UVSC officials emphasize the library includes room to grow and is to be a learning environment — not just a place for research. "The times change, and we change with the times," Freeman said.

UVSC plans to collect up to 150 pieces of donated artwork, including sculpture and photography, to decorate the building.

The library is still looking for a name. If a donor steps up to the plate with $10 million, the structure will bear his name. There are also study rooms and reception spaces and an auditorium to be named, ranging from $10,000 to $500,000 to $1 million in donations.

UVSC's old library will be used as a student success center for advising and counseling.

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UVSC's new library

Size: 190,000 square feet

Cost: $48 million

Special features: 16 skylights, 35 study rooms and three elevators; 42,000 square feet of glass on the building