More brick images - click each image to enlarge

Completed east wing

Progress on the west wing

Progress on the west wing

The bricks go up!

The bricks have started to go up on the east wing walls, and scaffolding has been placed to facilitate the installation of the bricks on the west wing!  Take a look at the photos below.  The new structure is more and more resembling an actual building these days.  Goodbye neon green...

The bricks start to go up on the east wing.  Perspective from 14th Street.

The bricks pile higher.

 

The 14th Street view of the east wing is completed.

Another shot of the east wing.

Scaffolding around the west wing from 14th Street.

Scaffolding around the west wing from Avenue M.

Interior Photographs

One of the most interesting things about a new building project is the way the interior looks in progress.  Here we've collected a few photos of the inside of the new east and west wings.  You can view even more photos at the library's Flickr slideshow, located here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/huntsvillepl/show.

The entryway into the east wing

This shot of the east wing gives you an idea of how large it is.

More east wing

More east wing

 

Parking lot behind the library

West wing

West wing

West wing

Book Sale!

Most of you are probably aware that the library has an ongoing book sale where we sell paperbacks, hardbacks, audiobooks, and VHS movies throughout the year.  These items are usually priced somewhere between 25 cents for a paperback to a dollar for a hardback.

Well, the walls are moving in (quite literally - the temporary walls are being moved in further to the existing library space), and as a result, storage space is at a premium.  In order to clear out some space, the library has decided to reduce all book sale items to ten cents each.  This means that instead of paying a dollar to get one hardback book, you could pay a dollar and get TEN hardbacks.  With this system, the library and its customers both benefit - we get the much-needed space and you get even more reading material.

This price reduction is temporary, so we hope you'll come by soon and look through the hundreds of items offered for sale.  The majority of the items are set up in boxes near the back wall, and we also have a few carts of books near the front door.

Questions?  Give us a call at 936-291-5472.  Happy shopping!

A little color

Things are looking a bit more colorful around the new library wings these days thanks to the bright green siding/insulation that has been installed.

Installation of A/C Unit

The air conditioning unit was installed on the west wing today (the unit on the east wing has been in place for a few days), and we were lucky enough to get some photos of the process.  It involved a 200-ton capacity crane with 250 feet of boom.  The A/C unit itself is about the size of a school bus.  Take a look below!

Continuing Work on the New Wings

Work is continuing on the new wings!  The landscape is changing on a daily basis as the construction crew makes headway on the new library.  Check out the photos below of the latest progress, and be sure to take a look at the slideshow, which includes more photos not seen here.

Progress on the west wing

Supports are constructed on the new east wing.

The east wing gains a roof.