• Opened in January, 1999
• 127,000 square feet
• Contemporary design with a Collegiate Georgian Influence
• Tall windows, a stained glass window designed by David Wilson using dichroic glass, a reading garden, terrace with several quiet spots
• "Sunbench" designed by Clyde Lynds using fiberoptics imbedded in concrete, form ever-changing lighted images with two themes: microcosm and macrocosm
• 110,000 bricks in the Atrium alone
• Recipient of the 1999 Excellence Award from the International Masonry Institute
• Four floors with seating to accommodate 914 patrons
• Shelving capacity to hold over 520,000 volumes
• Computer-networked seminar, group study, research and conference rooms
• Satellite downlinking capabilities for both C and KU bands and digital signals are available in all the computer classrooms, Community Conference Room, User Education Room and Center for Instructional Technology; Library is wired with cable
• Fiberoptic and level 5+ infrastructure
• 90+ computers for students and faculty use; placed on all four floors with access to CONSULS and over 120 databases; internet accessible
• Open a total of 99 hours per week during Spring and Fall semesters

First Floor:

• Three Computer Classrooms
• Connecticut Library Consortium Office
• Library Cafe
• Curriculum Center
• Curriculum Computer Lab in cooperation with NASA Space Center is primarily for student teachers, guest teachers, students and faculty from Education Department. G3s provide access to K-12 educational software
• Digitizers for users to read, print, download, or e-mail information from microfilm or microfiche
• Microform collection, consists of reprints of American and British historical primary documents
• Michael Borders' print: "Hope for the Twenty-first Century"

Second Floor:

• Paul E. Johnson, Sr., Community Conference Room outfitted with wireless mic, data and satellite connections; stained glass window
• Frances Karlyn Zittel User Education Room, equipped with Crestron keypad control system with document camera, microphones and wireless keyboard, is used by librarians to demonstrate information resource systems and instruct users in research techniques.
• Depository for Government Documents
• Electronic News Corner capable of receiving live broadcasts from televisions stations around the globe
• Periodicals Reading Area
• Multi-Media Reserves Area provides machines for CDs, DVDs, audio cassettes, VHS video tapes (tri-standard NTSC-PAL-SECAM compatible) and photo slide viewers for viewing and listening.
• Circulation/Access Services
• Reference Desk with 84 hours coverage per week during Spring and Fall semesters
• Special Services Group Study Room equipped with computers for students with special needs
• Helene Hernmarck's Tapestry: "Open Door-Open Book"
• Claudia Widdiss' metal sculpture, "Healing Curtains"

Third Floor:

• The Collin B. Bennett Caribbean Collection
• Dr. Robert G. Mead, Jr. Latin American Collection
• The Curran Family Group Study Room (332)
• The Cheng Family Group Study Room (334)
• Stacks
• Seminar, Group Study and Research Study Rooms
• Quiet study areas

Fourth Floor:

• Climate Controlled Archives and Special Collections Rooms
• Center for Instructional Technology/Center for Educational Excellence
• Center for Connecticut Studies
• John J. DelMonte, Jr. Listening Room

Collections:

• Over 370,000 volumes
• Over 1,700 Journal Subscriptions on paper and almost 27,000 Electronic Journal subscriptions
• 120+ Databases
• Other library resources available on a consortium basis: CONSULS, OCLC, NELINET, CLN, ReQuest