Killam Library 2023‑25 Retrofit Project
Killam Memorial Library is undergoing a significant energy and water retrofit project from 2023-26.
While the building will look much the same at the end of the project, the retrofit will provide essential updates increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of infrastructure that was installed when the building was constructed over 50 years ago.
Learn more about the project and Dalhousie's goals for reducing it's overall energy usage and energy cost on the Facilities Management Campus webpage describing the Killam Energy Refit.
Construction will take place from May 2023 to early 2026 and will result in disruptions to service points and study areas as sections of each floor are closed for construction. We will do our best to maintain access to key resources and services and to provide sufficient access to study spaces throughout the project.
While plans may be adjusted as the work proceeds, here is a project timeline showing when different service points, collections and study spaces will be affected by the retrofit:
2023
May – August
Ground Floor
- Killam Library Service Point
- Gord Downey & Chanie Wenjack Legacy Space, including the Learning Commons, Ko’jua Okuom Indigenous Community Room, IT Help Desk & Hardware Services, Writing Centre and Atlantic Research Data Centre
June – July
Ground Floor
- Student Accessibility Centre
October - November
Ground Floor
- Centre for Learning & Teaching
- Music Collection
- Office of the Dean of Libraries
November – January
Second Floor
- LINC Classroom
- Library book and journal collections (Call Numbers U-Z, Oversize books and Government Documents)
2024
January - March
Second Floor
McNab Reading Room and Upper Learning Commons
Study tables surrounding atrium
March – May
Third Floor
Study tables surrounding atrium
May – July
Third Floor
Library book and journal collections (Call Numbers P-T)
May – August
First Floor
Main entrance to Killam Library
Atrium including food services
July – September
Fifth Floor
Archives and Special Collections
GIS Centre
September – November
Fifth Floor
Study tables surrounding atrium
December – February 2025
Fourth Floor
Graduate Students Centre (Grad Pad)
Student study space and study tables surrounding atrium
2025
February – April
Fourth Floor
Book and journal collections (Call Numbers A-L, N)