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Building Guide

Construction Information

The first floor of the library building is now OPEN! Please use the main entrance on the first level.

We're so excited about the major renovation the library is undergoing! However, this will impact the locations and availability of some services and collections in the library:

  • The University Librarian's office is temporarily located on the second floor, at the far end of Breen overlooking the parking lot.
  • The University Archives is closed until Fall 2025.Please contact the Archives Assistant (archives@jcu.edu) with requests and we may be able to help.
  • Special Collections is closed until Fall 2025. Please contact the Special Collections Librarian with questions and we may be able to help you.
  • The Learning Commons is available on the second floor on the Breen side of the building.
  • The Grad Lounge is closed for Spring 2025 and will reopen Fall 2025.
  • Library administrative services, including student hiring in the library is now on the 2nd floor, room G250.
  • The office of Nevin Mayer is on the second floor on the Breen side of the building at the back of the study area.
  • The Interfaith Prayer Room is open and now located on the second floor. Obtain the key at the Help Desk on the first floor.

Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center

Originally dedicated in 1961, Grasselli Library doubled its capacity (to 100,000 square feet) in 1995 with the opening of the Breen Learning Center wing. The library houses more than 500,000 books, bound periodicals, and audiovisual items. It offers private and group study spaces, an electronic classroom, The Den coffee bar and lounge, and an open-air reading garden. A 44-seat Computer Commons is located adjacent to the reference area. In January 2010 the new Center for Digital Media (CDM) opened on the main floor of Grasselli Library. The CDM combines the resources and services of the Faculty Technology Innovation Center (FTIC) with those of Grasselli Library's Student Multimedia Center (SMC). The goal of the center is to provide faculty and students with the hardware, software, and training they need to create sophisticated presentations, videos, graphics, and other forms of multimedia that can serve to enhance teaching, learning, research, and creativity.