The Parking Lot Gets Paved, and the Walls Come Down in the Old Section

Well, it finally stopped raining long enough for the crew to be able to pave our parking lot! In a few days, they'll paint the lines, and it will give us 10 additional parking spaces.  We'll also get back the two or three spaces that the construction tape had blocked off by the Tabernacle.

This first photo shows how lovely the fresh new blacktop looks.  You can see a member of the construction crew going over it with the steem roller.  On the building, you can see two holes - they will both be Book Drop holes.  The bigger one will not be operational until we get our sorting equipment, which is sometime in the fall.  Once the slot is installed, the smaller one will be available for drop-offs.

This is a view down our new driveway.  Its on the west side of the building, and will be a one-way only lane with the entrance from 1st North.  No parking will be allowed down this driveway.

Here is where the new parking spaces will be.  They'll be located between the new library and the LDS Semenary building.

And this is a longer view of our drive-through Book Drop area.  The window is not operational yet.  The Book Drops will be operational in a few days.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the building, demolition continues.  Here we see our old staff restroom and break area.

Now, even the supports are gone between the staff area and the old Adult Collections area.  These photos are a bit dark because there is no power in the old section anymore.

This photo gives you a grand sweeping view of the entire Adult Collection area through to where the magazines and audio books used to be.  Much of the brick hallway has now been removed.

This is a view down through the old Children's area to the Young Adult area.  The back office has now been demolished.

This last image shows the old hallway.  The plywood doors you see at the end lead into the new section of the building.