Construction Activity Begins

Today, Groathouse Construction blocked off the Fitness Center parking lot (unhappy people) and began putting up fence and bringing in equipment. The construction has truly begun. We are excited!

This does mean that access between the Library and Orendorff Building will most likely cease in the next couple of days.

If you are wondering about where to park your vehicle now, here are some suggestions:

Lot to the east of Cabre Gym
Lot to the south and east of Frisby
Division Street to the west of Science and Math
Nelson Performing Arts Lot (until early spring)

Library's facelift and reworked body!

Our insides are changing, shifting, and growing! (One of those miraculous occurrences when broader girth is healthy and wonderful.) These PDFs show the new floor plans. New construction is in Bold. Depending on PDF orientation (you can rotate), the top or left side is the main entrance and main stairs. Click on the photo to see an artist rendition of the library's new-to-be exterior. Landscaping will be done between the library and Orendorff.

Floorplan-First Floor   
Floorplan-Second Floor

What will happen first?

Groathouse, the CMA (construction manager at risk), will most likely begin site preparation late the week of November 9 or early the week of November 16.

Site preparation includes: putting up fencing around the construction site (the greenhouse area between the library and Orendorff Hall), fencing in a storage and staging site (much of the parking lot between the library and Johnson Fitness Center), and bringing in equipment and materials.

There will be lots of activity even before demolition begins.