Construction Update • Outside

Cafe & North Side Progress

Have you had an opportunity to walk along College Avenue to view progress being made on the library cafe and north side of the building? It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood and the perfect time for a stroll.  Here are a few photos of the progress being made on the cafe and north side of Archer Library.

Cafe Side View / Formerly Patio

Cafe Front View

Cafe Side View

 

Originally posted on the IRC News Blog, 6/1/23

Construction Update • Inside

Yes! We are open.

A temporary construction wall is now in place on the main floor. When you enter the library, turn left to access the elevators and library services, collections, offices, and the Center for Academic Support (7th floor). Remember, visitors should use the main doors to enter and exit the library building.

Library services located on the ground floor include: circulation, OhioLINK, and interlibrary loan; reference, technical services, and acquisitions; and an inside book return.  The after hours book return is located next to the library's brown loading dock doors, across from the Chapel.

Library Main Floor

 

Library Entrance & Elevators

 

 Library Entrance & Building Directory

Library Construction • We're Open!

Entrance & Exit • Archer Library Main Floor

Come In • We're Open

Archer Library's main floor service area and active learning lab are closed, but we remain open for business. Beginning today (5/8), please enter and exit the library using the main entrance; access to the elevators, ground floor, and upper floors is available.

Library services have been moved to the ground floor, technical services area, for the summer:

• Circulation, including OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan;
• Library's inside book return;
• Reference services;
• Acquisitions; and
• Technical services

For construction updates, follow Archer Library's News & Information Blog. Library hours and scheduled holiday closings are available on our website; updates to library hours are also available on the main library calendar.

Questions?  

If you have questions, call the library at 419-289-5400, email us at library@ashland.edu, or chat with us from the library website or LibGuides. Be sure to use all ten digits when calling the circulation desk, it has been upgraded to the new phone system.

Construction Update • Main Floor

Final Countdown!

Preparations are under way for closing the main floor to the public. We have been working hard to relocate imporant services and make them accessible to the Ashland University community during the construction and renovation process. More information will be posted soon, but beginning next week: 

• Circulation, OhioLINK, and Interlibrary loan will be managed from the ground floor technical services area;
• Network computers are available on the upper floors; 
• Printers will be located on the ground floor, near the lecture hall, 2nd floor, and 6th floor; and
• Study rooms on the 5th floor will be closed for the duration of renovations.

End of an Era

For your enjoyment, here are a few final pictures of Archer Library's main floor.

Library Construction • Up Close

Ground Level View
Every day brings something new to see! Photos taken from outside the construction safety fence provides a ground level view of progress being made on the north side of Archer Library. Interested in a different perspective? Check out this birds-eye view of the same area, check out this IRC News & Information Blog post.

Construction Update • Main Floor

News & Updates

Renovations on the west side of Archer Library's main floor and the patio have begun!  The library's main floor entrance and exit doors remain available for use. Construction company signage should be in place by the end of the week; areas are identified as closed for your safety, and protective plastic sheeting is in place for interior spaces.

• The library patio and all entrance points to the outside space are closed. Fencing is in place prohibiting access to both exterior entrances; interior exit doors are closed and behind plastic.
• The west side of the main floor, from the stairwell to the north wall, is closed. 
• The north entrance area, directly behind the circulation desk, is closed.
  
  

Library computers and printers on the main floor remain available for use. Computers from the west side of the main floor have been relocated to upper floors.  All library computers are part of campus FindMe Printing. It is possible to work on other floors and print to the main floor print area.

Library Patio entrance closed

West side of main floor, closed.

North side interior entrance closed.

Archer Library • Main Floor

Library Main Floor • Day 2

Update • Library Shelving & Art
It is amazing to see the main floor with reference stacks dismantled and removed. Tables and seating will be relocated to floors 3 through 6; several pieces of artwork have been relocated to the ground floor as well. The reference desk and public access computers stationed around the pole will be dismantled and removed from the main floor in coming days.  

Never fear, reference librarians remain available. Stop at the main desk and ask for a librarian if you need help.  You can also email us at library@ashland.edu or use our online form to request a reference appointment. And remember, librarians are available via chat 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week. Visit the library website for additional information.

Library Main Floor

Getting Started • Library Collections

With the music CDs and reference relocated to their new homes, the next step in our renovation preparation is removal of the main floor stacks. A great team from Facilities was in today. They dismantled the stacks and removed them for off-campus storage. The west side of Archer Library's main floor is a vast open space. What's next?  We will be moving several computers, tables, and seating to upper floors for student use.