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| Wrapped bookshelf |
So you are wondering how does the REFRESH take place with books being on the shelves?
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| Boxed new and returned books |
Books on the shelves are wrapped with a special kind of plastic wrap so that dust and debris is unable to get onto the shelves and books. Once the shelves are wrapped we can't add any new or returned books to the shelves. The shelves stay wrapped until we are close to re-opening in the fall. New and returned books are now being boxed and sent to storage. We will be add them to the shelves once construction is complete and the "wrapping" is removed.
What's going on with the construction?
Outside
The last 3 weeks have been spent making White Oak's parking lot and its book drop ADA compliant. Customers will have an easier time accessing the sidewalks and stairs to the library, the parking lot and the book drop when the library reopens from its refresh project. An ADA ramp was installed in front of the old book drop. The book drop will also be replaced so that the height meets ADA guidelines.
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| Tearing up uneven concrete |
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| Front view of ramp |
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| Conduit being run through the ceiling |
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| Bathroom fixtures removed in preparation for demolition |
So what is else is happening while the library is closed?
The
chess group is also meeting on Sundays at the White Oak Recreation Center.
Citizenship classes sponsored by the Baltimore City Community College are meeting at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, which is located at 11612 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904.
Please stay tuned to the White Oak library blog for updates and pictures of construction. Thanks
Angelisa Hawes
Branch Manager
See our Flickr slideshow for more construction pictures -
Labels: construction, refresh project, White Oak
