Park at Atria April 28-May2

The Library is open, but preparation for paving the upper parking lot is ongoing this week. Please park at Atria and walk through Law Park to visit.
The Children's Room is closed during construction hours (until 3:30 weekdays) until May 2nd.

Library Service Blips

The Library is open for business, but the Children’s Room is CLOSED this week – today and Friday, April 17/18 for the construction of a temporary partition between the old and new buildings. On Thursday, April 24th, we will again need to close the Children’s Room (for one day) as a safety precaution during the installation of steel columns that are adjacent to the old building. The room will be open from April 19-23 and from April 25th on.

On Thursday and Friday, April 24/25, the Parking Lot will be closed for paving. Please park at Atria and walk through the park to visit the Library. In case of rain, the paving may be carried over to Monday and Tuesday, April 28/29.

Steel is Here!

Today, two steel columns were raised on the site. What excitement! With the columns and beams going into place, the building will be going up without delay now. With all of the necessary components on site, I am assured that progress will really pick up now!

Moving Ahead!

As we welcome Spring, tree stumps are being removed; black top is due on the upper parking lot; and roof trusses have been delivered. Steel columns are due on site in mid-April. THEN THE BUILDING WILL BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE. So that’s the good news.

The not-so-good-news is that black-topping will close the Library for a day or two and moving building supplies into place closer to the work site will also necessitate an interruption in service. As usual we will let you know what the schedule is as soon as we are informed by the contractor. We will do the usual bookmark/phone recording/website notification and hope that you are not inconvenienced.

I have to say – It’s getting exciting!

Library Closing on Valentine's Day

On Thursday, February 14th, the Library will close for one day for the excavation of the cement pad immediately in front of the main doors. The air conditioning lines for the new building will be installed in the new trench. Regular Library hours will resume on Friday morning at 10 am.

We are still awaiting final shipments of beams and columns for the building, but all of the site work is being completed in the interim. Installation of new lines for water, electricity, and air conditioning are approaching completion, at which point the site will be graded.

Soon...we hope... the building will begin to take form.

Building Soon to Take Shape!

The new water supply for the Library is being brought across Pleasantville Road this week. Interruption of the traffic flow should end by Wednesday, January 30th. Excavation for the electrical service and chiller lines will continue into early February, crossing the old parking lot and cement pad immediately in front of the Library door. Be prepared to cross a steel plate to enter the building.

The structural steel and wood is being assembled on site and all of it should be shipped by mid-February. Then, the building will begin to be framed and really take shape! As large structural pieces are put into place, there may be some days when the Library is forced to shut down for safety reasons. We will keep you posted on the blog, the website home page, and on our phone answering system (941-7072).

Happy New Year

Winter does have an impact on construction! The contractors do not move wet dirt, so cleanup of the site and grading around the building are lagging. The concrete slab was poured during last week’s thaw. Installation of the new water main is next; as the new water supply will come in across Pleasantville Road, there will be some traffic issues. Work will occur both after and before Village “rush hour,” and steel plates will cover the excavation as the 3 day project proceeds.