LMU Library News

(Soft) Opening Day!!

The wait is over- come on in!

After years of planning and months of moving, we are thrilled to announce that the doors of the William H. Hannon Library are finally open to the public.

So please come in, take a look around, and make yourself comfortable. (Check out the building directory to orient yourself in the space.) We're pretty thrilled with our new digs, and hope that you are too!

Please keep in mind that this is a "soft opening", and over the next month library staff will be diligently working out a few kinks and preparing for the upcoming academic year. So while we encourage you to let us know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns, we also appreciate your patience as we all settle into our new home.

Looking great and *almost* finished.

From the outside, the new William H. Hannon Library is looking great and appears to be finished.

 

But not so fast. The workers are still putting the finishing touches on various spaces throughout the library. As anxious as we are to open our doors, we're not quite there yet- but almost! 

Books are filling up the shelves.

Dean Kristine Brancolini with the first of many books moved from the Von der Ahe Library.

 

Moving crew members filling the shelves at the William H. Hannon Library.

Fast approaching...

The Rose Hills Foundation Reading Room

In the Von der Ahe Library (VdA):

• Circulation and Reference will continue to be available to the public through Friday, July 24. Patrons may request items from LINK+ or through Document Delivery.
• Archives & Special Collections staff and collections remain in VdA until August 10.

All library services will cease on the July 25-26 weekend before opening the William H. Hannon Library to the public on Monday, July 27. Although we are working hard to get everything ready for opening day, we will still be working on things, organizing, and getting familiar with our surroundings. Also, Jazzman's Café is scheduled to open for business August 3. See you soon in the new library!

Green taped books are all "right"

You've already seen that some of the books on the Von der Ahe's shelves have green tape on them. The next step in this part of the move preparation is separating the books with green tape from the books without green tape. This is necessary for the movers to correctly measure and move the books to their proper new locations in the William H. Hannon Library. Now you'll see the green taped books within one shelf moved all together to the right side of the shelf. So if you're looking for a book and it's not where you expect to find it, remember to check on the right side of the shelf among all the green taped books. It may have been moved out of sequence to accommodate this step of the move preparation. If that book you really need remains elusive, please ask for help! 

image credit: p clarke 

As we prepare for the move...

We're down to the wire. Ten weeks and counting for the move to the new William H. Hannon Library! As we make our final preparations for the move, changes in the Von der Ahe will be taking place. You'll see books/shelves/furniture being moved around the library and green tape still adorns many of the books. Although certain areas of the library will be inaccessible, we'll continue services until the very last moment possible. See the summer hours calendar HERE so you'll know where we are in the moving stages.  

During the time that the library books are inaccessible, LINK+ and interlibrary loan will be available. We have eliminated restrictions on student book borrowing from other libraries; this is now a free service to our students. LINK+ books from LMU and other institutions may be delivered to students at any member library through the Pick-Up Anywhere service; see our LINK+ information page: www.lmu.edu/linkFAQs.  

The library's electronic databases, electronic journals and e-books will be accessible via our website all summer; the move will have no impact on access to these resources.

Need summer cash?

Interested in helping the library prepare for the move to the William H. Hannon Library?

The library is hiring LMU students to work ... starting now!

The number of hours you work each week is flexible, as is the number of weeks you work.

There is no experience necessary, and we have a variety of tasks you can work on.

Please contact Rose Mendoza, 310-258-8868 or rosemarie.mendoza@lmu.edu, as soon as possible for more information.

(photo credit: Stockvault.net )

10 second entrance

Here's what you would see if you walked through the front entrance of the library.

Sneak peak in the Library on Flickr

 

Last week the LMU Faculty Senate went on a tour of the William H. Hannon Library.

Click here to see the rest of the photos!

Library urban legends: Can I make s'mores?

Over the past year, some of the LMU Librarians have been collecting questions about the new library from incoming freshmen. This continues our Library Urban Legends series, answering YOUR questions about the William H. Hannon Library!

Are there any new features [in the William H. Hannon Library] that aren't in the old one?

The short answer is yes! Here are a few, for starters:

• Extended hours, including some areas of the building open 24 hours/day.
• A cafe, with indoor media lounge and outdoor terrace.
• 80+ computers in the Information Commons, with IT and Library support available to you in the same shared space. 
• Expansive views of Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills to the Pacific Ocean
• Exhibit spaces and a small auditorium for campus and community events.
• The building will be LEED certified, which means it meets international standards for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
• A browsing collection of popular book titles (think more bookstore, less library.)
• More outlets than you could ever dream of.

Why isn't it a football field?

We thought that a football field might get a little chilly and damp at night, so it wouldn't be so conducive to housing a computer lab or safeguarding books. Studies also show that whistles, colliding bodies, flying objects, and cheerleaders aren't appreciated by students who are trying to study.

Is the fireplace real?

Yes! It is a gas fireplace behind glass, which leads us to the answer to the following question.......

Can I make s'mores in the fireplace? (No, really- that would be hard-core.)

No. :)

image credit: Flickr / Colin Purrington