The setting for the actual groundbreaking was the little strip of lawn on the east side of the distribution center. Here's what it looked like that morning, nothing but a patch of tall weeds. The sod was cut out earlier in the summer. About an hour before the ceremony was to take place, the contractor, Bateman-Hall, cleared the space with a backhoe.
And here it is all ready for the ceremony.
This is the north side of the old building before we decorated for the groundbreaking.
Now the stage is set...
The first things on the distribution center to go were the concrete front steps and back porch. We had hoped someone would be able to move the old home off the property, but it would have been too costly. Instead the contractor demolished the building on September 21, 2009.
The setting for the actual groundbreaking was the little strip of lawn on the east side of the distribution center. Here's what it looked like that morning, nothing but a patch of tall weeds. The sod was cut out earlier in the summer. About an hour before the ceremony was to take place, the contractor, Bateman-Hall, cleared the space with a backhoe. 
This is the site for the new section of the library. The building on the left is the old LDS Church Distribution Center. That will be torn down to make room for the addition and the entrance to the parking lot. The current facility is seen on the right. 
