Heather and I have had a walk through of the Central Library and Learning Hub this morning.

On level 2 the siesmic joints have been exposed again and the fire protection in the gaps is being refitted into place.

On level 4 the joint which was repaired after the February quake has broken at a weld so further work is being completed to ensure the beam is as strong as it should be.

The books have fallen quite differently this time. The most work is up on Level 11 but not as many books down as last time. Levels 9 and 10 are a combination of new stock down and some stock which was yet to be shelved. One segment of the lundia unit has totally collapsed and this will be disposed of and the Antarctic Collection moved back by one stack of shelving.

Levels 6 and 8 are in good condition and level 3 will take less than a day to sort.

On Level 4 shelving has been dismantled again to expose the siesmic joint. I will reorganise the shelving plan now so that no shelving spans the siesmic joint again. This will mean some shuffling of stock. There are still nearly 2000 boxes to be unpacked, rfid tagged and shelved. In addition to this we need to pick up the books stock from the floor and shelve it.

My plans will be to have Central staff and any others who may be available to assist working in the Central Library from Monday of next week. I want to give levels 3 and 4 ready first priority.

I would expect the at least levels 2 and 3 of the Central Library to be available from the first day of semester 2.

We have requested access to the self loan material to bring out the holds and some of the 3 hr and 3 day loan material. No timeframe has been given for accesss to the self loan area.

Joan Simpson