Chester Fritz Library Updates

News and notes from UND's Chester Fritz Library

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Grand Re-opening Celebration

Categories: In and Around CFL, Library Events, Renovation Updates

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  It is official. This is the last library renovation update you are going to see on this blog!  The largest renovation of the Chester Fritz Library since the 1981 building addition, is done.  To celebrate, the library is hosting a Grand Re-opening Celebration, during Homecoming Week, on Friday, October 22 at 3:00 pm. The […]

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Renovation? Transformation!

Categories: In and Around CFL, Renovation Updates

CFL building lit up at dusk

At last, after 6 combined years of planning and construction, Chester Fritz Library’s (CFL’s) renovation is officially complete – and looks amazing!  (There are a few bits left – a switch here, a sign there – but who’s counting?)  And before we say any more, we’d like to thank the UND community, and our patrons […]

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Chester Fritz Construction update

Categories: In and Around CFL, Renovation Updates, Updates and Changes

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We are excited to announce that the south tower is complete and the south entrance of the Chester Fritz Library is now open! This side of the building houses our compact shelving and periodicals. The majority of the construction is now done at the Chester Fritz Library. There are still a few final adjustments coming, […]

Chester Fritz Library north entrance

Library Renovation Update

Categories: Renovation Updates

Chester Fritz Library north entrance

By Spring 2021, the Chester Fritz Library renovation project will be largely complete. Currently, workers are finishing the Reading Room and South Tower; once the latter is complete, the south entrance will re-open.  Nearly everything else is done, so if you are nearby, please stop in and take a look around, do some research, or […]

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ALMA Conversion: Library Service Changes

Categories: Notes from the Dean, Renovation Updates, Updates and Changes

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Dear colleagues: As you likely know, the UND Libraries have been involved in a major library system conversion, moving from our old Ex Libris Aleph library system to the new Ex Libris ALMA product.  This is a statewide initiative whereby all academic libraries in the Online Dakota Information Network (ODIN) are undertaking this conversion, with […]