Tearing down columns, putting up walls

The outside of our building looks dramatically different. Workers have finished removing the concrete columns and metal framed canopy from the front.

Looks kind of bare, doesn't it? The whole front of the building will be bumped out to create space for a new lobby, new vending/cafe area, and a 300-seat multipurpose meeting room.

While all this is happening outside, the inside of our building has a lot of work going on, too. Workers are preparing to block off parts of the building to accommodate construction.

Our Educational Technology Center (computer lab) is now closed. The computers have been moved to our Reference Area upstairs, and now the Reference Desk is staffed by both a Librarian AND an ETC worker.

Everywhere you look, there are new temporary walls put up, like upstairs near the Reference Computers where a partition has been put up to create a staff work area:

Those study carrels are where the ETC computers are now located.

Or downstairs at our Periodicals and Self Holds shelves:

The wall got moved several feet to prepare for work on the front of the building (just on the other side is where the walkway leading to the lobby is!).

Lots more changes are in store in the near future. However, we're still open and are ready to serve your information and entertainment needs!