This August, the University of Richmond lost the scaffolding and revealed the completed Boatwright Memorial Library after a $66 million three-year renovation. With the semester well underway, students and administrators gave the Collegian their reactions to the new space.
With revamped study spaces, a new location for the Weinstein Learning Center and an expanded outdoor terrace and cafe, the new library blends modern elements with the traditional brick architecture of UR.
Junior Shawna Tarkington, who works as a technology consultant and a manager at the writing center, has noticed an increase in liveliness and foot traffic within the library now that construction is finished…