The Booth Library rededication ceremony on Wednesday will feature special guests from throughout the state to help celebrate the completion of Eastern’s newest state-of-the-art building.

An open house with several tours of the building will go on throughout the day between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., said Allen Lanham, dean of library services.

The main ceremony will start at 1:30 p.m. in the Library Quad with guest speakers Blair Lord, vice president of academic affairs and Lou Hencken, interim president.

Lanham also invited outside guests Helen Spalding, vice president of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Sylvia Murphy Williams, president of the Illinois Library Association and Jean Wilkins, director of Illinois State Libraries.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate together,” Lanham said. “Many students are still here who had to use the library in McAffe or other branches, so it is a time for celebration.”

The student winner of the Gateway Laptop computer also will be announced at the celebration.

Following the main ceremony, there will be a reception on the south lawn of the library with free refreshments and live jazz by the music department

At 2:45 p.m., internationally- acclaimed storyteller, Dan Keding, will lead the inauguration of the Ballanger Teacher’s Center room in the library.

“We find that in every corner and at service point throughout the day and night and weekends (there are people here), so it is a successful building,” Lanham said.