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Touring Park Library with Tom Moore, dean of libraries, was among the events planned when Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee members recently visited the Mount Pleasant campus. Moore says such a tour provides the opportunity for legislators to learn about library academic and support services and for CMU to express its appreciation for their support in Lansing. Library continues to impress students and visitors Take a campus tour with Campus Ambassador Amber Cummings, and she'll understand if you need to pause when you get to Park Library. "The library was my favorite place on campus when I took a tour myself, sophomore says. "I was really impressed with the 33 miles of compactable shelving. It's just a beautiful building. " the Dansville " centerpiece CMU As a student pursuing elementary education with a Spanish major and minors in leadership and language arts, Cummings quickly realized Park Library was more than a beautiful building. That's precisely what CMU Libraries Dean Tom Moore and his colleagues had in mind when they redesigned Park Library and positioned it, including Off- Campus Library Services and Clarke Historical Library, to serve members of the university and area communities into the future. "We knew we were going to build a monumental building, and we wanted it to represent the university's commitment to academic pursuits, static building. " " Moore says. "It's not a "It will continue to grow and change to meet the needs of our students, faculty and staff, as well as people beyond the university. Take a look here at how Park Library has developed into a CMU centerpiece of sorts, from impressing prospective students and visiting lawmakers to hosting campus and community outreach events. • library.cmich.edu/pubs for more Prospective undergraduate, graduate and transfer students see Park Library up close through events such as campus tours, Centralis Scholarship competitions and New Student Orientation, which is pictured here. Michelle Howard, assistant dean of students and director of academic advising and assistance, says the library is an ideal place to host orientation sessions. "It helps to expose students to the main campus library while at the same time providing an academic setting for students to register for their classes, " she says. 4