in 1999, after construction of the new law school building was completed, the john joseph moakley library moved to its new home, on the 5th through 7th floors, in sargent hall. the library contains over 450,000 volumes, and budget of new acquisitions reaching approximately $2 million, covering common law and statutes from all major areas of american law in each of the 50 states, the district of columbia, and with primary legal materials from the u.s. federal government, canada, the united kingdom, the united nations, and the european union.