{"id":17,"date":"2025-02-25T10:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/updates\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:20:20","slug":"renovations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/updates\/renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Front<\/p>\n

Renovation Details<\/h2>\n

Featuring a prominent glass facade on the east side of the second floor of Morris Library, this renovated Special Collections space will include a new, bright entry leading to a reception space and adjacent reading room. The Mark Samuels Lasner Collection will move from the first floor to its new home adjacent and accessible from the new reading room. Two collaborative research rooms in the reading room will allow small groups of researchers to connect to large display screens and experience the collection\u2019s materials together. A new wall exhibition case facing outward into the atrium will showcase unique materials from Special Collections.<\/p>\n

The renovation will encompass approximately 5,000 square feet<\/strong> on the second floor of Morris Library.<\/p>\n

Renovation Cost<\/h2>\n

The Special Collections renovation will cost $9.2M<\/strong> in total. The fundraising goal is $4M.<\/p>\n Support this Project<\/a> <\/span>\n

For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n