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Enter Swirbul Library, and you are struck by its open, light-infused interior. Its famed architect, Richard Neutra鈥攁n admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright鈥攊ntended that. Neutra 鈥渨as truly a visionary,鈥� said Brian Lym, dean of University Libraries at Adelphi. Lym has channeled Neutra in leading a renovation of Swirbul that harkens to his original vision while simultaneously addressing the changing demands on library space.

鈥淢y vision for the growth of the Adelphi libraries鈥攁s a digital resource鈥攊s that we鈥檒l be acquiring more and more online,鈥滾ym said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 just the way of the present and of the future.鈥�

To make way for the digital revolution and the interconnectivity and collaboration that it has inspired, the library has replaced the familiar periodicals shelves on the first floor with open areas, which echo Neutra鈥檚 original plan and are equipped to meet the power demands of contemporary devices. New to the floor plan are 10 collaboration studios. Enclosed with glass, the studios contain whiteboard walls and wheeled worktables to foster collaborative learning and study.

Library users will be able to enter the library directly from the north side鈥攖he one that will face the new Nexus Building and Welcome Center.

Also on the first floor is a new 3D printing studio. The studio鈥攊n place of the old copy center鈥攃ontains four Makerbot 3D printers; a Filabot, which recycles plastic to make new filament (the ink of 3D printers); and two Next Engine 3D laser scanners, which create digital images of 3D three-dimensional objects.

The second-floor Gallagher Laboratory鈥攁 classroom outfitted with computer terminals鈥攈as been transformed with wireless connectivity and mobile workspaces that encourage interaction and group work. The multiple display screens lining the walls accommodate simultaneous presentations.

鈥淣eutra envisioned Swirbul as a 鈥渓iving library鈥濃�攆ull of activity,鈥� Lym said. 鈥淲ith the collaboration studios鈥�and more room for group work, this vision is coincidentally being further realized.鈥�