Student studying inside of Magill Library

Then & Now

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Magill Library

Magill Library will be transformed by a renovation and revitalization that is scheduled to begin in January, 2018. The building will be renamed Lutnick Library in recognition of a $25 million lead gift from Howard Lutnick '83. Planned changes include enhanced technology, open and flexible spaces, increased accessibility for special collections, and a café. Heritage spaces, including the Magill Wing and its historic façade on Founders Green, will be preserved. 

Missed yesterday’s photo? See Magill Library back “Then“.

Magill Library in its current form. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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Previous Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Alumni Hall as seen in 1865
Thursday, November 30, 2017
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Then & Now: Magill Library Then

Magill Library

Long before it was renamed and expanded, Magill Library got its start as Alumni Hall. Originally proposed by the Haverford College Alumni Association as a place to hold meetings, the building took on a dual purpose when the Board of Managers suggested that a portion of the hall be used to accommodate the College’s library, which was then bursting out of a second story room in Founders Hall.

Come back tomorrow to see Magill Library at Haverford “Now”.

A photo of Alumni Hall taken in 1865, not long after it was completed. Photo: College Archives.

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The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship

The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship grew out of faculty and student interests that emerged in the late 1990s. Since then, the Center has developed and expanded into a flourishing nexus of social responsibility, civic engagement, and global peace work, both on campus and in the greater community.

Over fall break, volunteers traveled to High Rocks, an education and leadership institute for girls in rural West Virginia.  Front row: Claire Wayne (AmeriCorps volunteer), Trevor Esilu '21, Claudia Rivera '18, Noor Fatima '21, Kagan Harris '21; Middle row: Liz Kammeyer (AmeriCorps volunteer), Becca Richie '20, Valentina Zavala-Arbelaez '21; Back row: Dana Cutlip (High Rocks Academy Manager), Sarah Riley (Executive Director of High Rocks), Nava Kidon '18, MacKenzie Somers '20. Photo: Mark A. Shephard.

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