The Mason Spirit

Made possible by state funding, the new Fenwick Library was designed by Boston architectural firm Shepley Bulfinch and built by Whiting-Turner to LEED silver standards. The facility has greatly expanded services, learning spaces, and digital technology and resources for the Mason community, including:

• An integrated, full-service information and assistance desk
• A café and 24/7 study area
• Express check-out stations where students can scan their own items
• Compact shelving, which allows for increased capacity for books and print materials
• 30 new group study rooms equipped with white boards and monitors
• A graduate student zone with assigned/lockable research carrels
• MediaScape collaboration study rooms, which can allow up to four students to share their screen simultaneously
• A number of seminar rooms and three technology-rich instructional rooms
• A laptop dispenser where users can check out computers for use within the library
• A state-of the-art Special Collections Research Center
• Presentation practice rooms equipped with technology
• A beautiful Main Reading Room with seating for 75
• A Research Commons featuring programming and support for individual and collaborative projects
• Two exhibition/gallery areas
• Several meeting rooms and staff lounges