Welcome to the "Interior Decorations" Site . . .

Hold on to your hats ! - Books N. Moore

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This metal mobile sculpture called "Secrets of the Pond" was given to the Library by Will Case, local jeweler and artist. 
It is currently hanging in Horizons Bookstore in Downtown Traverse City.
  It is about 28 ft. long and 5 foot tall, weighing in at about 200 lbs.!

In an article in the Traverse City Record Eagle, on February 27, 1998, Will stated that he was not interested in explaining what the mobile means.  If asked he tells the story of imagining you are in a frog in a pond gazing up through the lily pads at the Aurora Borealis.  Well, like any great artist, Will obviously wants you to create your own experience with the mobile.  It's what art is about. *
And now...in the Library!

A common sight, to see "Hier Director" touring and pointing for months.

And people ooh-ing and ahh-ing.

- Staff lounge kitchen tile. -

Potty Break...

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Tiling the front entrance. The tile goes on either side of a "Walk-Off" matting (where the dirt falls off the shoes).

The Public Service Desks.

The information desk.

A bright idea.
There are many types of lighting in a library.

There will be an art deco glass in the framing between the children's area and the stairwell popular materials section.

Rolling out the carpet (it's just not red - it's a blue with greens and coppers).

Carpeting in  the
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Children's area & Sight & Sound

We have fixtures...it won't be long 'til we can use them! : )

A functional wall separates the Young Adult section and the Sight & Sound sections.

An "art glass" forms a functional wall around the stairwell
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and separates the Children's Area from the popular materials section.

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Sight & Sound staff lockers ~ LBPH file shelves ~ Children's "boot benches".

The coat room in the public meeting room.

 
The furniture company, KIMBALL International (who makes Kimball pianos),  HAS ARRIVED with the furniture.
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There are so many boxes of furnishings at the new library to unpack, it's incredible!

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Once they are unpacked they have to be put into their proper place.

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Like this.

Traverse Area District Library is environmentally conscious. These wastebaskets have recycling built in.

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This is how we move the materials around the library...on standard library book trucks and these custom made audio-visual material carts.

There are countless special features to see.

Soft lighting

Curved door handle that accommodates many heights going into the Children's Story Room.

The shelving built right into the bottom of the staircase.

And just around the corner you can have coffee under the stairs.

One of several display cases on the main floor.

"Can we help you?"...This is the Adult Services Reference desk.

The FRIENDS of TADL have an office located on the second floor.

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Books and more books.

Reference office cubes & children's office cubes.

The Public Computing Center desk has a tackable surface of the divider for messages and instructions.

This is starting to look "Martha Stewart-like"...or a scene out of Better Homes and Gardens.

It's so airy and light!

** 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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