Amazing progress over the past 2 1/2 days

By Friday morning the demolition was well underway.




On Saturday the front walls had already been opened up in preparation for the installation of the new windows on the reading room.




An inside view of the same wall.




Here is a photo of the entrance to the children's area so you can get an idea of nice the branch will be when it reopens.

Holds that came in since February 12th are at Holley

Just to remind everyone that your holds are at Holly now unless you received a notification before February 12th. The few holds that are left at Sand Creek will expire tomorrow.

Thanks for your understanding on this hold situation. We knew this week would be difficult because you might end up with holds at both branches.

Temporary Closure Feb 19th- March 21st

We are going to be closed so we can get out of our temporary area and our contractor can complete all of their work throughout the building.

After we close at 6pm on February 18th there will not be any services at the Sand Creek Branch.

During the closure any new holds that arrive will be available at the Ruth Holley Branch. You don't need to change the pickup location on your holds unless you want them to go someplace other than the Ruth Holley Branch.

The Ruth Holley Branch is on the northeast corner of Platte and Murray at the far east end of the old King Soopers building. They are closed on Sunday but otherwise have the same hours we had before construction began.

I apologize for the inconvenience but I am also sure it will be worth it when you see the new branch.

GRAND OPENING IS MARCH 21st

The first day of HSD2 Spring Break will be the day of our grand opening. We are planning huge festivities including entertainment, refreshments, giveways and more.

We look forward to you joining in the celebration beginning at 10:00am.

Some new photos and a quick update

There have been a lot of changes in the last 10 days or so. Window openings have been cut in the front and the back of the building, patio work has begun, a little painting was done so they could start hanging the suspended ceiling and they have run what seems like miles of cabling for the new technology.




This photo shows one of the openings for a new window on the teen area. This is how all of the windows will be constructed on the front of the building.




This next photo shows the radius wall on the outside of the children's area.


The blue wall in the last photo is where the interior bookdrops will be and the door is the entrance to the staff area. To the left of the blue wall is the area for the Friend's Book Sales. To the right of the blue wall will be the main service desk.

Hard Hat Tours on Friday, January 16th

Join me for a close-up look at what has been done so far. Tours are at 9am and 10am. They will last approximately 45 minutes to an hour. Please call 597-7070 to sign-up.

Three new pictures

Hint: Click on the photo to enlarge it.


This is standing with my back to the computer lab looking at the entrance to the meeting room. To the right is the hallway to the bathrooms.




This photo is taken with my back to the entrance lobby looking at the area where the main service desk will be placed. To the right of the pillar will be the public computers. The Express PCs will be placed near the pillar.





The bottom one is taken standing with my back to the cafe which is just to the left of the main entrance. The doorway opens into a study room and then there are a couple of openings in the wall that look like doorways. These are really windows that will go in that wall. Behind the wall is the Children's Area and the entrance is the very tall opening in the wall that you see over top of the silver table.