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.

Work Continues in the Older Section and Outside

While our new addition is almost up and ready, work is continuing on the older side of the building.  These first few photos show how we're proceeding in getting all the shelving and tables and things ready to move out of the building.  For now, we're going to store them, and perhaps have an excess sale once the library is completed.  We are using many items from the older building, and we're not sure what will be left over.

This photo shows the old magazine and audio book section.  There's a few boxes that still need to be moved over.

This is the old Adult section, with the study carols and oversized items shelves in the forground.  We used to have the DVDs on top of the short shelves to the right.  This section sure looks different without the tall shelves!

This picture is looking back from the old entrance through the Junior section.  The old children's book arch is still there.

Outside, our old entrance is no longer open for public access.  It is now a construction zone, and no one is allowed to walk through there.  The construction crew has errected a fence to block off the old entrance.  Our new entrance will be on the south side of the building, where the big glass doors are.

This next photo shows where the new book drop will be, at least for this week!  Once the new addition is opened, we'll have a book drop on the new side.  For this week, the book drop is in the old emergency exit door.  We've got some signs posted so you can find it.

Back to the new side of the building, the crew's been working to get our parking lot ready to pave.

They're making an island in front of the new addition to creat a drive-through lane.  Here, you'll be able to drive in and drop off your books.  The window you see will eventually be where you can pick up books, once you've called in and told us you're coming!

 

On the west side of the building, the crew is making us a single lane entrance.  This will be a one-way entrance from 1st North into the library parking lot and drive-through area.

The concrete has been poured for the entry way, and the crew is working to get the area ready for blacktop.

The north side of the building now has a new sidewalk poured.  The pipes and lines they were working on are now finished.  Landscaping will be coming sometime soon.

Work in the Parking Lot

Our construction crew has moved outside again, this time to the parking lot between the new addition and the Seminary Building.  The blacktop has been removed in preparation for a new drainage system.  Additionally, they'll be putting in a small island. This will mark the flow of traffic for the drive-up window.

Here are a few pictures to show the activity: