South resembles a library more each day

This is the facade of South Branch along MLK, where public artwork by Gina Dominguez will eventually live. To see some samples of Gina's artwork, click here.

This is the community meeting room, showing a shot of where the kitchen facility in this room will be.

 

Here is the storage alcove of the Tool Lending Library, where there will be ladder storage with a rolling gate.

 

Floor insulation panels are laid down to allow installation of the radiant floor heating system. 

  Donna Corbeil, BPL Director, and Dennis Dang, Library Administrative Manager, discuss changes.

                                   
    Exterior corner of South Branch, looking west; this is where the library main entrance will be.

 Looking out from the South Branch meeting room. This room gets tons of natural light and will be available to members of the community, free-of-charge on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Progress Continues at South Branch

Workers installing the cedar siding near the
Tool Lending Library entrance
on Martin Luther King

A view into the library from the parking lot
near the Tool Lending Library.
The Community Meeting Room is on the right.

A view of the central hall looking east.
The clerestory windows will provide good lighting.
Sheet rock installation has begun.

Another view of the central hall looking
west towards the vestibule for the
Community Meeting Room and bathrooms

A closer view of the Central Hall, more sheet
rock being installed.  The opening behind the
workers is the entrance to the Children's Room.

South Branch progress!

The work at South Branch has been mostly underground for some time now - compacting the soil beneath the building, putting in some of the ductwork that will go below the foundation - but things are starting to happen at the surface.  Take a look!

Though things may appear quiet, this in fact an active construction site, and access is limited.  Standing on the Russell Street sidewalk and looking in where the entrance will be.  The orange line near the bottom of the picture shows us wherethe front of the building will be.  

Looking East toward the Thai Temple, you can see the building will run the length of the site.  Those concrete pieces will go in to the ground to provide drainage. 

A close-up of some of the (US-made) construction materials.

South Branch Library - in the beginning...

The site.

The buildings on the South Branch Library site have been removed, and grading of the site is nearly finished.  In the next few weeks, the contractor will complete excavation for the new retaining wall, as well as installation of conduit for utilities.