Pearsall Library Addition
News, Photos, and Information About Your New Library

The Pearsall Library Addition is scheduled for completion during Spring 2009.  Below are descriptions of the planned space and services that will be added as a result of the addition.
 

This sketch shows the new addition from near the new entrance, between the library and the Pearsall building.

This sketch shows the new addition from the parking lot near the Pearsall building.  The addition will touch the parking lot on the left.

The library addition will be designed to match the existing brick Georgian architecture that are the hallmarks of Wesleyan.  The final approved plans have made the archways round instead of square.

The exterior nearest the Pearsall building will feature seating and a garden area near the entrance.
 

Interior

The below blueprint shows an overview of the changes and additions that will be made to the library space.  Look below for a description of key new elements.

INFORMATION COMMONS

Students should never be far from the help or the tools they need to do research.  The Information Commons will include computers, reference books, and heavy staffing by librarians at the nearby reference desk, allowing students to access the electronic and print resources that they need to do any academic work.  The Information Commons will be the center of the new library.
 

INSTRUCTION LAB

Teaching 21st-century information skills requires a 21st-century environment.  The Instruction Lab will include ample computing space and the latest technology so that class sessions taught in the library will be more productive than ever before.
 

INTERNET CAFE

As a center of student activity, the library will provide amenities.  At the Internet Cafe, students will be able to get food and drink while they work or use the Web for leisure.  Completely surrounded by windows, students will be able to see and be seen.
 

GROUP STUDY SPACE

Collaborative work space is always at a premium.  Group projects and collaborative study rule the day on college campuses.  The library will be a great place for students to study and create with, or near, their classmates.  In addition to the information commons and the internet cafe, the library will include additional group study rooms to accommodate a variety of student needs.