A Normal Wednesday - August 29th

IT looks like a normal day at the Library - with the Parking Lot open and Staff here ready to serve you! SO if you are not away on vacation- come on in!

Library is Open!

Additional site work is on-going that is creating a "log-jam" in our parking lot. There are a few spaces to park, and you are welcome to park close to the entryway on the grass or gravel. Please do not block the roadway as cars and trucks are entering and exiting. If you are planning on a lengthy stay at the Library, you may want to park behind Atria and walk through Law Park to reach us.

Construction Meeting (8/23/2007)

At this morning’s construction meeting, the following were announced:
Access to the bike trail is a job priority – look for a new opening in the chain link fence behind the Library at the South side;
Additional Library parking will be coming soon along Pleasantville Road;
Underpinning (strengthening and stabilizing the foundation of the existing building) is next on the agenda, to be followed by excavation for the new addition.

One Day Closing Announced for Tuesday, August 21st

The Library, along with all access to the parking lot and building, will be closed on Tuesday August 21st for additional site work. We again apologize for the inconvenience and of course, no fines will be charged for materials due that day that are returned a day late. Our intent continues to be to close ONLY when the contractors determine that conditions are unsafe for the public - we hope that there are very few days in the next 18 months for which this is the case!

Law Park Access Fenced Off

As heavy machinery moves in to remove tree stumps and dig the 16 ft. deep excavation for the basement of the addition, access to Law Park from the Library lot has been closed off. Within the month, construction on the upper parking lot for the Library will begin. Upon completion of the parking area adjacent to Pleasantville Road, the lot next to the building as well as temporary access to the bike trail will be reconfigured. Both temporary caution fence as well as chain link fencing will mark off areas that are unsafe for the public to enter.

Good News for Bike Riders/Trail Users!

The Library Parking Lot will be expanded at the beginning of the construction project. The “upper lot,” along Pleasantville Road, will be installed soon. As part of that work, temporary railtrail access will be created on the north side of the Library building. Although I can’t say when all of this will occur, I am told that once the big machinery starts arriving, the project will take off!