Category Archives: Group Study Rooms

Warren and Mary Ober Group Study Rooms – Construction now complete!

Construction is now complete on the Warren and Mary Ober Group Study Rooms on the 10th floor of the Dana Porter Library. The new furniture for these rooms will arrive the week of April 2, but we’ll be furnishing these … Continue reading

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Colour Me Bonaparte!

The 10th-floor group study rooms were painted recently. The colours?  Bonaparte (a more conservative red than you might expect) and Natural Linen (exactly as conservative as you would expect). These colours should match well with the furniture which was recently … Continue reading

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Group Study Rooms – Behind the Scenes!

It’s been about a month since construction started on the 10th-floor group study rooms. Since then, the construction crew has been busy demolishing the old study room walls, building the new walls, and starting electrical work. One interesting fact pointed … Continue reading

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See You Later, Group Study Rooms!

The group study rooms have been boarded off by the construction crew. Students visiting the 10th floor of the Dana Porter last week may have gotten the final view of the floor’s group study rooms. Both study rooms have now … Continue reading

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Construction on the 10th-floor group study rooms will start this week

Great news!  Construction on the Dana Porter Library’s 10th floor group study rooms will begin sometime this week. Staff have cleared both of the study rooms and have relocated nearby collections. The relocated books fall in the call number range … Continue reading

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Renovation Plans for the 10th-Floor Group Study Rooms

Construction is scheduled to begin on the Dana Porter Library’s 10th-floor group study rooms in January. The study rooms will be completely renovated using a gift of $25,000 from the Mary and Warren Ober Foundation. The Library received renderings and floor plans … Continue reading

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An Ideal Study Room Includes …

The Library’s Group Study Room Planning Team recently finalized their Group Study Room Report (.doc) which outlines, among other things, Features of a Well-Equipped Study Room Recommendations for Further Action Space and Cost Estimates The group’s findings for what makes a ”well-equipped … Continue reading

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Upcoming Library Renovations

Prepare for some significant improvements to the Library’s spaces. In the near future, there will be several renovation projects happening simultaneously across our locations that are aimed to greatly improve the Library’s spaces for students, faculty, and staff. Renovation projects include: … Continue reading

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