NEWS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 7/21/05

CONTACT: LESLIE SCHALER, COMMUNICATIONS ASST., (413) 545-0162

UMASS AMHERST'S DU BOIS LIBRARY

~ Temporary Entrance Opens July 25 ~

Amherst, MA - Effective Monday, July 25, 2005, the entrance to the Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst will be temporarily relocated to the west side of the building, facing South College.  The main entrance will be closed for the construction of a new building “storefront” as part of the larger Library plaza renovation. All entry and exit will be through the Library's temporary west entrance until the project is completed, just prior to the start of classes on September 7.

For more information, contact Terry Warner at 413-577-1596 or Emily Silverman at 413-545-0995.