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The Floors
Lots of space...
...lots of dizzifying checks....
...covered with wood laminate.
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The
Art Shelves
First, a box...
then more boxes...
then taking the books out of boxes (or putting them in the boxes?).
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| The
Cement Issue
What to do with an uneven cement floor?
LevelRock being mixed...
...and poured...
... and hardwood floors being installed.
Other Construction Issues
Sal building the ramp
Erika installing new exit signs
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The
Children's Section
In pieces and parcels...
ready for action!
Dede and Kara alphabetizing picture books.
Rebecca hard at work on the juveniles wall.
More shelves to fill in the center room
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| The
Fancy Bookcases
From the former Barber Mansion
came these architectural fragments
which now grace the west entrance.
The Sanctuary & The Annex
The Victorian Village
don't ask about the boxes in storage...
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The
Bookies at Work
Carpenter Sal buying a book
Toni triumphing over the boxes
Harriett and Zelda multi-tasking
ready for shipment...
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| Signage
the inspiration from Paris, c. 1924
the bare building
Installation
purple and gilt bookends!
the entrance
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Strong
Bindery
Ellen Strong of Strong Bindery moving in...
setting up...
and enjoying the newly organized bindery.
A festive entrance.
Ready for business! |
| The
Annex Gallery
It used to be a garage...
we opened the clerestory and gave it some paint...
which was marblized by Jenny Hitmar...
to create the Annex Gallery
now featuring landscapes
by Gene Epstein
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The
Holiday Stroll
ready for business!
Children's picture books, again.
The Natural History nook
"The Hamptons" looking towards American History
the Fiction alcove
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