Is this where I return a book?

Believe it or not, people still regularly drive or walk onto the construction site at 472 Main Street trying to return a book or attend a program.  Our construction crew had to deal with so many puzzled people that we finally put up a sign directing folks down the street to our temporary location.

We are definitely still open for business, but you will have to go down the street to 21 Governor Street for storytime or summer reading recommendations!

Construction photos 5-29-13

Construction photos 5-29-13, a set on Flickr.

The concrete slab floor for the lower level of the new Library is in place! Steel for the upper structure is being delivered next week. The building is really taking shape now!

Memorial Day Parade 2013

Memorial Day Parade 2013, a set on Flickr.

Here we are in our hardhats on a beautiful afternoon for a parade. We got lots of enthusiastic cheers for the New Ridgefield Library from our friends and supporters along Main Street.

We're choosing chairs!

This is the fun part!  We have several samples of chairs on hand for possible use in the Program Room in the New Library.  Stop by in the next week or so and give them a try - we want to select something that will be comfortable, lightweight and durable.  Tell us which you prefer!

Memorial Day at the Ridgefield Library

Memorial Day on the Jobsite, a set on Flickr.

The construction crew working on the New Ridgefield Library took a few minutes this week to decorate the site for the Memorial Day holiday.  The Library in its interim location will be closed Sunday and Monday for the holiday, but you can find Library staff marching in the parade on Monday, complete with our hard hats!

Construction Photos 5-13-13

Construction Photos 5-13-13, a set on Flickr.

Here are the latest photos from the jobsite at 472 Main Street. Look closely and you can see plumbing pipes and fixtures for the lower level! Click on a photo to enlarge and to see a description.

It was a beautiful day on Tuesday, May 7th, when a group of major supporters of the Campaign for the New Ridgefield Library got a first-hand look at the construction work going on at 472 Main Street. Peeking out from under those hardhats are, left to right, Robert Cavello (the Library's Owner's Representative for the project), Robert McKean, Liz Ellis, Sally Ruggles, Rudy Ruggles, Rhonda Hill (Friends of Ridgefield Library), Christina Nolan (Library Director), Valerie Jensen, Rebecca Bryan and Michael Bouwman (Dimeo Construction).

What you can't see behind the hardhat line-up is all the intricate detail work taking place in the foundations to accommodate electrical, HVAC, plumbing and other pipes and cables. Work is progressing nicely and will become more visible as the steel infrastructure begins to take shape shortly. The Library anticipates moving into the new building in the Spring of 2014 - suddenly that seems very soon!

Construction photos 5-6-13

Construction photos 5-6-13, a set on Flickr.

Once construction gets "out of the ground" as they say in the trades, it can really rise fast! After weeks of digging down into the ground (seemingly to China!), the crew is now busy pouring concrete to form footings and foundations - and more. The tall towers are shafts for stairwells.