Liberty University breaks ground on Jerry Falwell Library
Liberty University has broken ground on its new $50 million Jerry Falwell Library in Virginia, US.
The facility, spanning 170,000 square feet over four floors, will be the University's largest building project. The design of the structure will integrate the Jeffersonian and contemporary architecture. Its main entrance level will offer latest computer lab application and research assistance. The upper stories of the building will house quiet study spaces. The building will also install advanced technologies such as an automated retrieval system which will store a part of its collection.
The library will consist of a four-storey atrium donning an open-plan concept, a museum, and three levels of learning commons spaces. Other features of the facility include a two-level open traditional reading room, terraces of study spaces inside and outside, and an open food court covering two stories.
The library is scheduled to open by 2013 end.
