Construction on a desperately needed library and learning centre at Mount Royal University is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2014 following an $85.8-million commitment from the Alberta government and an undisclosed donation from Calgary’s Riddell family.

Staff are elated that construction will soon begin on the four-floor, stand-alone library, which, at 16,000 square metres, will be four times the size of the institution’s existing library.

Read: Alberta commits $85.8M to new library for Mount Royal University | Calgary Herald.