The Renovation of the Main Library's 2nd floor is up and running! Work began today on demolition of back-of-house spaces. We expect that things will be upside down for staff for a while and are using every nook and cranny we can find to store things. Since we're reusing and repurposing many pieces of furniture and equipment, we've got to find temporary homes while waiting for the workrooms and offices to be reoutfitted. During this phase very little of the activity will be evident to the public.
The areas being reworked first include a workroom that will be shared by two departments, a graphics workroom, the entry to the administrative area, staff lounge and the small area in the Audio-Visual room. We think the first phase of demo and reconstruction will take about 7 weeks so that would put us into the first week of August. Patrons and staff might see some prep work in and around the public spaces at about that time as the contractor prepares for teardown of walls to create the new public spaces.
I'll be updating daily - or at least on weekdays - to keep everyone informed about what's in store for the day or to report what was done the prior day. We're looking forward to the enhanced space use - not so much fun in the middle of it, but in my experience definitely worth the effort.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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