Bunn Library Archives Renovation

Mission accomplished

JEHaun — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:12:18 +0000

The renovation of the Lawrenceville School archives culminated in a dedication ceremony on 6 October 2011. Pictures of the newly finished spaces are on our pictures page. An article on the dedication is also on the school website. For a panorama slideshow of the transition of the archives from its original configuration to the new one, check out Archives Then and Now, compiled by Lawrenceville community member Dan Haun.

Tracks laid down and walls go up

JEHaun — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:33:21 +0000

After several days in which work focused on rerouting pipes and heating and cooling vents to connect to the rest of the building, construction is now focused on putting up the walls of the new reading room and laying down the tracks for the compact shelving units in the main archival storage space.

The walls of the reading room are actually double-sided storage cabinets. On the part facing in towards the room, users will see exhibit cabinets and flat-screen monitor space, while behind the wall, in a storage space running around the exterior of the room, there will be additional storage space for artifacts. We are referring to this hidden storage space as “the ring.”

Photos of the current state of both areas are here.

Brief water shutdown

JEHaun — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:31:56 +0000

All water in the Bunn Library has been briefly shut off as of 2 p.m. Thursday, July 14. The water is expected to be out for less than an hour. Alternate restrooms are available in Irwin Dining Center.

Drilling week of July 4-8

JEHaun — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:47:25 +0000

Contractors will be drilling and cutting into the water pipe system during daytime hours beginning Thursday, July 7, and continuing into Friday. There is expected to be a great deal of noise on the Main Level near the LibLab and Crescent-side entry way as a result.

We appreciate your patience.

Special hours for holiday weekend

JEHaun — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:07:37 +0000

The Bunn Library will be closed the days of Friday, July 1, through Tuesday, July 5. There will be special evening hours to accommodate the New Jersey Scholars Program the afternoon and evening of Friday, July 1 (3-9 p.m.), Sunday, July 3 (5-9 p.m.) and Tuesday, July 5 (3-9 p.m.) Normal hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6.

Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!

New photos and water shutdown

JEHaun — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:58:53 +0000

The photo pages have been updated with photos of the remodeling as it progresses on the Lower Level. While work continues on pipes, ducts and other infrastructure, the walls for each room are taking shape so that it is becoming easier to visulize the new floor plans.

On Monday, June 27, the library expects to have a brief water shutoff (30-60 minutes) around 10:30 a.m.

Photo page updated

JEHaun — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:50:51 +0000

For pictures of the progress of the demolition of the Lower Level, please see our photo page. Updated 13 June 2011.

Campus-wide water shutdown Thursday, June 9

JEHaun — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:11:33 +0000

The following water shut down will include the Bunn Library. Watch for updates, although we currently expect to be open during our normal summer hours (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

A message from the Lawrenceville School Buildings & Ground Department:

Greetings Lawrenceville Community,

The good news!

In An effort to avoid future full campus interruption of water service the mechanical trades department has identified a few key locations where valves need to be installed on our water mains in order to allow us to split up the campus into smaller areas during a failure condition.

The bad news!

In order to allow us to install these key valves we will need another all campus water shutdown! The pipes we need to install these valves on are being excavated and prepared as we speak in an effort to minimize the interruption length. We have scheduled their installations for next Thursday June 9th. beginning at 8 a.m. and lasting approx. 6 hours. This shut down will affect the entire campus including on campus faculty housing.

Thanks to all for your patience,cooperation,and understanding while we take care of this important matter!

Bob Smith

Mechanical Trades Manager

The Lawrenceville School

609 895 2081

Lower Level closed to public

JEHaun — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:08:45 +0000

As of June 2, the Lower Level of the Bunn Library, including our Juvenile Collection, is closed to the public for the rest of the summer. Books with call numbers 000-399 will need to be retrieved from that level by library staff only. The ITS Help Desk has also moved to the Kirby Science Center. If you need assistance, please ask at the Bunn Library circulation desk.

Archives staff relocated

JEHaun — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:47:43 +0000

As of June 1, the Archives staff are temporarily located on the second floor of the Bunn Library. Contact information for the summer is:

Jacqi Haun, Archivist, (609) 895-2034, Room 222 (Lorie Harding’s office)

Sarah Mezzino, Historical Exhibition Specialist, (609) 895-1291, Tech Services Office

Casey Babcock, Project Archivist, (609) 895-2049, Tech Services Office

Zoe Vybiral-Bauske, Archives Assistant, (609) 895-2049, Tech Services Office

Maureen Kane, Archives Assistant, (609) 895-2049, Tech Services Office (thru mid-June)

The Archives office is also observing summer hours: 8:30-noon and 1-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

As a reminder, due to the storage of our collections off-site during the renovations, we will be unable to provide reference services. We apologize for the inconvenience.