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Library to remain open during renovations
Brenda MacPhee - June 21, 2012
If you're planning to drop into the Killam Library on Monday morning, the first face you see may not be the usually friendly library staff: it may be a construction worker in steel-toed boots and a hard hat. But don’t panic—the library is still open and there’s just a three week, temporary closure of the atrium to prepare the space for some exciting renovations and improvements that will be ready just in time for September.
Between June 25 and July 15, the atrium will be closed but the library will remain open. During this time, the library will not be accessible through the front entrance. Instead, students, staff and other visitors can use the entrance at the back of the building, across from Howe Hall.
After July 15, the atrium will re-open, the front entrance can be used, and food services will resume inside the atrium. However, renovations and construction will continue throughout the summer and the space will be completed by late August.
Plenty of places to grab morning coffee
Heather Sutherland, assistant vice-president, Ancillary Services, reminds employees and students on campus for the summer that they won’t have to go far for their morning coffee and treats.
“There are lots of great options nearby, like the bright yellow mobile canteen called My 3 Cousins. They are parked right across from the library on University Avenue and have expanded their menu and hours of operation. They will be open from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and in addition to their traditional middle-eastern inspired fare, will serve fresh coffee and an assortment of pastries, muffins and breakfast items.”
Other food services options include the Second Cup in the Goldberg Computer Science Building, the food court and Tim Hortons in the Life Sciences Centre, and Tim Hortons in the Tupper Building.
A new look for the atrium
The renovations are designed to improve the already-popular campus hang-out space with additional seating, including new comfy chairs and booths. The lighting will be enhanced and there will be a new ramp and revitalized patio area.
A glimpse at what the atrium space will look like will be available shortly on Dal's Campus Plan website.
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I don't like the Subway either, but personally I stopped complaining about it last October. It's not going away. And honestly, if people want the Killam to feel more like a library space than a food court, there are a lot of other places we could start. For example, I'd prefer if when I go up to the stacks I could study beside a trash can full of things like scrap paper and pencil shavings instead of rotting food waste and plastic bottles. I'd also prefer if the keyboards on the nice new computers we have don't become quite as caked over with grease and spilled pop as the old ones were. And I suppose it's too much to ask for people to take brief cell phone conversations to the stairwells, but idle chit chat and lengthy Skype conversations are not conducive to a good atmosphere.