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February 8, 2006 California State University, Fresno
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Changes under way for library
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By Benjamin Baxter
The Collegian
Beginning the construction on the $91 million of the Madden Library project has been delayed due to budget difficulties, said Dean of Library Services Michael Gorman.
The delay in fund allocation that, though coupled with statewide budget cuts, will not affect the capacity of the completed library.
There also has been an increase in the costs of building materials since the bond measure passed in 2004.
Once these difficulties are dealt with, the project will continue as planned.
The plan is to add more than a quarter million square feet to the library building once the northern and western wings are demolished. There will be a gain of more than 100,000 square feet in the library.
Already the largest academic library between Sacramento and Los Angeles, according to Gorman, the project will double the capacity for books and materials and will serve 7,000 more students.
The current north wing of the library has already been closed to the general public in preparation for construction. Construction on the expansion is scheduled to break ground March 2006.
The future building will include a café, a formal reading room, and office space. There will also be a media center and other collections of special documents, including map collections and government documents.
According to the library website, the construction will create a library structure which will “meet current seismic standards,” unlike the original 1956 building.
The current three sections of the library were constructed at different times. The first and second expansions were executed 1965 and 1980, respectively. The first extended the library to the west and the second to the south.
The southern second expansion will not be demolished with the northern and western buildings before ground breaks later this spring.
Once these difficulties are dealt with, the project will continue as planned.
The plan is to add more than a quarter million square feet to the library building once the northern and western wings are demolished. There will be a gain of more than 100,000 square feet in the library.
Already the largest academic library between Sacramento and Los Angeles, according to Gorman, the project will double the capacity for books and materials and will serve 7,000 more students.
The current north wing of the library has already been closed to the general public in preparation for construction. Construction on the expansion is scheduled to break ground March 2006.
The future building will include a café, a formal reading room, and office space. There will also be a media center and other collections of special documents, including map collections and government documents.
According to the library website, the construction will create a library structure which will “meet current seismic standards,” unlike the original 1956 building.
The current three sections of the library were constructed at different times. The first and second expansions were executed 1965 and 1980, respectively. The first extended the library to the west and the second to the south.
The southern second expansion will not be demolished with the northern and western buildings before ground breaks later this spring.
