ðə stɹˈʌktʃɚ wʌz ɐbˌaʊt θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz æz lˈɑːɹdʒ æz ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɹˈoʊnən hˈɔːl ænd kˈɔst dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹ.tˈuː mˈɪliən tʊ ɪɹˈɛkt.
The  structure was about three times as large as the former library located in Ronan Hall and cost $4.2 million to erect.