Final Road Construction Begins
After weeks of weather-induced delays that have frustrated the diligence and patience of the Public Works department, final road construction on South Hays resumed today, and, weather permitting, should be completed soon. Roadwork completion will also allow the final landscaping work to be finished in front of the library.
Library Road Construction
Construction work on South Hays in front of the new library has picked up again, with a large crew at work on curbing. Despite appearances, the north parking lot remains open to library patrons.
Road Construction
Don’t be concerned by all the road construction activity on South Hays — the new library is up and running. While the north end of the street is being laid, you’ll just need to use the far south entrance. (The north parking lot is closed.)
Paving should be complete by about the end of August. We’re sorry for the inconvenience — but you’ll like the results.
The Big Move Begins . . .
Volunteers and library staff members began the final inventory and packing of the library for the big move to the brand new Haysville Community Library. Later this week or the next the new shelves should be delivered and assembled. Inventory – a long and involved process – will consume the next two weeks, and as we evaluate, count and assess each and every book in the collection, we’ll also be packing and moving. By the end of the month, we’ll back in operation in our new location.
In the meantime, of course, the Summer Reading Program continues at the old library, as do sales of citywide cleanup permits. For details on these, see the immediately preceding post.
Here’s a little of what transpired at the beginning of our first inventory and moving day:
We’re Moving
Today is the last day for the old library to be open for all activities. Beginning tomorrow morning, the old library will be open only from 9 AM to 3 PM exclusively for our Children’s Summer Reading Program (and of course also for all scheduled Summer Reading Program workshops and events – check here for the details).
We’ll also continue to sell permits for the Haysville Citywide Cleanup (for details, see our earlier post on Citywide Cleanup).
During the month of June we’ll be conducting a complete inventory of the library, packing, moving and setting up operations in the new library at 210 South Hays. Volunteers are welcome to aid us in the move. Our volunteer orientation session will start at 9 AM Monday June 1st.
As you can see, the process is already under way:
We’ll do our best to keep you informed about the status of our move and the date and time of our reopening — expect it on or before the 1st of July. Check the library website and the HCL blog frequently for updates and items of interest.
New Library Deliveries Proceed Apace
While the bulk of the shelving has not yet arrived (it should be here late this week) much of the furniture and other items continue to be delivered, assembled and installed. A few new snapshots of the evolving interior:
