Updates will refresh Geisler Library to make it more user-friendly.
Throughout the fall, Geisler Library’s second floor was renovated for better function, aesthetics and student collaboration. Construction opened the floor plan to increase light and student traffic — and made room for the Media Center, new offices and three new instructional areas.
“The Geisler Library has always been about how we serve students,” says director Beth McMahon. “Modern libraries need to be a place for people, not for stuff.”
The first people students see in the library will be librarians, McMahon says — their offices are now front and center. Students shouldn’t have to wonder who can help, and librarians shouldn’t just put materials in front of them, she says. Instead, students should immediately find people interested in them and what they’re doing.
McMahon says Geisler’s changes will help encourage relationships between students, faculty and staff, and connect students to important resources and services, including research assistants, writing support, tutoring, media services and more. Plus, everyone can enjoy the updated look. “We tried to jazz the place up a little bit,” says McMahon.
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