Library Renovation Project

Haverford is working with Perry Dean Rogers Partners of Boston, a firm that specializes in educational and academic buildings. Mark Freeman, President of the firm, and Todd Schaffer, Senior Associate, are the lead architects working on the project. They have collaborated on many projects, including several college and university libraries at Dickinson College, Clark University, and Florida State University. We are pursuing sustainability standards that align with LEED Gold to reflect the College’s commitment to sustainability.

Feedback sessions and community gatherings throughout the process informed the final program of the building; recommendations from the community are brought to the below committees. The architects have been on campus and held feedback sessions on December 5-6, 2016, January 26-27, 2017, March 16-17, 2017, April 20-21, 2017, May 11, 2017, and July 11-12, 2017. We will continue to announce visits and will create further opportunities for updates on the project as we move forward.

The cost of the project is estimated to be in the range of $32-$33 million dollars. As we move to construction documents in December 2017, we will have a more precise total cost.

We understand the community has many questions about what is happening and how they will be impacted by the closure of Magill during construction. Our renovation guide will be updated throughout the project with current information.

Please contact tsnyder [at] haverford.edu (Terry Snyder) or nmedeiros [at] haverford.edu (Norm Medeiros) with any questions.

View the Renovation Guide Visit the Renovation Website

Committees

Steering Committee

• Fran Blase, Chair and Provost
• Don Campbell, Director of Facilities
• Dave Harrower, Assistant Director of Facilities
• Norm Medeiros, Associate Librarian of the College
• Phil Meneely, Professor of Biology (2017-18)
• Terry Snyder, Librarian of the College
• Additional faculty and student participants

Faculty Advisory Committee

• Ken Koltun-Fromm, Professor of Religion
• Matt McKeever, Professor of Sociology
• Phil Meneely, Professor of Biology

Student Advisory Committee

• Madison Arnold-Scerbo '18
• Austin Huber '19
• Tamsin Meyers '19
• Anna Saum '18

Building Committee

• Fran Blase, Provost
• Don Campbell, Director of Facilities
• Ann Figueredo, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
• Megan Fitch, Chief Information Officer
• Dave Harrower, Assistant Director of Facilities
• Austin Huber '19
• Ken Koltun-Fromm, Professor of Religion
• Saif Kureishi '20
• Matt McKeever, Professor of Sociology
• Norm Medeiros, Associate Librarian of the College,
• Phil Meneely, Professor of Biology (2017-18)
• Anna Saum '18
• Joshua Schrier, Associate Professor of Chemistry (2016-17)
• Terry Snyder, Librarian of the College
• Mitch Wein, Senior Vice President for Finance
• Paul Zoidis, Member, Haverford College Board of Managers