From the desk of Deborah Dietzler

Library Ground-breaking

The University broke ground Thursday on a special collections library that will store rare and historial documents and other items.  The 115,000-square-foot Richard B. Russell Building will take about two years to complete and cost about $45 million, a third of which is coming from private donations.  The new South Hull Street facility will house the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, along with the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscripts Library and the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection.  UGA Library Director Bill Potter says the new building will include enough storage space to house another 40 years of collectable material.