Air Conditioning Renovation

UH Manoa’s Hamilton Library will undergo an extensive, 8-month construction project to replace air conditioning equipment, ceilings, and light fixtures. This project will impact different floors and sections of the Library at various times, affecting access to collections and services. The project will begin on March 25, 2013, and continue through the Fall of 2013. 

Some or all materials in collections located in various parts of Hamilton Library (Asia, Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Charlot, Hawaiian and Pacific, and Northeast Asia) will be unavailable at different times for up to eight weeks at a time. Classrooms may be moved or will be periodically unavailable. In addition, some group study rooms will be unavailable part of the time.

The Hawaiian, Pacific, and Charlot collections and service desks on the Fifth Floor of the main building of Hamilton will be closed beginning in May 2013 for a period of six to eight weeks. Reference service and instruction related to these collections will be limited during this period.

The Asia collections and reference desk on the Fourth Floor of the main building of Hamilton will be closed beginning in July 2013 for a period of six to eight weeks. Reference service and instruction related to these collections will be limited during this period. Asia collections on the Third Floor will be inaccessible at times in the Fall.

If you expect to be teaching a course in 2013 that will require access to collections, contact the appropriate collection to discuss your class and research or library assignments.

If you are working on research or writing projects for which you will need access to the collections, please contact us as soon as possible.

If you are planning to travel to Honolulu for research at the Library, please contact us well in advance.

For information about specific collections and services, please contact us or call the following departments:

 

Circulation Desk	956-7203
Asia Collection	956-8116
Business, Humanities and Social Sciences Collections	956-7214
Charlot Collection	956-2849
Hawaiian & Pacific Collections	956-8264
Northeast Asia Collection	956-6308
Public Services	956-2549

 

Click here to view a schedule of inaccessible areas during construction.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why don’t you relocate the books during construction so that we can have access to them?
   
   There is not enough available space in the Library to relocate the books, so they would have to be moved off campus. Moving the books to and from an off-campus site would make them unavailable for the same length of time that they will be inaccessible during construction.

1. How can I get the research materials I need if they’re inaccessible?
   
   If you are a UH Manoa student, staff, or faculty member, we will obtain materials from other libraries on your behalf through Interlibrary Loan. We may also refer you to other local libraries that have the material you need.

1. Will this project make it warmer in Hamilton Library?
   
   We hope that the building temperature will be more comfortable when the new equipment has been installed, but we cannot guarantee it.