PHASE 1: Design Consultation & Weeding Project
Spring 2023
- Formation of Library Renovation Task Force
- Selection of architects by the task force
- Architect review of the building and meetings with campus stakeholders
Summer 2023
Library Collection Deselection and Weeding Project
To accommodate changes to the physical space & services offered, we have reduced the footprint of our print collection by roughly 40%. This will enable us to better meet the needs of our dynamic student body going forward.
- Starting June 5 we deselected 18,000 books in our fiction collection. These were selected based on the following criteria:
- No use in 13 years
- Not part of our Sheila Johnson, rare books, or local history collections
- Not the last copy in SUNY
- Not older than 1900 or newer than 2000 for publication year.
- For more information, please read our collection development policy’s de-selection criteria.
- Starting June 26 an additional 15,000 books from the remainder of the collection were deselected.
The Library offered these materials to other SUNY systems and the campus community before the deselection process began. Upon finishing the second set of deselections the library shifted the collection in order to reduce the footprint of the second floor stacks.
Fall 2025
After a long hiatus progress on our library renovation project has started up. Shelving on the second floor of the library has been partially torn down and several offices have moved to other locations around campus. The EOP, ACE, and IPP offices can now be found in the Whipple Administrative Building. The Library, Tutoring, and Accessibility Services will remain in the library for the 2025-2026 Academic Year. For the start of the Fall Semester students will find a number of new accommodations, including new seating, Talk Pods, and accessible study pods. Additional changes to the space will be happening as the academic year progresses.
Tentative Timeline
- Summer 2025 - EOP, ACE, and IPP Offices move out of the library
- Late Spring 2026 (Post-Commencement) - Remaining offices (library, tutoring, accessibility) move into Hamilton Hall
- Summer 2026 - Library building renovation begins
