Summary
Circulation and Information desks will be combined to provide service to staff and faculty from one service point on the main level. Priorities for this project include: Approachability, Flexibility, and Student Focused design.
Big Dates to know
June 20-23 Library Closed: Set up of temporary desk, moving
June 24 Library Reopens
Weeks of June 26 - July 7 Expect Demolition of Circ Desk and Half Wall to create noise, Install of various furniture items
July/August - Continued construction/infrastructure work
End August/Beginning of September - Begin final set up in new space
September - Soft Launch in new space
September 20/Week 0 - Grand Reopening Event
Current Planning
You can see the ongoing planning discussions from weekly Tuesday afternoon meetings here.
Broad sections of the project include: Budget, Infrastructure, Service Design, Desk Space, Staff Space, Student Space, Storage, and Communication.
Additional Planning Documents:
Overall Project Planning Overview
Timeline
Infrastructure
Services
June Presentation at Admin Briefing
Completed
Ordering the new desks! January 2023
Continued infrastructure planning and decision making through spring 2023.
Continued service design and workflow planning through spring 2023.
Planning and recommendation documents - see above.
Additional furniture ordered: tables, new standing tables, additional credenzas, storage cabinets etc.
Communication Plan Spring 2023.
Funding
This project is largely funded through gift funds with and Activity Code DCID.
Related/Upcoming Projects
Printer Relocation
Learning Commons Refresh
Early Stages
For several years LEAD has been in discussions to consider the combination of the circulation and information desks. Previous work is accessible here (https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1GWcpUVWJrjeu3Gj80FLOh_TpW4c_OSOR). The most recent planning round is close to execution, with the intention to plan and combine desk combination fully by Fall 2023. There had been consideration of Fall 2022 but this timeline was not ideal. Planning discussions and options were considered several months. When the final design are narrowed down by year end 2022, the project will be scheduled and shared out widely.
Rachel met with LEAD faculty for preliminary discussions Monday, February 28, 2022.
Information gathering, pulling together basic concepts, estimated costs, and considering timeline executions and project coordination with facilities shops.
LEAD met to review prior planning discussions and the ideas from past years in a kick off of this process Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
LEAD met March 31st for preliminary framework of planning and communication. This presentation on the framework and phased timeline was shared. Minutes are on the LEAD wiki.
And the meeting July 27th included this presentation which includes more specific timelines.
The LEAD retreat was August 18, 2022 and included department planning. Created a comprehensive list of concerns, challenges, and what the department was hoping for with the project.
Project planning was actively in planning stages throughout fall and winter of 2022/23.
For an overview of the project check out this slideshow which was presented at the January 2023 Admin Briefing.
The group is working through questions related to service design in one group and space planning in another for three monthly meetings with the fourth being where the two groups come together to share and get additional input.