Duke Trustees Give Final Approval to the Perkins Project!

During their October 2 meeting, the Duke University Board of Trustees approved the expansion of Perkins Library, the main West Campus library, which was built in three stages between 1928 and 1968.

The $55 million Perkins Project is part of a three-phase plan to enlarge and redesign the library for today�s information-based society by creating new and flexible spaces to meet changing needs and uses. The first phase calls for constructing a five-story addition to Perkins east of the portion of the library built in 1968 and behind the Old Chemistry Building.