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Coming Soon: The William H. Hannon Library

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Construction Site from Hilton: LionCam3
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Designed for a vacant parcel at the northern end of campus, the new William H. Hannon Library will provide the “campus center” approved as part of the Master Plan for LMU’s Leavey Campus. The Library is being built to meet LEED certification standards for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. It will house 88,000 square feet of library space in three floors and will provide for many amenities. A basement will also be provided for storage. Access to the Library will be from the University entrance along Lincoln Boulevard.

The new Hannon Library will enhance the educational experience of our student community, promote greater collaboration among faculty and staff, and incorporate key features essential to learning, communicating, and achieving success in a digital age. It will also serve as a tribute to one of the University’s most treasured and honored benefactors.

View the William H. Hannon Library Groundbreaking Ceremony

AMENITIES

First Floor
Information Commons
Circulation Desk
Reference Services & Collection
24/7 Access for the future
Media Lounge & Café – 40 seats interior and 40 seats exterior
Two Electronic Classrooms
160 user seats casual and table type seating with computers

Second Floor
Media services and reserves
200 user seats – casual table type seating with computers
Main Collection Stacks – approximately 174,000 volumes
Technical services

Third Floor
Special Collections and Archives
Library Administration
Faculty Center
Main Collection Stacks – approximately 87,000 volumes
150 user seats – casual and table type seating with computers

DESIGN

The architectural firm of DMJM Design drew upon the artistic harmony represented by the image of a circle inscribed within a square. This harmony serves as the basis for the plan of the William H. Hannon Library.

The Library will incorporate environmentally sensitive design elements and materials, in accordance with the LMU philosophy of good environmental stewardship. In addition, to improve interior light and solar heat gain, the design will include vertically mounted, louvers. These take maximum advantage of natural light, while also providing a way to control solar heat gain.

Link to Loyolan insert about the William H. Hannon Library, April 12, 2007

CONTACT:
Kristine Brancolini
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive, University Hall MS 8200
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
Phone: 310-338-4593 Fax: 310-338-4484
kbrancol@lmu.edu