Completed USM Glickman Family Library Unveiled 4/15-16
April 17, 2004
USM's Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library, located on
Portland's Forest Ave., is completed, thanks to more than
$3.3 million in private donations.
The opening celebrations begin Thursday with a brunch, afternoon
tea, and evening reception designed to thank the many individual
and corporate donors. For details and to arrange coverage,
call USM Public Affairs at 780-4200.
Friday is USM Day at the library and marks the first day
the top three floors will be open to the public. The media
is welcome to attend any of these events, which include tours
of the facility, readings by "Words & Images" (USM's literary
and artistic journal) contributors, and food available for
the first time in the building at the AAA Northern New England
Cafe. Historical artifacts and photos on the first floor show
the building's transformation from derelict building that
was originally a bakery to a library.
Please call USM Public Affairs at 780-4200 to make coverage
arrangements.
Friday, April 16 - Glickman Library Opening
Events
9 a.m.-12 noon
Tours of the facility meet at the first floor circulation
desk
12 noon-1 p.m.
Official Grand Opening featuring speakers and refreshments
in the UnumProvident Great Reading Room on the seventh floor.
1-4 p.m.
Tours of the new floors meet in the UnumProvident Great Reading
Room on the seventh floor. Some of the features of the new
floors include: The Mildred Brenner Glickman Special Collections
Area on the sixth floor; furniture from Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
on floors six and seven (the first time Moser furniture is
used in a Maine library); panoramic views from the seventh
floor Alfred and Dorothy Suzi Osher University Pavilion; a
state-of-the-art electronic classroom; and the AAA Northern
New England Cafe on the fifth floor.
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