TOP: The football-field-sized boom of the crane that will be used to renovate Widener Library rests on Massachusetts Avenue. Photo by Jon Chase LEFT: Widener Library's Jaclyn Gay staffs the the Circulation Desk and the earplug fishbowl during renovations. The Library is offering complimentary earplugs to help ease the distraction of the inevitable construction noises from the Widener Stacks Renovation project. Photo by Rose Lincoln
RIGHT: A crane lifted a cab toward Widener Library. Photo by Rose Lincoln BELOW: The only way for contractors to place machinery into Widener Library's light courts is to go up and over the three-story structure. A massive crane was erected at the Mass. Ave. entrance to do the job. The crane, which is 180 feet tall and has a 300-foot boom, had to be built in the Yard. It arrived from Texas on 15 individual flatbed trailers and took five days to erect. Photo by Rose Lincoln