How to create an Academic and Research Commons

in 6 monthsJuly 2012-December 2012

Throughout July, Reference Librarians prepared for the

creation of the ARC by weeding our Reference collection.

August brought

many physical

changes to the

Reference area as

books and

furniture were

relocated.

August also brought several name changes while we worked to find the one that fit us just right.

Finding temporary (and permanent)

homes for our Reference books

began to feel like a fulltime job during our

transition to the ARC…

All these books required record

changes to make the move from Reference

to the Main Stacks.

Cataloging played a huge role in making the ARC a reality.

In addition to moving to the main stacks, some of our

Reference books found a new home in the “Fishbowl”…

While the 3rd floor became the new home for our legal

reference books.

Circulation

continues to

play a large role

in the transition

to the ARC.

To make room for all the many Reference books moving up to the main stacks, the entire 4th floor stacks are currently undergoing a major shift.

September found us starting the school

year still very much in transition. Positive staff and patient

patrons helped us carry on “business as

usual.”

Finally, on the morning of October 24, 2012, the wait was nearly over as the arrival of new furniture and

offices was imminent.

Over the course

of 3 days we all

watched as the

ARC slowly

became a

reality.

New office

walls going

up.

After 3 days of construction

everyone was eager to check

out the new space.

Media:Scapes

up and

running ready

for students.

October 26,

2012

Whiteboards

immediately

became

popular with

study groups

and tutoring

sessions.

The beginning of

November brought

the arrival of the

whiteboard tables

and the end of our

main construction

phase.

International Games Day @ Your LibraryNovember 3,

2012

High School

students visit

for the 150th

anniversary of

the Civil War.

November 9,

2012

Holiday Spirit in the ARC

December 2012

Everyday

brings more

activity to

the ARC

January

2013

Thank you to everyone that helped make our ARC vision

a reality.

Photographs by Courtney Paddick, John Creech, and Prairie Brown.