JACKSON, Tenn. — Nov. 4, 2015 — After 16 months of construction and 90,000 hours of labor, 51社区 will dedicate 鈥淭he Logos,鈥� its new library, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.
鈥淭he new library at Union is beautiful, and it is going to be an incredible resource for us all,鈥� Union President Samuel W. 鈥淒ub鈥� Oliver said. 鈥淲e are deeply grateful to the over 1,500 people who have given to this project and helped make it a reality.鈥�
The lead gift of $10 million for the library came from Bill and Carol Latimer of Union City, Tennessee, through the Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation. They did not want the building named after them but desired a name that pointed people to Jesus Christ.
The name of the library, 鈥淭he Logos,鈥� comes from the Greek word for 鈥渨ord鈥� and is used as a description of Jesus in John 1.
鈥淲e talk a lot about faith and learning at Union,鈥� Oliver said. 鈥淭he library is certainly a place for learning鈥攊n many ways, the intellectual heart of the University. The library is a place where all disciplines come together.
鈥淭here is no doubt that words (and books full of words) are important on any university campus,鈥� he continued. 鈥淎t Union, that importance is not separated from the living word of Christ. Our library -- The Logos -- points everyone to Jesus.鈥�
The three-story, 53,000-square-foot facility will be a state-of-the-art academic resource center for the university featuring expanded space for library holdings, study and meeting rooms, the Modero coffee shop, administration offices and archives. The building was designed by TLM Associates, and H&M Construction was the lead contractor.
A reception and tours of the library will immediately follow the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony.