{"id":11931,"date":"2025-08-29T12:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11931"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:59:54","slug":"mowest-to-reveal-library-renovations-in-ribbon-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/29\/mowest-to-reveal-library-renovations-in-ribbon-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"MoWest to reveal library renovations in ribbon cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"studentsAugust 29, 2025\u2013$2.5 million in renovations to the main floor of the Missouri Western State University library will be showcased in a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 on the second floor of the Hearnes Center on the MoWest campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe library is now a more bright and welcoming place,\u201d said Sally Gibson, library director. \u201cI want students to walk in, immediately feel welcome, and think this is a place for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Library improvements included expanding student study space by reducing the footprint of the staff workspace and offices. With more library resources and materials available online, the need for space to house materials or process print materials has been reduced. This created an opportunity to expand the amount of space dedicated to students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new spaces include a 24-hour study space, a model classroom, a fireplace lounge and group and individual study rooms. A door to the Center for Academic Support has been added inside the library, so that students can enter directly from the library.<\/span><\/p>\n

The initial response from students and faculty has been overwhelmingly positive. More than 1,000 students have visited in the first week of the fall semester. Some feedback the library has received from students:<\/span><\/p>\n