visible progress

We have paint! And carpet! And cabinets!
The first coat of paint went on this morning, and already things look brighter. Carpet continues to go down, and the millwork contractors are installing the new countertops today.
The library is looking for volunteers to help us move books and reorganize during carpet installation. If you have a couple [...]

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cabinets and countertops and shelving

Our millwork contractor is here this week, installing cabinets in the Local History room and preparing the technical and circulation services room for new countertops and wall-mounted shelving. We have painters coming back early next week, too.
What colors are we painting, you ask?
Our new carpet is a pattern that includes emerald green, deep midnight blue, [...]

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fresh paint

The painter is here this week, working on touching up the paint on the second floor.
He’ll also be responsible for painting the outside of the mezzanine wall – currently sage green, it will be painted a deep, midnight blue to coordinate with our new carpeting.
Tomorrow the mill work contractor arrives with fresh new countertops for [...]

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the new teen spot

Ah, the old purple YA room.
It wasn’t that old, actually. But in the move to a more open 2nd level, it’s being redone.
We started off calling it the Young Adult room, or YA room for short. That’s where the YA fiction collection was housed, and we painted it bright purple (for attitude) and found some [...]

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we have switches!

The electrician has been working on reswitching the lights this week. Now that the upstairs is one big room, instead of 3 offices and a big hall, we only need a couple of light switches. There’s also a mystery wire that has to be moved, but no one’s quite sure what it’s for, so they [...]

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