Coupeville Library Expansion--Week 31

Week 31 and our new Library has become a LIBRARY!   Yes, books arrived and have been placed on the shelves in the stacks area.   Almost all of the general contractors equipment and temporary buildings have disappeared although outside landscaping remains to be completed.  Inside, shelving is being installed and when I stopped by on Friday (today), I met Mark Humphrey and Mike DeWitt from Accurate Installation and Design. (See photo  below).  They were busy providing a professional touch to the installation of lots of shelving and were making good progress.   The photos below will bring you up-to-date as we get ever closer to opening the remodeled and expanded Coupeville Library.  

Books began arriving on Monday and here is the first view of the new stacks with books in place.  Furniture in the open spaces that remain will arrive later. 

Books have been placed on shelves in the Children's area.  The sun was streaming in the west windows when this picture was taken.  While some shading will likely be needed, the sun was particularly pleasant on an otherwise cool day after several days of clouds and rain.  

Still another picture of the newly shelved books taken from the teen area on the west side of the building.

This photo shows some new rolling shelving that will be available as needed throughout the library. 

And here are those hardworking cabinet and shelving installers from Accurate Installation and Design.  Mark Humphrey and Mike DeWitt obviously take pride in their work.  Here they are installing some shelving cabinets in the Adult Reading Room;.  

 

And finally, what Library would be complete without the copy machine that arrived mid-week!