Zewinski says he expects the city to move on the plan in December or January.
Widener Library
The Widener crane is coming down over Thanksgiving break, but FAS construction on the massive library is just beginning.
Humidity and temperature changes have been damaging to library materials stored in the 85-year-old structure. Renovations aim to upgrade the electrical, fire protection and security systems to preserve Widener's collections.
Zewinski says Phase I of the project--renovation of the library stacks--is currently underway.
Phase I is set to cost $55 million, which has been fully funded by donations.
"We have begun in earnest the stack renovation," says Zewinksi.
Most of the recent mechanical work has taken place on the D-level of Widener. Library staff removed seldomly-used volumes based on frequency of use and sent them to a depository, transferring the remaining volumes to Pusey Library.
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