University celebrates new renovations to the DePaul University library

Students tour the newly remodeled second floor of the John T. Richardson Library, including the new 1581 Media Studios. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Terry Taylor, associate university librarian, leads guests on a tour of the newly remodeled second floor of the John T. Richardson Library. The second floor of the library now features a 3D scanning and printing "Maker Hub" area, audio and video recording/editing rooms in the new 1581 Media Studios, several high-tech classroom spaces, and the new home for Studio CHI, a center that brings together the humanities and computing. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

The second floor of the Richardson Library now features a 3D scanning and printing "Maker Hub" area, audio and video recording/editing rooms in the new 1581 Media Studios, several high-tech classroom spaces, and the new home for Studio CHI. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Guests listen as University Librarian Scott Walter talks about the recent renovations to the John T. Richardson Library on the Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

One of the new student study areas on the second floor of the John T. Richardson Library features new computers and other technologies, as well as reorganized library stacks. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

One of the new classroom / lab spaces on the second floor of the John T. Richardson Library. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Roshanna Sylvester, director of Studio CHI, left, watches as deans Salma Ghanem and David Miller try their hand at solving a digital photo puzzle in the "The Forum" area of the remodeled Richardson Library. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

One of the new student study areas on the second floor of the John T. Richardson Library features new computers and other technologies, as well as reorganized library stacks. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Janice Scurio, right, shows off one of the 3D printers available in the new maker space to DePaul University President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., and his wife, Josephine, as they tour the newly workspaces in the Richardson Library. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Terry Taylor, associate university librarian, leads guests on a tour of the newly remodeled second floor of the John T. Richardson Library. The second floor of the library now features a 3D scanning and printing "Maker Hub" area, audio and video recording/editing rooms in the new 1581 Media Studios, several high-tech classroom spaces, and the new home for Studio CHI, a center that brings together the humanities and computing. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)