Lake Blackshear Regional Library Renovation: Carpet

Although we have only been open in our new/temporary building for twenty-four days, we are already beginning to plan for our return to Lamar Street (my prediction is we will be back before Christmas - please keep in mind this is only a prediction). Today we came to a decision about the carpet we will have when we return. It is called Aurora and it must have every color known to man. The big problem we had was matching the color of the carpet with the end panels of the book shelves. There seemed to always be one color we could not match. Well, endeavor to persevere. We met with a representative from Shiver Lumber Company (Shiver has been contracted by Warren Scott - the company renovating the Lake Blackshear Library). We had spent many days trying to decide what carpet to get. We just couldn't come to a decision. It took less than five minutes with the Shiver representative for us to have our carpet. It's amazing what expertise can do for you. So, we began the day in celebration!

I've noticed the windows are now gone from the Lamar Street site. Workers have been on the roof. Of course if anyone has driven by and looked it is easy to see the fence around the site. I have many photos of the empty building I am including in this blog. The photos are perhaps the only ones we will ever see of the library like it is now. Back in 1994, when the second level was built, there are a few photos floating about - but only a few. Hopefully we will not have to renovate again for a long while.

Empty Lake Blackshear

The magazine newspaper corner

The front windows looking at Lamar

The public computers area

The computer sign-up desk area

The front desk area

The front desk area again

The carpet coming up

No carpet at front desk

The children's library with no carpet

The actual "command central' during the move. This table was in the workroom at Lake Blackshear. Our only phone was here. Sitting at the desk is former director Jane Hendrix, who was a very important advisor during the move. In 1994, Jane moved the entire library with staff and prisoner labor only!