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.

One Week 'Til We Re-Open!

Well, we're getting down to the wire now! Our re-opening is only one week away.

Since the Adult Collection has been completely moved, we're now concentrating on getting the Junior and Young Adult items into their permanent homes.  Let's look at the Young Adult area first.

In this photo, we see an overview of the Young Adult area.  The low shelving you see to your right will house our DVD collection.  On the opposite side, we'll place the items on hold for patrons.  The taller shelving you see behind and to the left will house the Young Adult items.

Here we have the south east corner of the YA area.  The books are starting to fill up the shelves!

The computer technicians are installing new computers for the YA area.

And here's a larger view of the YA area.  The shorter shelving to the right is where the holds will be.

This picture shows Amy, one of our librarians, wheeling a cart of Junior non-fiction to its new home.  The construction crew is in the process of installing the light fixtures from the atrium ceiling - hense the giant ladder!

This plywood wall is a temporary barrrier to block off the older part of the library while its being remodeled.  Since space is at a primium, we've decided to place the public access computers against this wall for the summertime.  Once the older section's remodel is completed, these computers will move to that new space.

This photo shows the veiw from behind the circulation desk.  We still have to move all our supplies over to this section.  We're also waiting on the circulation computer and the self check-out stations.

This image shows the Junior section.  We're looking north west.  Here in the front is the non-fiction books.  The fiction books will be housed in the shelving you see to the left in the distance.

This view is looking north east.  On the right, you can see the corner of the Children's Librarian's desk.  The shelves closest to us are housing the Junior fiction books.

We're utilizing some of our old cupboards and counters in our work areas.  This image shows the Children's Librarian's closet and storage space.  Its bigger than some of my college apartments were!

We're also continuing to get our staff area squared away.  Everyone is working on getting their desks in order.  Here we see Melissa (behind that box!) sorting through the office supplies.

In the distance you can see Anette, one of our librarians.  She's working at her desk.

Here we have the Director's office.  She is still in the process of moving her items.  On the wall, you can see the scrapbook kits.

And this giant space is on the west side of the processing area.  We're going to move some tables in to store some of our processing equipment.  This is a good place to put the shelving carts!

The next post will be a continuation of today - I'll show you what's going on outside!

May 28th

We're getting closer and closer to having our move completed.  Today, I thought I'd take you through the front doors for the first time. 

So here we are, entering from the foyer.  You can see the curve of the circulation desk to the left.

Today, the construction crew is working on putting the circulation desk countertops on.  They're filling in the spaces and sanding it smooth.

 

Our new signage has been installed.  Here is the sign for the Young Adult area.  The shelving for this area is almost completed.  You can see the shelving we'll use for the DVDs right under the sign.

Here is the sign for the Children's area.  The shelving for this area has now been completed.

Our Children's librarian has had her desk installed.  She's now in the process of moving her things.

The tops to the shelves in the children's area have now been installed.  The shelving looks so nice!

Here is the hallway to the Community Room / Adult Collection area.  We've decided this is probably the best place to put the Adult New Titles.  We're going to use our same kiosks from the older part of the building.

This photo shows the signage for the Community Room.  All our signs are in a lovely dark brown that contrasts nicely with our walls.

The glass doors have now been installed on the Junior Activity Room.  We will be able to close those doors when the children are having noisy activities.

This photo shows the inside of the Junior Activity Room.  We still need to have the flooring installed in here, but otherwise, this room is finished.  You can see the new "Community Room" sign through the doors.

Back on the older side of the library, we've installed a temporary book drop in the emergency exit door on the south side of the building.  We'll have some signs put out so you can find the book drop.  Our book drop will open on the 1st of June.

We've got almost all the collection moved to the new part of the building.  You can see how bare its looking in the older part!  We just have a few boxes left to move.

This is the north side of the older section.  You can see the public computers at the left.  They'll get moved over in a day or two.  All the shelving in this section is now dismantled and gone or installed in the new addition.

In our staff processing area, the move is continuing.  Here we see Teri and Anette diconnecting Teri's computer so it can be moved to the new section.

Most of the processing area still needs to be moved, but progress has started!

Here is a photo of our new processing area.  Everyone is trying to get their desks arranged.  The old computers are being moved over. We're waiting on new computers for the staff members who didn't have one in the old building.

Ray and Mary are moving all our office supplies into their new home.

Here we see Robin, Teri and Valerie working on their desks.

We're so close to being done! We're all excited.

Construction Continues as We Finish Moving the Adult Collection

We've spent most of the day finishing up our move to the Community Room.  We now have almost the entire Adult Collection in there!

This first picture is in the old part of the building.  You can see the stacks of boxes we've taken down, waiting in piles for the recycler.  One of our volunteers is carrying boxes for others to take apart.

We used a lot of boxes!

Here we have Cathy, one of our librarians, and a volunteer breaking down boxes.  They had a lot of work to do with this!

Stacks and stacks of boxes!

Here's what was left of yesterday's move - the Audio Books, the Oversized and Reference collection.  For the summer, we'll have to put the Oversized books and most of Reference in storage.  The Community Room couldn't quite hold it all.

Down at the other end of the building, the Community Room saw continued work.  Here is a volunteer working with our librarians, Cathy, Lorna and Anette, to move boxes packed with books to their appropriate shelves.

And here's the room almost completely filled!  The aisles are tight, and a bit claustrophobic, but will be fine for three months while the renovation is completed on the old part of the building.

While the move was continuing, the construction crew worked on.  Here we see the shelving team working on the shelves for the new Young Adult area.

The bins you see behind the construction team member are for our DVD collection.  Patron Holds will be on the other side of that shelf unit.

This photo gives you some idea of the cozy Young Adult space created by the shelves.  In front of the windows, you see the desks that will hold the YA computers.  The yellow door to the right of the photo is our old staff room door - and the new entrance to the Janitor's closet.

Our children's librarian, Vivian, got her desk installed today....

....and the end caps and tops arrived for the Junior shelving.

Finally, our staff room desk and storage units were completed as well.  I think we can move into our desks tomorrow!