Macquarie University Library

A Century Learning Environment

Macquarie is a university on the move, on the way to becoming one of the top 200 research universities in the world. This new building will symbolise the university’s aspirations and reputation. It will provide a 21st Century learning and research environment that facilitates vital interactions between people and knowledge.

Located at the main entry to the university, the new building will enrich campus life by providing a central Library combined with learning, research and social spaces. The facilities will be unmatched by any academic library in Australia and complement today’s collaborative approach to learning and research.

The native parklands of the campus have inspired an innovative design, which aims to set impressive sustainability standards.

This website is your gateway to everything exciting about the planning, construction and celebration of the new Library. Visit regularly for updates and to view progress on site via the live webcam. Take a moment to contribute to the blog as your input is fundamental to the success of this project.

Ballad of a Thin Man – Library Stories

Share your story !  As part of the Library 2010 project, Library Friends are collecting Library Stories to commemorate the 40 year history of the current building. If you are interested in sharing your recollections, reflections or remembrances of our Library. Please email us.

The pathway in this photo has now been replaced and renamed Wally’s Walk. The saplings on the edges of the pathway have grown to magisterial proportions. These impressive, leafy plane trees now mask the concrete architectural brutalism of that original design. A green canopy that shields the eye and the sky. Read on…