Harrisburg Campus Library Gets Makeover
Posted by admin on Aug 30, 2005
Students returned to find big changes this fall semester in the Harrisburg campus Legal Information Center.
Over the summer the circulation and reference area were completely remodeled. Those desks and the reserve library stacks were removed and a quiet, comfortable place to study replaced them. The room features soft lighting, plush seating and new carpeting.
A library staff person or student assistant maintains an information desk in the new seating area. Students can stop there to check out items and ask questions. New shelves on the back wall of the lounge area now house materials that were once in the reserve library stacks. Other changes include:
: CafÈ-style tables and chairs in the seating area outside the training lab.
: Two additional group study rooms.
: Upgrades to the teaching lab.
: Reference offices clustered into a suite at the far right end of the library.
: An additional wireless access point for speedy connections to online resources.
: New carpet and paint in the six-person computer lab.
Patricia Fox, acting co-director of the Legal Information Center, said the changes have been well-received.
ìIt has been an amazing transformation,î Fox said. ìThe space has gone from a staid, traditional circulation area to a warm welcoming area where students can drink some coffee, access the internet, study or relax. The reaction of the student body has been fantastic with everyone expressing their delight with the changes.î