Almost there...

If you've been near the back of the lower level then you may have noticed that the new meeting room is very close to completion. The heavy duty construction is all done and pending the arrival of furniture, a few construction tweaks and inspection we will be able to open it to the public. Our most recent issue of Excerpts (available here as a pdf) has more details about how the room will be used.

If you're curious about the open space next to the meeting room -where a table used to be - it will be the future home of our music cds. We are expecting to have the shelving set up in the near future and will update this blog when it's done!

Counter Productive

Many of you have probably seen the conference room that is progress in the lower level. If you haven't seen it recently you should go check it out, as it's starting to look like a real conference room! What you might not realize is that we're also making great progress on a staff meeting room, where library staff can meet and work in solitude. We've taken an old, dirty storage space and turned it into a useful, functioning part of the library. And now that we've had counters, cabinets and lights installed, it's looking like a very pleasant place to get things done!

Pleasant Under Glass

If you haven't taken a look at our new study room yet you might be surprised. We've started to put up the glass walls that encompass the space and it almost resembles a real room! If you have a chance to go down and check it out the next time you're in the library you should do so!

Look at these nice clean windows! No fingerprints please!

Soon to be a peaceful oasis on the lower level.

Tropical Winter Days

Despite one's best planning it's inevitable that there will be unforeseen problems with any construction project. Who could have predicted that the library's air conditioning would come in on January? We had temporarily removed a sink, leaving no place for the condensation water to flow except for the floor. Oh, well - it will dry up quickly and at least we were able to enjoy a touch of mild weather!

The perils of warm January days!

Walls!

The word of the day is walls! We're finally starting to see less destruction and more building as drywall is starting to cover some of the unsightlier parts of our new workroom and creating our new study room space. There may be times where we have to restrict access to parts of our lower level and occasionally there are some annoying work-related noises. But it's starting to look like something!!!

Soon to be a glass-enclosed study room.

The cds will be moved to this section.

It may not look like much yet but soon to be a staff space!

Article about library construction in Glencoe News

Make sure you check out the January 17th edition of the Glencoe News for a nice article about the construction at the library (also available online).

In the meantime, here's a peek at what used to be magazine storage space and will soon become a staff workroom:

Everything's Under Plastic Wrap

We're still open but it's starting to look a little more like a construction zone downstairs.