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