocked down, and in general, the space is being prepped for Keffer 2.0.

You may also have noticed how the reference desk has been relocated to room 130. It and many other materials have moved into nooks and crannies around the library; feel free to ask any library staff if you are having troubles finding anything.

When construction is finished, we will reopen with the majority of library services located on the second, skyway level. Plans are underway for the lower level to contain the book and periodical stacks as well as a quiet reading area.

Again, we’re extremely grateful for your flexibility and patience as we stay open for business throughout construction! Despite all of the change, our focus continues to be providing quality services and research help to the UST community, and we at Keffer are happy to help you with whatever you need.

In the meantime, please feel free to stay tuned for future construction updates; we’ll try to post updated photos to our Facebook page as they’re available.

We look forward to reopen as the “new” Keffer library later this spring!

January 11, 2012 by