Or one month for these guys...

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The whole area is truly magnificent. Worth four months of hell!

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Look at the stairwell lighting.

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The periodicals shelving was ready to go.

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The newspaper/periodical reading area is wonderful.

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The desk lights are very nice.

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Electricians and cleaning crew had been working all day to ready the mezzanine area and it looked amazing.

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Well, at about 15:00 this afternoon, the students finally got to go upstairs!

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The other half.

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Half of the mezzanine study area (I need to get a wide-angle lens).

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This is the periodicals lounge area, all ready to go.

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This afternoon we are opening the upstairs portion of the library. That only leaves the basement (where the books are) and the Quiet Study area to finish; both should be available next week.

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...and made themselves at home.

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The students took to it immediately.

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It was looking very nice.

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Paolo worked very hard to ready the PC lab for a Monday opening.

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The dividing glass seems to work nicely in muting the noise from the front desk area.

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Students immediately flocked to the research workstations, and began to stake out their spots in the study area.

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But the students seemed really thrilled to get a taste of the place where they'll be spending the next few months of their lives. The library opened to the public at 1:00 pm on Monday.

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And the furniture guys continue to tweak things here and there.

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The cleaning crew worked all weekend to get everything looking bright and shiny.

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The desk lighting was magnificent.

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The library floors were waxed, and all of the furniture had arrived.

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Monday was the big day. We opened the ground floor of the library and the computer lab. We hope to open the mezzanine floor of the library on Thursday, and then give students access to the bookstacks in the basement next week.

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