The renovated ground floor and the new main entrance near Schenley Drive will open on May 8!
Hillman Library Reinvention News
Ground Floor and New Entrance Opening May 8
When completed in early 2025, updates will include:
Expanded and updated bathrooms and elevators, a new light-filled atrium entrance, a Media Lab "blackbox" light and sound-controlled audio and video production suite of spaces, and a centrally located help & information desk and a Pitt IT/ULS Computer Lab.There will be some noise and disruption, for which we apologize. Disposable earplugs are available throughout the building. See the Hillman Reinvention page for more information.
Floors 1 and 2 (and 3 and 4) are now open. The newly renovated floors 2 and 1 contain:
An expanded and relocated Open Lab, a collaboration between the University Center for Teaching and Learning and the University Library System. Through workshops, class sessions, consultations and trainings, the Lab aims to connect the Pitt community with technology for hand-on making and experiential learningA large, open study area with movable furniture, which can be reconfigured into event spaceA significantly expanded indoor/outdoor caféAn accessible ramp entrance on the Forbes Ave. side of the buildingWe apologize for any disruptions…
Archives & Special Collections and Renovated Hillman Third Floor Open!
Hillman's renovated third floor and with it Archives & Special Collections now open! The new Archives & Special Collections space contains significant physical and digital exhibition space, an expansive reading room, and a large classroom, allowing for hands-on interaction with collection materials. Visit during library open hours or take a virtual tour!
Third Floor Progress!
Ok, it might not look like much, but this is real progress! Space cleared and walls starting to go up. Set to reopen in 2020, it will house Archives & Special Collections, including a reading room, classroom, & a large digital interactive wall. Also of note on the newly renovated 3rd floor will be the Text & conText Lab, which will provide an active environment for the creation, manipulation, and disassembly of text, as well as the wide variety of forms and media in which text is represented, experienced, and stored. Stay tuned!
The Third Floor is Closing on Monday April 29!
Say goodbye old third floor and wait for the amazing new one, which will be open next year!
Archives & Special Collections in their new temporary home
The Archives & Special Collections Hillman reading room moved to our new temporary location in G-20 Hillman (located near the Cup & Chaucer) during the library renovation. Stop by and say hi!
Take a quick video tour of 4 and see how it's been transformed!
The 4th floor is now open!
Check out the renovated 4th floor! 11 new group study rooms, a computer bar, a graduate study space, & more light! But this is really just the beginning. The third floor will be closing soon for renovation, then the lower floors after that, so stayed tuned and enjoy the new digs!
Fourth Floor reopening soon!
We're getting very close to the reopening of the 4th Floor. It's currently scheduled for early August, before the start of the term. Even though it's all dust and drywall and exposed wires right now it's still an impressive change! Stay tuned for details!
