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Library Renovation Project: Photos

The library (2nd & 3rd floors of the Learning Commons building) will undergo a major renovation project until the spring of 2026.

Please see the Library Flickr Album for larger versions of these photos, with descriptions.

May 2024

Packing of the 3rd floor collections begins.

stacks of moving boxes books on carts moved into the packing area

June 2024

Books from the collection are selected to be made available downstairs during the renovation.

Wayde selecting books from the General Collection stacks books on shelves

July 2024

An unpleasant Monday morning surprise. Backed-up condensed water spilled out of air conditioning equipment in the ceiling, onto boxes of packed books. Work on packing was suspended for a couple of weeks to deal with this setback.

Operations and Maintenance staff moving wet boxes, mopping up water, bringing in drying fans Wet boxes full of booksPiles of wet books on several tables. Books on multiple book carts.

Books from the General and Hawaiʻi-Pacific collections that were selected to remain available during the closure of the third floor were moved down to the main level of the Learning Commons.

Books on bookshelves Books on bookshelves

August 2024

Bookshelves are being dismantled so they can be removed from the third floor.

Empty bookshelf frames after the shelves and brackets have been removed Mallet and work gloves stacks of black metal shelves taken off the bookshelf frames

With the closure of the third floor due to ongoing work to remove bookshelves, furniture, and equipment, all services and study spaces are now on the second floor. The Kapunawai Room has been designated as a quiet study space, and the Reference Desk has been relocated into one of the study rooms.

Kapunawai Room with lines of study carrels Reference Desk inside a study room, with new signs on the window and door

September 2024

Work to dismantle the bookshelf ranges continues.

Scaffold and ladders next to bookshelf range being taken apart. Top panel removed. Accumulated dirt on the floor showing where bookshelf range stood. Top and end panels, metal posts and braces, other hardware from dismantled bookshelf ranges.

By the end of the month, the old shelves have all been disassembled. Furniture is being prepared for removal and storage. Equipment is being packed.

Parts of the disassembled bookshelf ranges stacked up or in plastic buckets Large area of the floor cleared of bookshelf ranges, with dirt and wax residue tracing where they stood, and furniture in the distance

October 2024

Furniture and equipment continues to be packed and prepared for storage.

Stacks of furniture, some wrapped or covered in plastic