More Interior Views

Yesterday we were able to check out what has been going on inside the building - here are a few interesting developments!

From the outside:

Some of the plywood has been removed from the front.

Progress continues on the inside of the addition.

Upstairs:

As you come in the front door, this is the view to your right (the west end of the building).

 

These will be the CTIE and IT Helpdesk offices on the northwest side (front of the building).

And these are library staff offices on the southwest side (back of the building).

Here we are looking to the northeast corner, future tutoring offices and study spaces. 

And here is the rather iconic "gallery shot," showing the main floor from end-to-end.

Now we'll head downstairs....

...but watch your step as we get to the bottom!

Downstairs:

Looking east toward the Learning Center building - the new library instruction room is taking shape!

Looking out into our new addition, where our books will be located.

Two shots of the new, larger windows on the south side (back) of the building.

Thanks for stopping by!  And remember that while all of this is going on, the library staff is still available to help you - we are currently in rooms C205 and C206 in the Classroom Building!

4 Months of Progress

Three similar pictures, taken from the east end of the building facing west (toward the Science building/parking lot).

So much has changed so quickly!

Outside, work continues on the addition, and the new heating/air conditioning unit is now placed on its concrete pad behind the building.

Window(less)

Looking through the building on the lower level....

Update from inside the building

Earlier this week we were able to go inside the library and document the progress there.

The circulation desk is one of the few things left on the main floor - it too
will be removed soon.  The wall behind the desk houses...

...the elevator.  (Which will NOT be moving.)

The north end of the main floor - to your right as you enter the
building - will be new staff offices and work space.

The south end - to your left - will house the tutoring centers on the main floor.

Downstairs has also been emptied, in preparation for study rooms,
comfy seating, and the return of our book collection.

A Quick Friday update

While there isn't much new to see from the outside of the library, the interior lower level is pretty much gutted now, as well.

One of our "Quiet Zone" signs is still hanging on here, too!  Can you spot it?

A/C on the way!

With the renovation, the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Library will get a new heating AND COOLING system.  That's right, folks, by this time next year we will be in air-conditioned comfort for the first time ever!
In preparation for that, the construction crews have removed lots of old ductwork.

"...Or maybe you'd like to have us open all the windows.”
~F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby Girls

And speaking of windows, we are constantly amazed at our new ability to see all the way through the building.  No walls!  No furniture!  No...anything!

(Can you spot your friendly photographer/project chronicler in this picture?!?)

Work Progresses

The concrete forms have come off some of the walls, and framing has begun on the other side of the addition.

A quick peek through the windows at the end of the building reveals that when they called this a "gut renovation"...they weren't kidding!

(Can you spot our "Quiet Zones" sign, still clinging bravely to the column?!?)

The second interior picture is the space that used to be divided into the Rare Book Room(L201), copier room, a conference room (L203), our teaching/presentation room (L204), and the former reference/computer area (L205).