Work on this project has proceeded according to schedule and will be substantially completed by Friday 6 September.
Work in the atrium (with furniture installed and wiring in place) will be completed by Tuesday 3 September; installation of PCs will commence in this area on Wednesday 4 September. Students will have full access to the atrium, including the new reading rooms, from Monday 9 September. However, please note that commissioning of PCs in the atrium will continue over the next couple of weeks. All the PCs in the Extended Hours Reading Room will also be replaced by Friday 20 September.
Re-development of the student lounge is almost completed; new furniture and water coolers will be installed by Wednesday 4 September. Students will have full access to this area from Thursday 5 September.
The new toilets on the ground floor are likely to open by Friday 6 September.
Some minor work to install student seating in place of journal display shelving on floors 2 and 3 should also be completed by Friday 6 September. The furniture will be installed in these areas before the beginning of term. Commissioning of new PCs on floor 1 will be completed by Wednesday 4 September.
There will be some painting work across the floors over the next couple of weeks but this should be completed by 15 September.
International & Postgraduate Student Centre
Postgraduate students should note that the International & Postgraduate Student Centre will offer exceptional summer opening between 10.00am to 5:30pm on Saturdays and Sundays between Saturday 20 July and Sunday 15 September. This facility is being made available on a temporary basis to offer alternative study options for postgraduate students during the McClay Library Enhancement Project.
Thank you for your patience during this project.