Mount Allison to modernize its 54-year-old library
The renovation is estimated to cost $85M over 5 years
Rhythm Rathi · CBC News · Posted: Feb 09, 2024 6:00 AM AST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-b...tion-1.7108679
This is essentially an interior forklift upgrade, but retaining the essential characteristics of the building with some visible cosmetic and structural changes on the outside.
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The five-year project comes with an estimated cost of $85 million which includes the construction of a temporary library behind the athletics centre.
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"We are keeping the atrium. We know that's very important to people, but we're basically starting from the ground up and some of the exciting things will be a new entrance from York Street."
She said the current building lacks enough power outlets, quiet study and gathering spaces, and updated technology in classrooms and labs.
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In the summer of 2024, construction of an on-campus interim library will begin. This location will later be converted into a multipurpose athletic complex upon the completion of the library renovation in the summer of 2029.
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This is the (mostly) unstated bonus of this project - an expansion of the athletic complex with the construction of a new multipurpose facility.
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Rubin says the remodelled library will also enclose the breezeway that connects it to the Crabtree building.
The library's café will move to the enclosed breezeway, which will also have flexible furniture and more lights, making it a gathering space for the community to attend book talks, faculty readings and other events.
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Sackville is quite sleepy compared to it's exurban cousin (Shediac), but, this MTA library/athletic centre refurbishment, and the new six storey Lafford apartment building under construction overlooking the Waterfowl Park are two substantial developments for the town.