November News

"November comes 
And November goes, 
With the last red berries 
And the first white snows."
       ~Elizabeth Coatsworth, American poet

With the coming cold weather, the library is mostly closed in.  Here you can see the addition, and the new sidewalk approaching from the east.

Inside, this is how the gallery looks this month.  This view is from the east end of the building, looking through what will be the Learning Centers and toward the new main desk.  The wood timbers mark the entry "hallway."

The elevator wall, where the portrait of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. will hang, with the library main desk, staff workspace and offices to the right.

When all the equipment and boxes are gone, this will be the Learning Centers' space.  Offices and group/individual study rooms are behind the photographer.

As the interior finishing progresses, a lot of the spaces are starting to look similar...but here is something that should catch your attention!  That's right - more power!

(The upper outlet and data port will actually be for an LCD display - great for group work!)

Those small cut-outs in the floor will also house power outlets.

 And for you doubters, here is proof that we'll have both heat AND air conditioning!

One question we've heard quite frequently is, "but where will the books be?"  Well, now we can provide a picture of that as well.  This area, the space under the new addition, will hold our print book collection on compact shelving.  If you haven't seen this nifty space-saving stuff before, check it out on Wikipedia.

The tracks will run the width of this room.

 

Your photographer is standing where the shelves will be, looking out into the lower level of the library.  The glass wall will help keep noise to a minimum, yet still let in light from the new windows on the backside of the building.