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Architect’s rendering of the renovated and expanded Lilly Library, including a new entrance on the southwest side of the building that will connect with the residential \u201cbackyard\u201d of East Campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We’re renovating Duke’s first library.<\/span><\/h1>\n

Lilly Library is the primary academic support space for more than 1,700 first-year Duke students on East Campus. Unfortunately, it has not been expanded or substantially renovated since it was built almost a century ago, in 1927.<\/p>\n

The renovation, starting in 2024 and continuing through fall of 2026, will transform one of the oldest and most architecturally significant buildings at Duke into a much-needed intellectual and social center of East Campus. The expansion will dramatically increase the building’s footprint. It will have significantly more seating and offer more collaborative study spaces and technology-equipped project rooms.<\/p>\n

We invite you to learn more, follow our progress, and be part of the historic transformation of the heart of East Campus.<\/p>\n

Construction Live Stream<\/h1>\n