Gould Memorial Library on the main campus in Brunswick underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2018-19. Cogdell Mendrala was the architectural firm for the project, and the construction was done by Lavender & Associates.
The changes to the library increased its size by 3,025 square feet, and included an open floor plan, more study rooms, an active learning space, and a new conference room, technology room, and makerspace.
The offices of the ATTIC tutoring services were moved into the library and a new room for the Writing Center was created.
The project was funded by the University System of Georgia, and work was completed in the summer of 2019.
We were a little cramped for awhile, but students still came to study and for tutoring and writing help.
This shows the booth seating area in the foreground, and the site of the Circulation Desk with the blue square in the background.
The site of the new Circulation Desk.
The site of the new Circulation Desk.
Offices for librarians and staff facing the front entrance of the library.
The view from the old Circulation Desk.
The renovation included four study rooms for the Quiet Study area.
The new Technology Room, Makerspace, Presentation Practice Room, and a study room.
Offices for librarians and staff facing the front entrance of the library.
The dean's office, left, is near the entrance to the new addition to the building.
The pattern in the carpet creates a walkway from the new entrance to the Circulation Desk.
The library expansion area exterior view.
