Commencement is happening this week at UNCG, and we couldn’t be happier for our soon-to-be graduates! Congratulations, Spartans! Our updates will be a little less frequent during the summer, but don’t worry! There’s plenty of action to come – like the crane that is scheduled to be installed outside the library… Continue reading…
As we end the month of April, we have good momentum with the renovation project. The removal of items in the tower is ongoing with the demolition and abatement contractors. As they make progress inside the building, the fence setup has reached completion outside. In the next few weeks, a… Continue reading…
*This post is a modified version of a longer story written by Audrey Sage. Read the full story.* When the university expanded the library in 1974, building the iconic tower in the what was the center of campus at the time, they included a wonderful conservation and bindery lab. There… Continue reading…
Hello and Happy Spring Semester! We wanted to provide an update on Jackson Library spaces and services now that the library tower is unavailable to library users until the summer of 2026 due to the renovation. Although we are undergoing a much-needed major renovation to better serve student needs, Jackson… Continue reading…
The January 2025 Library Columns is now available! Updates on the renovation and the new “Renovation Review” blog, two Library employees receive Staff Senate Stars, helping a Greensboro neighborhood join the National Register of Historical Places, a new platform for our Institutional Repository & Digital Archives, and more!
Available options for borrowing books are detailed on this pamphlet. For questions about library services, use our Ask Us! service.
While we navigate together through changes and challenges related to the library renovation and tower stacks closure, your help is essential to our being able to provide quality reserve services during Phase 1 (late December 2024 – Summer 2026). Please see the details on the Course Reserves page.
Please see this UNCG Magazine Article for the latest on the renovation and potential designs of the new spaces. “The way students use their library has changed. Now, with a transformative renovation, Jackson Library will elevate students’ learning for decades to come.”
Greetings, we have been planning and designing the renovation of Jackson Library for the past 2 years and construction is now in sight. This letter is to inform our campus colleagues about changes to Jackson Library for the fall semester. To minimize disruption during the fall semester, we have spent… Continue reading…
Please see the presentation by the renovation designers, LS3P and Shipley Bulfinch.
