Gearing Up For Phase Two of the Renovation - Public Spaces

The construction barrier is going up and this signals the start of phase two of the second floor renovation. The demolition of areas being repurposed as public space is about to begin!

You may have noticed that the area formerly behind the plastic in the AV room is now opened. We've placed some comfy seating by the windows and plan to add some tables in the near future.
Everyone agrees that opening up that area has been a nice enhancement to the space.

Behind the scenes staff members are moving across the hall into the renovated workroom which will now house staff from 2 departments. We're still awaiting some flooring in the staff lounge and administration entry area so these 2 areas can be finished up.

Weekly Tuesday morning construction meetings have kept us on track and the Library has greatly appreciated the work of architects Martha Bell and Mike Carney of Tilton, Kelly and Bell. In addition to managing the redesigns of the library space, TKB is overseeing the construction and furnishings for this project.

Next week might include some unusual noise in the library as demolition takes place. The contractor indicates he'll try to complete the noisiest work early in the day but as demo spills over into later hours, with apology, patrons may hear some of the activity.