Take a tour of Bridgewater College’s John Kenny Forrer Learning Commons, a renovation-and-expansion project that transformed the Alexander Mack Memorial Library into a modern learning hub, which opened Feb. 24, 2020. The collaborative learning space connects students with support and services for college success as well as career development. The Forrer Learning Commons is home to the Alexander Mack Memorial Collections, Special Collections and the Morgridge Center for Collaborative Learning. The Morgridge Center houses media production, peer coaching and tutoring, the Writing Center, Career Services, IT assistance and research and information literacy support. The main floor of the FLC features the Smith Family Learning Commons Café (Smitty’s), along with the Robert H. and Mary Susan King Portico and the Beverly Perdue Art Gallery. The top level features expansive views of the campus mall, engaged learning spaces, study carrels and the Class of ’69 Great Room, with comfortable seating for casual conversations or quiet reading. The lower level is home to the Alexander Mack Memorial Collections, Special Collections, an archival reading room and more. (music only. no narration.)