A multi-million dollar makeover of the William Merrylees Library at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga is getting its first real test this week as new and continuing students commence their on-campus classes for the new academic year. The four-storey building has undergone a $7.5 million dollar refurbishment over the past year to create a Library Learning Commons for students. The project includes library facilities, public and private study spaces, computer laboratories, formal and casual learning spaces, researchers' rooms, parents' rooms for students with small children, a mix of group study and multimedia spaces, and a new café called Common Crust with indoor and outdoor seating. Executive Director of the University’s Division of Facilities Management, Mr Stephen Butt, said, “One of the main attractions of the new Library Learning Commons is 24-hour access for students to computing facilities and online resources on the first and second floors. Similar Library Learning Commons are used by students at CSU in Albury-Wodonga and Bathurst.” The project has been funded by CSU and the Federal Government's Teaching and Learning Capital Fund.