{"id":381,"date":"2017-04-18T15:27:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T20:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/?p=381"},"modified":"2021-09-06T10:39:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T15:39:22","slug":"ray-hansen-to-fund-the-reading-commons-renovation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/2017\/04\/18\/ray-hansen-to-fund-the-reading-commons-renovation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Hansen to Fund the Reading Commons Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-283 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/02\/reading_commons_rendering-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/02\/reading_commons_rendering-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/02\/reading_commons_rendering-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/02\/reading_commons_rendering-490x278.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/02\/reading_commons_rendering.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Reading Commons renovation will remodel the east side of the Learning Commons into a community space\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for reading. This area will be full of new and recommended books and periodicals. New shelving, comfortable seating and tables, and good lighting will encourage browsing and reading. \u00a0A presentation space will support special literary events, including poetry readings, book signings, and celebrations of faculty publications.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_457\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-457\" class=\"wp-image-457 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1-300x159.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1-490x259.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1-1080x571.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/files\/2017\/04\/FACUL_Dinner_17-31-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pictured from left to right: Lance Reider (\u201998), foundation officer; Dr. John Weaver, dean of library services and educational technology; Ray Hansen; and Jim Orr, J.D. (\u201986), vice president for advancement.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This project is funded by a generous gift from <strong>Ray Hansen (\u201853)<\/strong> in memory of his beloved wife, <strong>Nancy (\u201853)<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When completed, the new space will be named <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nancy and Ray Hansen Reading Commons.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Reading Commons will also feature a preservation-quality exhibition case that has been funded by an anonymous donor in honor of Max Lucado\u2019s recent donation to ACU of his personal and professional papers. The case will display rare books and archives from the ACU Special Collections, including a permanent display of artifacts and documents from the Max Lucado Collection at ACU. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Reading Commons renovation will remodel the east side of the Learning Commons into a community space\u00a0for reading. This area will be full of new and recommended books and periodicals. 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