Second Floor is Visible

The entire second floor addition is now visible from the outside. The steel is up and workers are hurrying to get it under cover. Window openings are appearing. It won't be long until we can see the size of the finished building.

We had a bit of rain/snow overnight and today that made working a bit tricky. Water seeped into the floor near the circulation desk and in the men's restroom. Nothing to worry about, however.

While the outline of the second story is being constructed, other crews are putting up sheetrock in the late night study area (first floor) and the tutoring center (second floor). The plan is to get the addition finished by mid-May so that the collection can be moved from the north side of the older building into that space. Then, construction can begin on the library lab and archives space.

We had to move study tables and WYLD computers on the second floor so that the connection between the existing building and the new building can be made. This entails knocking out windows and walls from the south wall of the existing building, so that may be noisy. There is a safety wall going up, so we won't actually be able to see this demolition, but we will hear it.