Drywall is Up in the New Remodel

The remodeling is starting to make the old library look like the new addition.  It looks like all the drywall is now up and waiting for the next phase of construction.

This first photo shows our old front entrance.  You can see the monument to the library that was taken in the Teton Dam Flood.  I believe our flagpole will be moved to be closer to the monument.  This area will no longer be an entrance, but there will be a door for an emergency exit.

This next photo was taken from the back of old General Collections.  We're looking west to where the old staff area and circulation desk used to be.  The wall you see in the back will be to the public restrooms and the janitor's closet.

Here is our clerestory ceiling.  Doesn't it look nice!  Our new remodel will be as bright and airy as our new construction.

 

Here is our new fireplace all installed.  This area will be a really nice place to relax and read a book, or to browse through a magazine.

This next image shows the wall to the new book store, and the wall to the hallway.  This corner will house part of the General Collection that is now being stored in the Community Room.

This photo shows the doorway to the new public restroom area.  These are located about where the old ones were.  To the left, you can see the hallway to the new construction area, and what used to be our back door to the library.

This is not a great photo! I was trying to show you the new books store.  This will be the entryway, and inside is a nice space for the book store.

This is a view inside the book store.  The construction crew are using it for their office right now.  The doorway you can see peeping out on the right will lead to a storage space.

This last image is the new remodel as you'd see it if you were able to walk through the construction wall behind the public computers in the entryway.  This is where our old back door used to be.  You can see how nice and bright our new library is going to be!

Work Progresses on the Old Section Remodel

To start off, I had to show you this fun photo of one of our construction crew driving this big machine into our parking lot.

There's been a lot of work done on the old section of the library.  Most of the framing is now complete.  You can tell from this picture how the clerestory roof is coming - its just peeking out over the top of the old building.  The second photo is a bit better, and shows how high the new roof is.

Here is the ceiling from the inside.  You can see the clerestory windows along the top edge.  They will match the ones we have now in the new atrium at the entrance to our new building.

The drywall has arrived, and is just waiting to be installed.  Here we see a pallet of drywall waiting in the old General Collections area.

This photo shows the drywall for the new book store and the other half of the old library.

This last image shows our new fireplace.  We're standing in what was the old children's area, about where Story Time used to be held.