42% Increase in Library Visits!

CSU Libraries responded to the need for a student study hub in 2012 by undergoing a major renovation to the first floor.  Study space was expanded, new flexible furniture was purchased, and study aides such as mobile white boards, Chromebooks, laptops and, this year, charging stations were distributed across the first floor.  Students have responded.  In September 2013, compared to September 2011, the library had a 42% increase in foot traffic to a record breaking 50,812 visitors! Gate counts for the first quarter of FY 2014 are up 29% overall from the same period two years ago. We are thrilled to see these numbers and look forward to what could be the busiest finals studying season in CSU history!

They're Here!

On Monday, our favorite photographer, Michelle Viers, spotted the arrival of the newest library furniture. According to Michelle, some students could barely wait for the new chairs to be unpacked! CSU student, Jessica D'Amato stated she likes the comfortable back support while enjoying the privacy of the tall furniture. For those who would rather "kick back", the bean bags remain popular for relaxing and listening to music.


Photos by Michelle Viers

New Reference Desk

If you have been in the Schwob Library recently, you probably noticed our new reference desk! Designed by Shirley Hinckley, CSU Libraries' Stacks Maintenance Supervisor, the new desk will allow us to provide you with more interactive and collaborative reference services.

Please stop by and check our new reference desk out!

Information Commons is Up and Running!

CSU Libraries is happy to announce that the Information Commons is up and running in its new location. Students have been enthusiastically using the computers at the front of the library since last week.

The renovations to the first floor are almost finished. The reference desk has been moved to the front of the library. A new area across from the Information Commons was set up to give students a quiet place for research and study. Comfortable seating has also been placed throughout the first floor to provide students with areas to collaborate with each other or to just relax between classes.

We appreciate your patience during our renovations. We sincerely hope that these renovations will allow us to provide you with improved services during this semester.

Moving the Reference Desk

As part of the Schwob Library renovation plans, the reference desk was moved on Wednesday, August 11th to its new location at the front of the library. Having the reference desk at the front of the library will allow us to provide improved services to CSU students, faculty and staff by creating a centralized "hub" for questions.

Please stop by at the Schwob Library to see all of the renovations that we have made during the summer. We hope to provide you with excellent assistance with all of your information needs this fall!

Special thanks goes to Michelle Viers for providing these great photos.

More Renovations Pictures

Anyone who has been in the Schwob Library during the last few weeks has seen the many changes that we have made to the first floor.

Below are some more photos of the renovation process taken by our very own employee, Michelle Viers.








CSU Libraries appreciate your patience during this time of transition. Once the planned renovations are finished, we will be able to offer you improved services and facilities.

Availability of Computers for Public Access

Because of library renovations, the computers reserved for public access in the Simon Schwob Memorial Library will not be available starting August 5, 2010. We hope to make these computers available again during the next couple of weeks.

The Chattahoochee Valley Libraries have computers available for public use. Please see their website for more information: www.thecolumbuslibrary.org/usingthelibrary/ComputersEquipment.htm.

The CSU Music Library also has six computers available for public use.

We apologize for this inconvenience.

More Renovations at CSU Libraries

We have been busy this week preparing to make some improvements in the Simon Schwob Memorial Library!

We are currently shifting the reference collection on the first floor to the back where the Information Commons is. This will give us more space in the front of the library to move the Information Commons across from the Circulation Department.




CSU Libraries appreciates your patience during this time of transition. Once the planned renovations are finished, we will be able to offer you improved services and facilities.

Renovation Update at CSU Libraries

We have been busy this week preparing to make some improvements in the Simon Schwob Memorial Library!

We have finished emptying the bound periodical shelves and a moving company relocated the shelves to the back of the library for us. We have also made a few changes to the computer configuration in the Information Commons.





CSU Libraries appreciates your patience during this time of transition. Once the planned renovations are finished, we will be able to offer you improved services and facilities.

More Changes at CSU Libraries

There have been more changes at CSU Libraries! To make room for some upcoming improvements in the Schwob Library's layout and services, the periodicals section of the library is being temporarily moved to tables throughout the library.

The periodicals are being organized on these tables to ensure that CSU students, faculty and staff can easily access all of them until they are moved back onto the shelves.

A special thanks goes to the Technical Services Department of the Schwob Library who is moving the periodicals off of the shelves. This is very hard work and everyone at CSU Libraries is very appreciative of their dedication to our goal!

There are more changes to come. Please stay tuned!

Making Changes at CSU Libraries

You may be noticing some changes in the Simon Schwob Memorial Library right now.

The CSU Libraries have big plans for improving the layout and overall services at the Simon Schwob Memorial Library. Things may look in awry right now, but please be patient! Some really exciting surprises are on their way!

Today several of us temporarily moved the community computers in the Information Commons to make room for the one of the improvements. There is now a very large empty place in the middle of the Information Commons.

Please note that two community computers are accessible from the student computing area. The other community computers will be once again available after our renovations are complete.

Below are a few pictures of today's activities.

This is a very exciting time for CSU Libraries! Please stay tuned!