Demolition on the Old Side of the Building

Now that we finally have everything out, the construction crew has begun demolition on the old side of the building.  Here's a few pictures of how the old section looks now.

The crew has spray painted "DEMO" on the walls that are to be taken out.  You see that here on the wall that separated the area where the public Internet computers were from the staff area.

These "DEMO" signs are on the edge of the Director's office, and the wall leading to the processing area.

As the crew seemed to have so much fun writing on the walls, the library staff decided to join in!  This wall is the one behind where the Children's Librarian's desk used to be.

This is the tiny office in the back corner of the old Young Adult area.  This area will eventually be the Library Foundation Book Store.

Sadly, the lovely mural we've had in the Idaho Collection corner is also slated for demolition. It showed the four seasons of Idaho as you looked from left to right. This mural was painted for us by Leslie Twitchell, and we have greatly enjoyed it.  We're sorry to see it go!

Here we see the beginnings of a hole through the wall to the staff processing area.  You can make out our old yellow staff entrance door in the distance.

This is the same hole, only looking to the east.  The window you see in the distance is the one on the east side of the building where the Adult Collection was.

This photo is a bit later on, and now that wall is completely gone!  Just the supports are left.

The wall the librarians wrote on is now gone as well.  There is no trace of the wall and closet that used to be behind the Children's Librarian's Desk.

The next few photos shows how wide open the library is without any walls!

One of the last areas to be demolished is the old Director's office.

Here is one member of the construction crew working in the old staff restroom.  This entire area will be remodeled into the new public restrooms.

And, perhaps this photo needs no comment.

New Cabinets! and the Carpet is Almost Done.

This has been a big week for us!  The carpet is coming right along, the new cabinets are being installed, and many fixtures have arrived.

These first two pictures show the carpet for the atrium.  It's arrived and in the process of being installed.

These next few pictures show the circulation area.  We're getting lots of cabinets for all the things we need to store.

These photos show how the carpet is progressing in the JR and YA areas.  Most of it has been laid, with the exception of that strip on the far side of the photo.

Here is the Jr. Activity Room.  There's been some discussion as to whether this room should be carpeted or not.

This next photo shows our new drinking fountains.  They're between the two public restrooms, down the hallway to the Community Room.

These next photos show the kitchen cabinets.  We're going to have a nice kitchen off the Community Room!  As you can see, we're just waiting for the counter tops.

Here is a photo of one of our staff bathrooms.  All the fixtures have arrived!

Our director, Judy Dewey, liked her cabinets in the old building so much, that they installed them for her in her new office.  They do look very nice with the new counter tops!

Here's a first look at the entryway to the new building.  There's two sets of doors, with a space in between.  Here will be the inside book drop, as well as the community bulletin board.

And, finally, here is the new view of the library as you enter the front doors.  The circulation desk is to the left, and the YA area is straight ahead.  You can see the light from the atrium streaming into the lobby area.

Changes to the Director's Office

This week saw some major changes to our director, Judy Dewey's, office.  All her countertops and cabinets made a migration into the new addition.  Here are a few pictures of what her office looked like before the furnishings were removed:

Here's a fun picture of one of our construction crew working in Judy's office.  You can see how bare it is, now that her furniture is gone!

Now, Judy has to work off a long table and a couple of shelving carts until we make our move to the new addition.