The tile flooring is installed in the northwest corner of the old library reading room. There will be a row of black tile to finish off the edge of the tiled area. The vending machines will be to the left where the wires are now hanging. The refrigerator will be on the right where the access opening is. There is an island counter with slide-out sections for the waste baskets, just like the unit in the old lounge. Dark hickory was selected for the cabinets to contrast with the original pine paneling of the walls. To the far left you can see the old library workroom. We need to get that sign down! A V and Periodicals are no longer here!
The landing outside the Conference Room is close to completion. The new carpet is down and ready for the installation of the wheelchair lift. In this view down toward the hallway, the lift will go on the left side where the bucket is. The stairs are to the right.
When you exit the Conference Room into the landing, you see these three doors. From left to right, they are the offices of Brent Graber, IT Director, John Rempel, theology professor, and
Erland Waltner, president emeritus.Why is the middle doorway higher that the other two? It is the only original doorway! The other two doorways are in new walls, walls that didn't exist before the construction project. The other two offices only had partitions, not full walls. Brent's office is about two feet wider that it was before since the new wall is not in exactly the same place as the partition was. The rectangular opening in the stairwell (middle picture) provides access to the backs for the computers in Brent's office.
Next week, I hope to post photos of the lift and the completed kitchen area of the lounge.
