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.

More Work on the Old Side

The work continues to progress on the older side of the building.  The demolition part is almost over, and most of the framing has been completed.  Here's a few photos to show you what's going on.

This first photo is actually taken outside a wall!  We're looking through the wall of what will one day be the janitor's closet down our stairwell to the basement.  The janitor's closet will be located in what used to be the west end of our staff area.

This next photo shows one of our construction crew working in what used to be our old staff break room.  It will soon be the new public restrooms of the new remodel.

You can see the sunlight streeming into the old library with this photo.  We're looking at the old hallway, which now has all the beams installed for the clerestory ceiling.  Our old doorway is now closed off by a temporary wall.  Once the remodeling is completed, that old entry will be an emergency exit.

The material above all our old windows has been removed.  They will construct metal overhangs to match the new building.

With this picture, we can see that the beams supporting the clerestory are completely installed.  This raised area will have windows to let in light in the same way the atrium windows do.

We're looking east from the old Children's section of the library.  You can see what remains of Leslie Twitchell's lovely mural on the left-hand side.

In front of our old east windows, we're going to have a gas fireplace.  As you can see, it has arrived and is already installed.  This is going to be a cozy, wonderful area to sit and read in!

This final photo shows what will be the new Library Foundation Bookstore.  The framing for both the sales area and the storage space has been completed.  The doorway will open out into the hallway.

Work Continues on the Old Side of the Building

While we're enjoying our new building, the work progresses on the old section.  They are in the process gutting the interior, and putting up new supports and wall segments.

This first photo shows the length of the old building.  We're looking from the old staff area through the former General Collections (Adult) area to the east windows.

Its not everyday that you see a construction vehicle in the middle of a library! This one is helping to install the new support beams for the clerestory ceiling which will run down the old hallway.  You can see a gaping hole where the former front doorway was.

Outside, two of our wonderful construction crew go by, discussing the work.

We're in the old General Collections section looking south.  You can see where the new support beams are going up.

We're looking up into the new construction area.  In the background, you can see the outside walls of the atrium.  The new clerestory roof will be the same height as the atrium roof.

This final picture looks like it was taken outside, but we're still in the old section of the building. I couldn't get any closer because of the construction work going on, but I wanted to show you where the new Library Foundation Bookstore is going to be.  You can see the wall supports are now installed, and it will take up most of the space that used to be the Young Adult area.

Raising the Roof in the Old Section!

I have some wild photos for you today! During the last few days, the construction crew has been removing the roof from the old section of the building.  These first few photos were taken last Friday, and show the roof removed from the old hallway area.  This section will have a raised atrium roof to let in the light.

This photo was taken from the old audio books collection area.  You can see the remainder of Leslie Twitchell's lovely Idaho mural to the right.  Our old entrance doors are now blocked off.  They will eventually be an emergency exit.

These fun pictures were taken right down the middle of the old section.  If you keep heading down that hallway, you'd get to the new side of the building.

The walls are still coming down as well.  This is our old staff break room and restroom area.  This will eventually be public restrooms.

This photo was taken from the farthest north west corner of the old building.  The window is our east window where the Adult Collection used to be.  You can see the sunlight streeming down through the opening in the roof.

This is what our old entrance looks like!  You can see the monument to the previous library (the one that went in the flood) out the window.  This area is now a construction zone.  No one can be admitted here without a hardhat.

Here are a couple of views of the hole in the roof.

This photo was taken from the farthest south east corner of the old building.  Its looking through the entire youth sections.  Again, you can see the sunlight coming in through the hole in the roof.

This final photo shows our flagpole and flag that sits out in front of the old library.  With the construction flags, it looks like a carnival!

New Computers, and Old Furniture

Today we're having some excitement! We're getting our new checkout computers installed on the new Circulation Desk. 

We'll have the two checkouts that we had in the old building, as well as the one for the Circulation Clerk.  As always, you'll have the option to use either the self-checkouts or go to the clerk for assistance.  One of the self-checkouts will have the card reader on it, so you may pay fines at that computer.

This first photo shows the action behind the scene...

..and this photo shows how they're looking from the front.

We're also getting some catalogue computers installed in the Children's section.  They'll be the perfect height for our smaller patrons to use.

The construction crew is also installing our hanging lights in the atrium today.  Here is a photo of them on the floor, waiting to go up to the ceiling.

This isn't a very good photo, but if you look hard, you can see the little lights dangling from the ceiling.  They're quite lovely!

Over in the older section, the push is still on to get all the old shelving and furniture out.  This all has to be removed so that the construction crew can gut the interior.

Here we see our director, Judy Dewey, along with some of our librarians, Anette, Ray and Cathy.  They're working on getting the old shelving removed from the former Idaho Collection corner.

Here's the view down through the old Children's and Young Adult areas.  All the bookshelves and fixtures are still waiting to be removed.

Here is the old reference desk.

This photo shows the same section, only looking from the Children's area back to where the audio books used to be housed.

Here we see Anette and Cathy taking a short break from their work!  As you can see, our old book arch from the picture book section has been dismantled, and is waiting its turn to be removed from the building.

This photo shows how empty the northeast corner of the old Adult section looks.  Most of the shelving from this area is now temporarily installed in the new Community Room, and is housing the Adult Collection.

This photo is also looking at the Adult side of the building, only looking to the west now.  You can see the old tables where the public Internet computers used to be.

This photo shows our old processing area.  All the staff equipment has now been removed.  We still need to take out all the desks and furnishings, however.

This final photo shows the lonely hallway in our staff area where we used to park the shelving carts.  As you can see, everything has now been removed from this area.