Topping out! Plus, more bricks! And a sneak peek upstairs

When we walked out of the library on a glorious springlike day yesterday afternoon, we were greeted with this scene:

Yep, that flag means we're officially topped out... last beam placed! :)Glad we took a photo yesterday. It was much gloomier out there this morning with all the clouds.

Walking into the building this morning, we stopped off to talk to with some construction folks about what's ahead. They told us that bricks on the schedule for the front addition next week. Here's a shot of it this morning, as workers were putting on the green waterproofing barrier:

Also, be ready for a week without air conditioning at the library starting Monday, Feb. 27, as workers install our new cooling tower to update our building's hvac system.

Finally, we did a quick walk-through "behind the wall" upstairs this morning because we heard that some finishing paint had been put on some of the walls. The photos here don't really do it justice, but it's a very calming palette so far... very pale, soft gray with accents of pale blue:

Pretty! LOVE that expanse of soft blue in the second photo!