Clinch Library Construction - Day 13

That blank wall looks a lot better with a door and chair rail on it. Paint will soon follow.

Most of the electrical work is complete in the room's interior. Some of the more extensive HVAC work will begin next week. Advanced Systems was out here on Wednesday to get final measurements for the shelving.

The project completion date will be around October 15 with the first books arriving by the end of October.

Mt. Logan Photos Now Online

Twenty-five images from the collection of Allen Carpé have been posted to Flickr. See this for more info.

Movie Night, September 16th, 7pm -AMC Foss Auditorium

Featuring "Committed", by the fine folks who brought you E11.

Once again, it's FREE! Sponsored by the American Alpine Club and the Colorado Mountain Club.

Here's a trailer:

Upcoming Library Closures

The Library will be closed the next two Saturdays:

August 23 - due to a construction project
August 30 - for the Labor Day weekend

All other hours of operation will remain the same.

Clinch Library Construction - Day 3

The last walls are down and we can now see how big the new space will be. Actually, that's not much debris, considering what was going on in here the last few days:

You can see the new walls on the right-hand side of the next photo. That used to open up into the library's front desk area:

The placement of the new wall was a little tricky. We needed to maximize the space needed for the seven 32' mobile shelving carriages, but without compromising the architectural features in the library's front entrance area. It looks a little funny right now, but the new wall will be blended into its surroundings. The lighting will be adjusted and the new wall will work great for book displays and new artwork:

The new space will be climate controlled due to the nature of the incoming collection. The gents from Majestic Air are here today to begin working on that.

Clinch Library Construction - Day 2

Houston, we have a room! It didn't take long for Tim and his crew to demo old walls and throw up a new one. Even our Preservation Librarian, Beth Heller, had an opportunity to take a spin with the SawzAll:

Fortunately, we had the help of Bill (pictured below in the red shirt) and Mike to help us move everything out of the four rooms that the Clinch Library will soon occupy. It took us four long, exhausting days, but we got it done. We also took the opportunity to completely reorganize the library's entire collection of archives and artwork. The library's storage areas have never looked so good in the fifteen years the library has been in Colorado.

This last pic was taken just before the final walls came down:

More tomorrow...

And So It Begins...

We're about a week away from demolishing walls and beginning construction on the long-awaited Nicholas Clinch Central Asia Library. Our crew (me, Beth, and Bill) will be busy the next several days clearing out all of the spaces (pictured below) before the first walls come down.

The first photo below will be the Library's main area. The wall where the door is and the wall to the right of the door will be demolished to make a bigger room. Seven compact shelving carriages that are each 32' long will fill this area and the rooms behind it:

The next shot shows the room that's just behind the door in the first picture:

The next photo shows the room directly behind the main area. The main area and the two storerooms will become one big room after the buildout is complete:

The room in the last photo will become climate-controlled storage for artwork. In its past life when the building was Golden High School (1923-1985), this room was the girls' shower:

We'll post more photos as construction begins, so check back!

Library Wins Bookshelf

Not just any bookshelf, either. We won the "Connecting to Collections Bookshelf", offered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The IMLS was overwhelmed with applications and only 776 institutions nationwide received this first-rate collection of print and online resources designed to improve the care and access to library and museum collections. You can learn more about the bookshelf and the award here.

Thanks to our Preservation Librarian, Beth Heller, for writing the proposal that won this excellent resource for the Library!