BEFORE: LIS Commons Area (2011). Photo credit: Dr. Andrew Wertheimer

AFTER: LIS Commons Area (2015).

BEFORE: LIS Commons area, opposing view (April 2014). Photo credit: Dr. Andrew Wertheimer.

AFTER: LIS Commons Area, opposing view (2015).

BEFORE: Front of the LIS Commons Area (April 2014). Photo credit: Dr. Andrew Wertheimer.

AFTER: The Comfy Corner at the front of the LIS Commons Area (2015); new couches from Rattan Creations.

AFTER: Aloha center at the front of the LIS Commons Area (2015).

AFTER: Aloha center, new coffee table from Worldwide Furnishings (2015).

AFTER: Poster turned into a wall graphic and featured in the main LIS entryway (2015).

AFTER: Looking in to the LIS department from the main hallway (2015).

AFTER: Student & Faculty photography adorn the entryway of the LIS Department (2015).

AFTER: Student & Faculty photography adorn the entryway of the LIS Department (2015).

AFTER: Alumni spotlight, created to highlight our graduates (2015).

BEFORE: Alumni map (June 2015).

AFTER: Alumni map, updated & relocated to a more visible area (September 2015)

AFTER: Alumni Library, created in conjunction with the updated Alumni map (September 2015).

BEFORE: LIS office signage (June 2015)

AFTER: LIS Office Signage (September 2015).

BEFORE: The wall in the LIS Commons Area that faces the Mānoa Valley (April 2014). Photo Credit Dr. Andrew Wertheimer.

AFTER: The wall in the LIS Commons Area that faces the Mānoa Valley (September 2015).

AFTER: Derrick Monis, a friend of the department, took the photograph that was turned into a mural by Hon Graphics from the Wa`ahila Ridge Trail.

BEFORE: LIS New Student board. Photo credit: Dr. Andrew Wertheimer (2011).

BEFORE: LIS New Student Board (January 2015), made with non-reusable materials.

AFTER: LIS New Student Board (September 2015), reusable for each semester.

AFTER: Student and Faculty posters presented at the HLA/HASL 2015 Fall Conference and the 2015 ALA Conference adorn the far wall of the LIS Commons Area (2015).

AFTER: Student posters presented at the HLA/HASL 2015 Fall Conference adorn the far wall of the LIS Commons area (2015).