William H. Hannon Library Update

Outdoor space in front of the William H. Hannon Library

You've been hearing about the new & exciting spaces in the William H. Hannon Library. How about the outdoor space in front of the new library?

  

As the above photo (taken this week) shows, it's still a work in progress. Just imagine a verdant, spacious "amphi-meadow" with a capacity for over 1000 people ...    

image credit: p. clarke 

What's With The Green Tape On Books?

 

In preparation for the move to the Hannon Library, the library staff is taking steps to prepare some of the books for storage in the Hannon Library's lower level area. (Don't worry, you'll still have access to these in the new building!) One step you will notice is that we have placed bright green tape on the spines of some books.  This will help the movers we've hired to identify the new location for these books in the Hannon Library.

To assist us, please do not remove the tape and alert us if the tape needs to be replaced when the book is returned after borrowing.

Thank You!

Reading For Pleasure

If you like to read for pleasure, the William H. Hannon Library has the perfect space for you. We will have a room dedicated to people who love to read. Here is some info on the Rose Hills Reading Room: 

• located on the second floor adjacent to the fireplace
• comfortable seating
• 650 volumes
• leisure reading collection of literary and some best-selling fiction, biographies, and selected non-fiction
• dust jackets with Mylar covers
• three week checkout for all library patrons

 

Library Urban Legends: Can I Make S'mores?

Over the past year, some of the LMU Librarians have been collecting questions about the new library from incoming freshmen. This continues our Library Urban Legends series, answering YOUR questions about the William H. Hannon Library!

Are there any new features [in the William H. Hannon Library] that aren't in the old one?

The short answer is yes! Here are a few, for starters:

• Extended hours, including some areas of the building open 24 hours/day.
• A cafe, with indoor media lounge and outdoor terrace.
• 80+ computers in the Information Commons, with IT and Library support available to you in the same shared space. 
• Expansive views of Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills to the Pacific Ocean
• Exhibit spaces and a small auditorium for campus and community events.
• The building will be LEED certified, which means it meets international standards for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
• A browsing collection of popular book titles (think more bookstore, less library.)
• More outlets than you could ever dream of.

Why isn't it a football field?

We thought that a football field might get a little chilly and damp at night, so it wouldn't be so conducive to housing a computer lab or safeguarding books. Studies also show that whistles, colliding bodies, flying objects, and cheerleaders aren't appreciated by students who are trying to study.

Is the fireplace real?

Yes! It is a gas fireplace behind glass, which leads us to the answer to the following question.......

Can I make s'mores in the fireplace? (No, really- that would be hard-core.)

No. :)

image credit: Flickr / Colin Purrington