Overview of the New East Wing
Review photographs of the new spaces.
The NCSU Libraries celebrated the reopening of the D. H. Hill Library's East Wing the week of March 12, 2007, with a simple ribbon-cutting and student-focused activities and events, designed to draw students in to discover and explore their new learning space. Another event later in the spring highlighted the inaugural exhibition in the new gallery, B. W. Wells: Pioneer Ecologist, and gave everyone in the university and Friends of Library an opportunity to celebrate and enjoy the milestone of completing Phase I of the Library Master Plan.
The nearly twenty-one-month construction project completely transformed the ground and first floors of the East Wing and enhanced previous renovations on the second and third floors. All four floors benefited from electrical and HVAC upgrades. The installation of new windows muted the traffic noise on Hillsborough Street and brightened interiors with additional daylight.
The university and its alumni and friends can be proud of the outcome. The real satisfaction, however, has come in watching NC State students flock to and use the new learning space. We will learn from them what works best and apply these insights to Phase II on Centennial Campus as the James B. Hunt Jr. Library is envisioned and designed.
Source: Vol. 27, no.3 of the NCSU Libraries Focus (Spring 2007).
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