Hayden 2020 news

Transforming Hayden Library

April 23, 2018 Photo showing the 4th floor of Hayden Library, after demolition, with most of the walls removed Photo showing the 4th floor of Hayden Library, after demolition, with most of the walls removed This is the first of a ...

Hayden Library renovation now underway

The Hayden Library renovation, a major redesign of Arizona State University’s largest library, is now underway. While service disruptions will be kept to a minimum during the two-year renovation period, some significant changes to service are now in effect: The upper floors of Hayden Library (floo...

Highly used science books to remain at Noble Library

Library Channel Oct. 31, 2017    ASU Library has entered a lively phase of its reinvention, with many books, collections and materials in transit as Hayden Library prepares to undergo a major renovation, slated for 2018-2020. While all libraries will be impacted, students, faculty and staff can ex...

Books are moving out of Hayden Library

Library Channel Oct. 20, 2017 Beginning this month, ASU Library will be entering a lively phase of its reinvention, with many books, collections and materials in transit as Hayden Library prepares to undergo a major renovation, slated for 2018-2020. While all libraries will be impacted, students,...

ASU Library releases white paper on future of print

Library Channel Oct. 19, 2017 The future of the printed book is the subject of a newly released white paper by ASU Library.  As part of a $50,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation exploring the future of print, the analysis is aimed at fostering engagement with print resources am...

Make it at 'mkrspace': ASU hub of creative creation

ASU Now Jan. 20, 2017 For its 50th anniversary, Hayden Library is showing off its tech-based DIY center, where maker culture is being embraced. Barely a year old, the ASU Library mkrspace is just one of a growing number of spaces across the university offering a host of 'mkrservices' that include a...

Honoring Hayden: the library celebrates its 50-year anniversary with special events

The State Press Jan. 18, 2017 The celebration of Hayden Library's 50th anniversary aims to remember the historic building's past, look forward to its pending reconstruction and reinforce the resources it offers to the estimated 10,000 students who enter its doors daily. This event, called #Hayden50...

ASU to renovate and modernize iconic building

Phoenix Business Journal Dec. 4, 2016 Arizona State University is planning on renovating one of its most prominent buildings – the Hayden Library. This includes reducing the number of hard copy books in the main campus library and putting an increased focus on technology, special collections and me...

ASU set to renovate iconic campus building

KJZZ Dec. 2, 2016 One of the most iconic buildings on ASU’s Tempe campus is getting ready for a makeover. The university plans to renovate Hayden Library, which sees, on average, more than 1.5 million visitors each year. Jim O’Donnell is the university librarian at ASU and talks about the plan for ...