David Adamany Undergraduate Library

The David Adamany Undergraduate Library alone provides 2,337 seats, 27 group study rooms, and 3 instruction labs.

The library also contains the DeRoy Extended Study Center providing 24-hour access to 140 standard workstations as well as 30 high-end work stations with specialized software.

Over ten years after the idea was introduced in May 1986, ground was broken on February 2, 1996, in front of a substantial crowd in sub-zero degree temperatures.

Construction took less than two years and staff worked hard to prepare for the September 1997 opening of the UGL with an interior size of 300.000 square feet The Wayne State University Art Collection, which has grown to include nearly 6000 works of art, has proved a primary resource for creating such an environment.

The art at Adamany reinforces Wayne State University’s and Detroit's standing as a center for artistic expression.