Welcome to the "Inside Work" Site . . .

Hold on to your hats ! - Books N. Moore

Right behind the drywall is a stack of bricks attached to a long arm, which is attached to a big machine that drove right inside the library...that's how big the main lobby area is.

Part of the boiler. * Part of hot water system.

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Heating and cooling.

Part of the circuit system on heating and cooling units.

Part of the main electrical box.

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Main staircase.

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...Stop by for a little drink of water...

Upstairs  Downstairs
It's Stephen Biesty's Cross-sections!

(ceiling above the stairs)

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Approaching the clock tower.

On your left, you'll see a cubicle sort of thing...that's a "viewing station" located in the Sight & Sound Department...so if you need to see if a video will work for your school assignment, you can check it first. On your right, there is a "listening bar" for you to see if a piece of music is what you need or the music genre you were looking for.
Speaking of Sight & Sound ......this is the view coming into the department.  The thing hanging down in the center of the picture will have 3 televisions installed for various programming (featured VHS tape, weather station, etc.).  Like this:

and underneath in the tall cubbyholes is a space for a computerized Public Access Catalog for looking up items in the Library. This view is looking out Sight & Sound from the listening/viewing areas.  Hey, more TV's. (same view a few weeks later...a little drywall...a little of this, a little of that) .

The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped shelves are compact shelves that are on rollers, allowing more storage space and staff can go "between the shelves" simply by rolling it to one side or the other. This is the flooring and tracks for the shelves.

The Adult Services Department is coming along very well

The administration offices are on the second floor.

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Administrative Suite - Director's office, workroom, assistant directors, library manager.

Cabinets in Processing Department / Cabinets in Children's Workroom

Cabinets in Staff Lounge and Cabinets in Meeting Room Kitchen

MORE...

Cabinets in the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Whew! - cabinets, cabinets, cabinets -

But don't they look nice when they are done? These are located in the circulation workroom.

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This is the local history (Michigan) section.  It has it's own special room....and of the wall shelving.
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Public Computing Center
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The internal computer room, that houses all of the inner electronic workings.

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Don't forget to look at the work that goes over your head.

Every place you see these wood covered pillars, will be covered with brick, just like outside the building.

This drop down section is over top of the circulation desk area,
with lots of overhead lighting set in the overdrop. Area behind the circulation desk

The curved structure toward the ceiling is in the Children's Department.  It flows all the way down to the Story Room used for Story Hours. 

While we're in here, isn't that view great from the reading and study areas?

~ The entry to the storyroom ... The exit from the storyroom to the outside story area ~

The Children's Story Room will have a HUGE screen to show movies or filmstrips.

Hmmm. . . . . . . . . . . . . Well, it's not all pretty, but it's interesting.

* Part of the boiler. *

Painting the staff bathroom

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Attic storage *** brick and tile inside on the pillars *** bathroom tile *** cubbyholes for seating in Children's Room

WELCOME to the Library !!!!!!

Each time I go to the site, the front entrance is getting more impressive!!

Compare that to our current front entrance, what a difference!! About 5 or 6 times bigger!!! Incredible!!

  
This is a mess...can you do something with it guys?

Director, Mike McGuire, does an early morning check-out at the mock circulation desk.

The Children's area is coming right along, notice the nice round pillars and dry-walled curve.

The adult reference and administration office walls are taking shape.

. . . Some artistic window views.

Mudding the entry ceiling isn't a job that's "over this guys head" - or, well, it sort of is in a literal sense.

... spraying the ceiling ...

Whether you're looking from the inside or the outside, this building is beautiful!!
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What a great addition to the Grand Traverse Area! Thank you to the public for making this dream a reality.

** Where to next?

EXCAVATION SITE // FOUNDATION SITE // STEEL SITE
ENCLOSURE SITE // EXTERNAL FINISHES SITE // INTERNAL FRAMING SITE
INSIDE WORK SITE // INTERIOR DECOR SITE
THE BIG MOVE  // GALA / DEDICATION SITE

FUN FACTS - DIDJA KNOW?

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