Currently, the staff at the Lake Blackshear Regional Library is working on floor plans for our Tripp Street future home. It is not as easy as it may seem. We must put the offices, the workroom, the front desk, the collection all in the most functional places - and that is just on paper. These offices and workroom must then be built.
We visited the Tripp Street building today to see what progress had been made. We noticed a fire wall going up toward the back of the building - remember, this is a 100,000 square foot building. The fire wall seems to be right in the center of the building spanning the width of the structure which is 200 feet. The back wall for our space has yet to be built. We noticed new heating and air units inside. While we were there workers were busy...working. It was exciting to see!
The library will be closed Monday, the 24th, Tuesday, the 25th and Wednesday, the 26th. We will also be closed New Year's Day. Most, if not all of us will be back January 2nd. We will be busy packing up our office things. The company we are using for the move will not be responsible for moving our personal stuff. Our last day for business at our present site will be Saturday, January 5th. The following Monday we move to Tripp.
The library will be closed to the public beginning Monday, January 7th through Monday, January 21st (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday). We will reopen at Tripp Street Tuesday, January 22nd. We will have the book drop available somewhere. That sounds a bit funny - but we have not decided where at this time. There will be construction work and equipment at the library on Lamar, so I doubt we will have patrons leaving anything there. Stay tuned for that information.
Finally, we have been asked about the theater event that is performed every year around the last week in January. The event will occur, but will be moved back a week - it will begin Friday, February 1st, continue Saturday, February 2nd and finish up Sunday February 3rd. Repeat - the theater event WILL take place. Right now we are looking at having the event in our new home - this may change, of course we will let you know.
That's it for now.
Stay tuned, finish shopping and read a book.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Grant Award For LBRL!
On December 6, the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) announced the Lake Blackshear Regional Library winners of a Major Repair and Renovations grant for the Fiscal Year 2008. GPLS Library Facilities, Planning and Construction Director Nathan Rall informed LBRL Director Anne Isbell of the award which will be used to finish carpeting and painting the interior of the library and to construct a new roof.
The construction project which will remove the entire front part of the library building will only repaint and recarpet the area affected by the damage from the March tornado. The rest of the library will not be repainted or recarpeted as part of that project. This grant, however, will complete the painting and carpeting work.
The same goes for the roof, which is about fifteen-years-old. This grant will allow the library to receive a complete new roof rather than a partially repaired roof.
Keep in mind the library will be closed to the public for about two weeks in January. The two weeks will begin January 7. It is possible we may be able to reopen before the two weeks, but we are planning to be closed for that time. We wish we could stay open, but with movers coming and going there would be safety concerns if were open to the public. We are sorry for that inconvenience. By the end of January we will be in our new home and be able to provide all the services we have had in the past.
The construction project which will remove the entire front part of the library building will only repaint and recarpet the area affected by the damage from the March tornado. The rest of the library will not be repainted or recarpeted as part of that project. This grant, however, will complete the painting and carpeting work.
The same goes for the roof, which is about fifteen-years-old. This grant will allow the library to receive a complete new roof rather than a partially repaired roof.
Keep in mind the library will be closed to the public for about two weeks in January. The two weeks will begin January 7. It is possible we may be able to reopen before the two weeks, but we are planning to be closed for that time. We wish we could stay open, but with movers coming and going there would be safety concerns if were open to the public. We are sorry for that inconvenience. By the end of January we will be in our new home and be able to provide all the services we have had in the past.
Monday, December 3, 2007
A Look At Our New Home
Renovations are continuing at the old Manhattan Shirt Factory building on Tripp Street in Americus. We recently visited the building to see what was going on. Looking at the photos it is hard to imagine what the inside of the building will look like in about six weeks. We are currently working, deciding where we want the different sections of the collection to be located in the new building. Some of the decisions, if not all depend somewhat on where the different offices will be. We would like to have the children's coordinator near the children's collection, etc. Soon, we will have the logistical questions answered and be ready for the move.
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