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Newly Renovated Irving Goleman Library Dedication set for Tuesday, Dec. 7th

San Joaquin Delta College will dedicate the newly renovate Irving Goleman Library on Tuesday, Dec. 7th from 1:30 -3:30 p.m. The dedication ceremony will feature Irving Goleman’s son,
Dr. Daniel Goleman, a renowned psychologist, New York Times science journalist and author of the bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence.

The Goleman Library is named after the late Dr. Irving Goleman, a longtime Delta College literature teacher who believed that, “no one was truly educated without experiencing the liberal arts.”

The Irving Goleman Library renovation was finance with funds from Delta’s 2004 Measure L Bond. The three-year project was completed during the summer of 2010. Renovation planning started with many hours of consultation with library staff, instructors, library users and student surveys. The library opened its doors to students on August 16th, the first day of Delta’s Fall 2010 Semester.

Impressed students immediately noticed the beautiful aesthetics of the new exterior design. The Irving Goleman Library features state-of-the-art improvements that create a technologically advanced information center. Library staff is still busy “fine tuning” the new study areas, classrooms and services. The goal: Create an atmosphere conductive to study and modern information retrieval that will enhance students’ learning opportunities.

The 50,000 sq. ft. library includes: 15 group study rooms, a faculty reading room, two small classrooms that can be converted into one large classroom, space for the college archives, and new furniture for all public areas. The renovation design included an additional 7,000 square feet for library services, with room for 66 computers in the Reference/Information Commons area.

The dedication ceremony will include tours and demonstrations of the latest learning resource technologies. The public is welcome!

                                  The Newly Renovated Irving Goleman Library

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