When donors approached former CSU President Bill Morgan with funds for the university’s first stadium, he refused their generosity. At first, at least. As long as he had a say, his school would not have a stadium before it had a library, he told them.

To the president’s great pleasure, Morgan Library opened its doors in 1964, four years before the first kick-off at Hughes Stadium.

Today, while the debate over a new proposed stadium rages, Morgan Library’s first state-of-the-art renovation has been completed. And with the exception of Lory Student Center, the building is now being utilized by more people than any other on campus, according to Dean of Libraries Patrick Burns.

The library’s 18-month, $16.8 million transformation into a cutting-edge information hub was partly the result of feedback from students, who were so in support of the expansion that they voted on an increase in their technology fees to pay for it.

With the combined efforts of architect/interior design firm studiotrope and Pinkard Construction, Morgan’s new features reflect the changing demand for a library from a place to browse for books to a place to collaborate, innovate and explore endless