EPS Library Stage 2 refurbishment – EPS staff are moving into their new work area and out of their temporary accomodation where they have been located since late November. The EPS project is running on schedule, despite a number of sub-projects coming on stream later in the planning cycle. The refurbishments and the earthquake remediation have vastly improved the entry level of EPS. The entrance area and the foyer are still to be completed. Print resources in EPS are nearly all tagged and EPS Library will be open on the 21st February as a fully functioning RFID library. Photos of the early stages of the refurbishment are available from the Library FaceBook photo board.

Law Library – There have been a few hold ups in the otherwise smooth running of this project. The completion of the installation of the additional shelving has caused some delays in execution of the project. The Law resources have been relocated to Level 2 with a small area on Level 3 housing the end of the collection. The Commerce resources are being returned from Crown storage and are being reshelved. In addition to all of this activity, the collections are also being tagged. Thank you to every one who answered Barbara’s call for assitance, it has been greatly appreciated.

Education Library – tagging of the collections at Education has begun this week.

Central Library – the collections now start at A on Level 11 and carry on down the Tower in sequence. Fantastic work from all those involved in tagging, moving and shelving the resources.
Another successful book give away was hosted this week. There is so much activity going on it is hard to pick out particular instances, and for those of you who are in James Hight or just visiting you can see the incremental changes that are happening – the walls and columns being painted, the self loanarea being created, the walkways created in the shelving areas in the Tower and on Level 3, the seismic joints being repaired and books in boxes and books on shelves. Level 4 has areas carpeted with the new carpet and has new shelving installed. Many of the books being retruned from Crown storage are to be reshelved on Level 4.

Thank you to all of you who have contributed your time and expertise to ensure that we are at this point in these projects, it is greatly appreciated.

Heather