And the beat goes on...

I had the privilege of attending the last construction team meeting this week. Building a library involves so many people, it's hard to keep the players straight! Every Wednesday morning, the building team meets on site. The attendees are variable, with different people meeting when different situations arise. It's a really good way for the City of Richland, the Richland Public Library, and everyone else involved to keep up with the many & different challenges that crop up when you are working with a 30 year old building.

As for the building itself, they are really moving along now. Framing and drywalling in the old building will start soon, as well as prep work for the floors. Roofing is also continuing. The roofing is a pretty labor intensive job, the panels are extremely heavy, and even with the crane they can only hoist about 4 of the 30ft panels at a time. Windows are beginning to be framed in as well. The new stairs are looking good, as well as the new drive-up book drop.


You should start to see some real progress on the grounds as well. Soon they will start some more dirt moving, and begin tearing out the old concrete walkways and pouring new ones.

For our animal lovers, you will be happy to know that the library hawk has been spotted on the grounds. The squirrels are still there, and we hope the ducks come back next spring. The skunks have not been seen (or smelled) so we will see if they show up next spring as well. For any of the many patrons that were dive bombed by the nesting crows every year, they have not been spotted, but I'm sure they will be back when we reopen.

While we were there, Lisa & I took photos of our own. It's amazing how interesting everyday objects look when taken from a different perspective!



Theresa

PS -- in response to the comment about aerial views of the construction site, we will hopefully have some for you next week, but we are relying on others to help us with that one -- the cost of taking those pictures is pretty steep, and while it was suggested that someone be hoisted up by the crane to take the pictures, she declined that invite, so we will continue to look for other ways to fulfill that wish!