Paley library includes three passenger elevators. They are original building equipment dating from 40 years ago, and have proven quite difficult to keep in full, proper operation due to their advanced age and heavy traffic.
On February 21, 2005, Temple’s Facilities Management Division began a major project to renovate all three passenger elevators. In addition to replacing controlling equipment, the hydraulic drive systems including cylinders and pistons, will be fully replaced.
The approximate schedule of work is:
February 21 – May:
Elevator #2 out of service.
During this time, use elevators #3 and #4.
May – July, 2005:
Elevators #3 and #4 our of service.
During this time, use elevator #2.
During this project we strongly encourage library users to:
1) take the stairs when possible to avoid delays and queuing
2) report promptly any malfunction or failure of elevators that should be in service.
Should you need further information or wish to report an immediately occuring elevator problem, please call Facilities at 1-1818 (Monday-Friday 8-4) or 1-1234 (evening/weekends or in case of emergency).
[Comments or suggestions concerning this project update should be directed to Jonathan LeBreton lebreton@temple.edu
Content last reviewed: 3/22/05.]
A thought – Eventually you will have to identify the location of elevator #2 which is hidden from the public’s view. I’m not sure that anyone thinks about the number of a specific elevator only that ***&&### blasted elevator isn’t working for them.
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E. Letzter is correct, of course, that once it’s reactivated, we’ll need signs to direct users to elevator #2. It’s just around the corner from the primary passenger elevators and publicly accessible on floors 2, 3, mezzanine, and on the lower level. We have signs ready to go at a moment’s notice.
As to the numbering of the elevators, the numbers are shown at the up-down travel indicators outside the elevator doors on each floor. We use those car numbers to call in problems to facilities so they are helpful to us and to Facilities when we do have a malfunction.
– Jonathan LeBreton
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