Let me give you some dirt...

Now that the weather is finally becoming a bit more Spring-like, you will see lots of activities on the outside of the building. The metal panel work is finishing up, as well as all of the window work. Down on the ground, there are lots of people spreading and planting beautiful plants. In the parking lot, they are putting in dwarf sumac and spreading lots of dirt and mulch. Pretty soon you should be able to see some new trees going in as well.

Inside the building, they are still working on the concrete floor in the entrance. When we were over there Wednesday, they were also installing the pendant lights that will hang above the new story circle. Bathrooms are being tiled, and they include the really pretty accent glass tiles.

(This picture tickles me -- can't you just hear "Workin' in a coal mine Goin' down down down Workin' in a coal mine Whoop! about to slip down..." )

Even with all the tools and gadgets and assorted junk that is in the building right now, the open airy feeling permeates the entire space. We are all looking forward to moving home very soon. The countdown is on for us, and we are frantically attempting to get everything together so the move back will be as smooth as possible.

We still don't have a firm date for the closure and move, we are going forward with the assumption of a mid July date, but as anyone who has ever built a house or added on an extension knows, something always comes up, so we are not publishing a specific date right now. Just know that we are all working as hard as we can to get back home as fast as we can --- if our collective mental powers were strong enough, we'd be back home already!

Have a wonderful week, and if you happen to be walking by the site and see some of the guys diligently working away, let them know how much you appreciate them -- they are working very hard to see that our library is the best it can be!

Theresa