We can look to a fall opening for the new library. Construction workers are currently focusing on getting the roof on. Although the basic structure is in place, workers are plugging openings to with the goal of enclosing the building’s roof.
The first shipment of limestone, approximately 40,000 lbs., arrived last week from an Indiana quarry. Stone masons will begin setting stone on the high roof line of the east side of the building. The south east side is currently covered in plastic to hold in the heat as insulation is applied and masons lay the brick in that area. The brick is in multi-toned browns similar to several homes found along Center St. east of Main. This brick will compliment the red tones selected for the Civic Center and Fire Station while connecting the library to the environment created by Hobble Creek and the mountains.
The south rotunda is place. This forms the main entrance so as patrons park they are not entering the library from the side or back of the building.
Miscellaneous structural steel and exterior framing is going on so walls can be completed. Continued mechanical, plumbing, and sprinkler work is evident. The north rotunda has been moved and will be set at the same time the columns go up to hold that structure. Steel framing for the clerestory windows on the west are finished. The area on the west will house the children’s collection. The high windows will let in additional natural lighting and afford the opportunity for varied ceiling heights in the interior.