Getting In The Groove

Things have begun to settle down. We are all gettting back into the groove of what we do. The PINES system is beginning to be mastered by most folks. We are actually running two systems - our old one, which we use to check in books that may have been out in that system and the new PINES system. After a while we will be able to totally turn off the old system and just use PINES. That will be a big day!

The play/theater event was a great success. We did not know how well it would be attended because we were in a new place. All three nights were well attended. We had to bring out extra chairs for both the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon performances. The dinner went great Saturday night. We were fortunate to have some great high school students help with serving - what a great job they did! All seemed to be wonderful people. The play itself, "A Mullet Family Reunion" was a smash. Never before have there been so many mullets on one stage!!

Our attention will now turn to the Lake Blackshear building. We have noticed that some of the landscaping has been removed. Tire marks have appeared on the front lawn. Beams can be seen inside the main lobby. So far, things have moved very quickly - something that has given us hope for a quick return. We have been assured things will begin to slow down as the actual construction will soon begin. The construction will be done in two phases. That entire front wall of the library must come down and then be replaced. The construction will move around the sides of the building going back about 20-30 feet. Everything will be restored just as it was the morning of 1 March 2007. We will be able to paint and carpet the building. We are presently performing the arduous task of choosing a carpet. Generally, there are three of us who will make this decision - the Director, the Assistant Director and the Administrative Assistant. It is really interesting how people's tastes are different regarding carpet. Whatever the carpet winds up being, it will be nice and give the library a small, different look.

The next blog will be early next week - hopefully Monday. We have alot of pictures from the empty lake Blackshear building that we will put up. As the construction goes along we will have many photos for you.

Once again, this blog will be continued.