Recent progress and what to expect this week

Collections have been moved and books shifted to accommodate the new temporary layout of the library during the construction period.

In the Juvenile area, the circulating encyclopedias and the Juvenile Spanish language materials have been moved next to the biographies behind the children’s service desk. The juvenile non-fiction collection has been compressed and the fiction collection has been moved to the opened non-fiction shelving.

The audio books have been moved from the adult area to the southernmost of the three freed juvenile aisles. The current periodicals have been moved to the next juvenile aisle.

We are currently shifting the Reference collection to the four vacated ranges on the north end of the fiction stacks.

The Library will be closed on Thursday May 17th so that some books and furnishings can be moved into storage. The two seven foot high ranges from reference will be broken down and placed in storage. The reference desk will be relocated adjacent to the north-east pillar running north-south where the microforms are presently located. Floor space will be created in the reference area through the reduction of furnishings. Items under consideration will include tables and seating on the main floor, index tables, the vertical file, map case, microform storage, microform reader/printers. It is hoped that be next week the temporary circulation desk will be installed in the former reference area. This desk will run north-south adjacent to the north-west pillar.