The Work Progresses Inside

We're now to the second week of April, and our BIG MOVE is slated for the final two weeks in May - May 17th through the 31st, to be exact.  The work is progressing right along, and it looks like the crew is on schedule.

Here's a few photos to show how nicely the interior of the building is looking.  The construction crew is still working in the atrium.  As you can see, we've got the clerestory windows installed, and the drywall mudding is progressing.

Here's a veiw looking south to the front door area.  We expect the doors to arive and be installed any day now.  You can see the area that will be our new display cases:

This is the north corner by the old yellow door that used to be our staff entrance.  Its all finished and painted!

Here's a view of our new staff processing area.  Look how nice and big and bright is is!  The lights have been installed and are working nicely.

The Community Room still needs a bit of work, but its right on target as well.  Here's a veiw looking into the southeast corner of the new room.  You can see the space where the doors will be installed:

Here's a first peek at the public restrooms.  All the tile has been installed, and the sinks are in as well:

And, finally, here's a view looking east through our long and lovely Junior section back the Young Adult corner by the old staff room door:

More Changes to the Interior of the Old Library

In order for the construction of the new section to progress, the construction crew had to remove part of the ceiling in the existing building. Here are some "before" and "after" photos to show how things have changed.

First we have the Young Adult area.  This was the easiest for the construction crew to do, as the ceiling was made up of tiles that could be removed.  The first two pictures show the ceiling as it was:

And here is the ceiling now, with the tiles removed, and the fixtures hangin loose.

These next pictures show the staff office at the back of the old building, in the north corner of the Young Adult area.  It was a more difficult job, as the ceiling in this small office was solid.  The construction crew had to do more work to get this ceiling out:

And here's what the ceiling in the little office looks like now:

Last, the staff area in the north corner of the old building was also affected.  Here is a photo of the staff break room.  Its located just off of the yellow door that was by the old book drop on the west side of the building:

And here's the break room now with the ceiling tiles removed:

So, lots of chages are happening!  It feels a bit like we're on the set of a movie, and the roof has been left off on purpose.  We're looking forward to our new building, and our new LARGE staff area!

Starting the Brickwork

Even though it was a cold and cloudy day, the construction crew got working on the exterior brickwork today.  Loads of bricks were brought in, and scaffolding went up all around the exterior. 

Heres a photo of the bricks being brought in with a tractor:

These next few photos show the scaffolding around the building, and the brickwork being done.

You can tell from these photos how great the new brickwork is going to look! They've done a fantastic job in finding brick that matches the existing building.  Once its finished, the new addition will blend in perfectly with the older, existing library.

New Windows

It was a momentous day today!  The construction crew began installing the windows.  Here's a few pictures:

Here's the crew working on the window in the new Staff Processing Room.

This is another angle of them working on the Staff Processing Room window.  You can see the Tabernacle outside.

This last photo shows the crew working on the west window in the new Community Room.  You can see the back of Madison Jr. High behind them.

These windows are so large, and there are so many of them, the interior of the new library will be very bright and beautiful!

Changes in the Staff Room

The second week of March has seen some big changes to the current Staff Processing area.  Our staff door and break room window have been taken out. Also, the old room that housed the book drop has been dismantled.  Here are a few "before" and "after" pictures that show these changes.

These are the before and after shots of the door.  You can see the wall to the book drop room on the back side of the refridgerator.  Here's what it looked like from the older side of the building:

Here's what the door looked like from the new construction side:

They also removed the little room that used to house the book drop.  Here's what the staff room looks like now:

 

Exterior Gets Weatherized

With the sunny days we've had, the crew has been progressing right along.  Here are a few pictures showing the exteriors of the new addition with the weather wrap on.

This first photo shows the new main entrance to the library, and the new Community Room.  You can see how much of the exterior walls are completed, and the weather wrapping around the Community Room.

I took a little outside tour along 1st North to see the scope of the new building. Here you can see how the new addition is connecting to the old building.  The atrium roof is peeking out over the older building.  I'm so glad we were able to save the mature tree in the parking!

This last photo is looking from the new addition back onto the older building.  You can just see the Tabernacle roof behind the building.  From this angle, the new addition looks huge!

Interiors Get Insulation and Drywall

Work on the interior is moving right along!  The weatherization materials and insulation are being installed.  Here are a few pictures of the work being done right now.

The insulation is going up in the atrium.  Its kind of fun to watch them lift the insulation pieces up to the top of the atrium.

Here is a picture of the weatheriszation materials along the north wall.  This photo looks west down through what will be the Young Adult and Junior sections of the library.

The drywall has also arrived and is in the process of being installed. This next photo shows the drywall up in the new Junior Activity Room.

They've also put drywall inside the lighting fixtures.  This photo shows a close-up of one in the Junior area.

This next photo shows the drywall leaning up against the sides of the framing waiting to be installed.  This picture is looking east from the Junior Activity Room back to the old part of the library.

In other parts of the building, the drywall is still waiting to be installed.  The next picture shows the drywall waiting in the Community Room.

This photo shows drywall waiting to be installed in the new Staff Processing area.