Its benefactor, George Fisher Baker, was a renowned New York banker who donated $5 million for the building of the library.
The project is slated to be finished by June of 2005, in time for faculty and staff to return in August.
Hayes said the 62 faculty offices formerly housed in Baker have been temporarily moved to Mellon Hall while the library’s main service coordination point, along with the periodicals and databases have been relocated to Kresge Hall for the duration of the renovation.
The books have also been moved off site to 145 North Harvard Street.
Hayes says that the library has not lost its functionality despite the move.
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