From the Athens (GA) Banner-Herald:
After years of planning and waiting, moving day is finally at hand for the University of Georgia’s main library on North Campus.
A week from today, workers will begin moving thousands of boxes containing millions of items from the building into UGA’s nearly completed special collections library.
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Librarians are packing up millions of documents, videotapes, books, memorabilia and other items, including the Confederate Constitution, Sen. Richard Russell’s baseball card collections and rare first editions of centuries-old books.
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Library officials hope to open the new library to the public in early January.
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Fast Facts
The new Special Collections Libraries Building will have:
- 115,000 square feet
- Integrated security
- Customized climate control
- Galleries for exhibits
- Classrooms to integrate materials into instruction
- Space for colloquia and other events
- Growth for 40 years
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