What is happening to the trees located where the new library building is going?
Many of the trees on the site have been or will be relocated to other places on the campus, while some will remain and be protected during the construction process. A small number will be removed because of their condition. Once construction is completed there will also be space for new trees to be added to the site because of the minimal footprint of the underground design.Specific arrangements have been made for the trees that were located west of the Joseph Regenstein Library in memory of departed University of Chicago librarians, including three crabapple trees with deep pink blooms in memory of Ruth Murray, former bibliographer for education, psychology and women’s studies; and two cypress trees planted in memory of Hans Lenneberg, former Music Librarian, and his constant lunch companion, Charles Helzer, former Humanities Bibliographer. The crabapple trees have been relocated just across 56th Street and placed between the Young Building and the Smart Museum (just to the south of S
