{"id":137,"date":"2025-05-07T08:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/updates\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:45:03","slug":"wip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/updates\/wip\/","title":{"rendered":"Work In Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 2026<\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reception Area.
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\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reading Room.
\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Facing the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection space.
\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Shelving in the new Reading Room study space.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view (facing South).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of staffing space (facing North).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

January 2026<\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reception Area.
\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reading Room.
\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Facing the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection space.
\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>New Special Collections exhibition space.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view (facing South).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view (facing North).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

October 18, 2025<\/h2>\n

Crane work for new air handling system.<\/p>\n

\"Short<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

October 2025<\/h2>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reception Area.
\n<\/div>

\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reading Room.
\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection space.
\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Special Collections staff tour the construction area in October 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing South).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing North).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

September 2025<\/h2>\n
\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reception Area.
\n<\/div>

\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reading Room.
\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection space.
\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Ray Foster, IMC construction superintendent and library staff Shelly McCoy and Trevor Dawes tour the construction area in September 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing South).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing North).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

August 2025<\/h2>\n
\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reception Area.
\n<\/div>

\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the new Reading Room.
\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n

\"\"<\/a>Facing the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection space.
\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Scaffolding and construction roofing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing South).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing North).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

May 2025<\/h2>\n
\n

\"Facing<\/a>Facing the new Reception Area.
\n<\/div>

\n

\"Facing<\/a>Facing the new Reading Room.
\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n

\"Facing<\/a>Facing the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection space.
\n<\/div>

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\"Layers<\/a>Layers of flooring reveal renovations and updates since Morris Library’s original construction in 1961.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\"Full<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing South).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"Full<\/a>Full length view of construction area (facing Southwest).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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