I really like the town I live in, but it was really lacking one thing, a good library! After years and years of struggling to get this built, we finally have the library that this town deserves. The grand opening was yesterday, and we decided to go and take a look. We went from a 47 year old, 9,420 square foot library, to a state of the art, "green" built library of 42,000 square feet. It has a cafe even! The above photo isn't the best, because it is a very long building, and I couldn't get it all in, but you get the idea.
The artist that did this piece, spent nine hours putting in all those grey bound books, to reveal a librarian shushing people. The library site, had a time laps video of it being assembled, it was something else.
Lots more art work hanging about. This one has colorful bottles in it.
Wood sculpture
I loved this on the wall, near the kids area.
Children's reading room
Teen zone. The chairs look super comfy.....
I know where I might be killing some time this fall, right here in front of the fireplace.
Some nice details out side. If you only knew how long it took to get this much needed library, you would know how excited I was.
Hope you liked the tour.
This post brought tears (of joy) to my eyes!! I've been a library trustee for over ten years now. And for that long, we've been looking for property and the ability to build a much needed larger library. We have acquired the land (right off the city square) and are now waiting the required remonstrance period before breaking ground. Another ten days will tell the story. We are hopeful the public will not fight the building but welcome the new library. Please tell me about the cafe. Oh, and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!! Oh, and is there a website for your library? If so, I'd love my board and library personnel to be able to view it.
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Bonnie
Holy cow! I'd move there just for the library! That is amazing. Thanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Can I come for a visit? I am super excited for you. We visit our library about every two days. When we were trying to make the decision to move here, the first place we went on our first visit to the town was the library. I refused to move unless the library was great. And it is (not so awesome as yours, but still quite fantastic).
ReplyDeleteI LOVE libraries. I could sit and read for hours and hours. I actually get a little giddy when it is time to visit the Library. Like there is a treasure inside waiting for me... and there is! In the form of books:)
ReplyDeletethe library is absolutely wonderful and how lucky you are to have it in your town! i don't blame you for being excited.
ReplyDeleteBlimey. Now that's what I call a library.
ReplyDeleteThis is my kind of place. I could stay ALL day.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
We know where to find you this Fall/Winter. :)
There's a party going on at Dreaming.
Melinda
it's gorgeous, i'm so jealous! i would love it if we had a new library down here. i mean, i'm thankful for what we do have but the book selection is pretty sad. anyway, i'm so glad you have such a lovely place as this!
ReplyDeletei love the artwork...and the fireplace too. i bet it smells nice too. our library smells like a library! lol
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely GORGEOUS library! I'm jealous!!! I'm sure you'll be spending lots of time there :)
ReplyDeleteI'm still looking and trying to reconstruct obligations as near as possible. It probably is laying around somewhere but I'm frustrated as to where! I'd be REALLY sad to lose one of my fountain pens. They are real treasures!
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Bonnie
wow ! i'd say it was well worth the wait !!!
ReplyDeleteI also came over to this post and if I look in the mirror at my olive skin, I am sure it would look even more green (with envy). That is a LIBRARY. My cousin and his wife live in Walnut Creek, and I am jealous that their 5 kids get to use this library whenever they want. I went to the library's web site and enjoyed watching the time lapse video on the grey books installation- thanks for the heads up on it, I love seeing those kinds of things. Carolina
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