Installation Almost Complete

A lot of progress has been made today - all of the shelving has been built and bolted together and the computer desking has also been added. There have been problems with the listening post - this refuses to open to allow us to put CDs in! The pin boards arrived which were the wrong size - but quickly rectified by sending a courier with the replacements. I was amazed at the speed these arrived. The finishing touches will be added tomorrow, such as building the book returns trolley and some wall mounted shelving... and hopefully we'll find a solution to the non-opening listening post.

The whole library is looking really good. I'm so pleased that it is progressing so well.... and the colours do work after all that uncertainty (and sleepless nights) earlier in the year.

Shelving & Furniture Beginning to be Installed... The Library is starting to look like one!

This day has been been waiting to happen for a long time. After 9 or so months I am finally seeing the plans being put into practice. The furniture and shelving was delivered this morning, and throughout the day it has been assembled and put into place. It should all be finished tomorrow afternoon.

Our trusted Electricians are back adding an extra network port, cabling and sockets for the library counter.

Shelving is beginning to take shape

Trust these characters to barge in right in the middle of the installation just to test out the "pebbles"!!!. I'll forgive them this time, but if I find any coffee stains anywhere I'll know who to blame!

Flooring

Over the weekend the floor was screeded (much to my surprise) and the second coat was added this morning. The carpet has also been laid today. After that its just the case of waiting until next Monday when all of the shelving and furniture arrives... I'm starting to get very excited!

A Blank Canvas

I have returned from my trip to France with Yr 8, which can be described - as enjoyable, exhausting but fullfilling. Luckily we all came back with all 43 students but I had the addition of several bottles of wine and a stinking cold.... But enough of my problems! The good news is that I came back to a completely blank canvas in the library. The decorators have worked hard this week and the walls, woodwork, ceiling and metal pillars have now been painted. This is excellent news as the floor will be screeded next week and the carpet arrived too... We're all on track for when the furniture arrives on 25 June.

Didn't think much was going to happen today!

Not a lot went on in the library this morning, and actually I wasn't expecting anything to happen for the rest of this week as the electricians are due back in a couple of weeks to finish off and install network ports for the library counter and the carpet fitter is due in next week. I just happened to pop into the library this afternoon and to my surprise both an electrician (Adam) and carpetfitter (Lionel) were in. The carpet is being pulled up leaving behind what I'm told is a non-toxic dust and the network and electricity sockets will also be finished.

Building work complete!

Forget all those stereotypical views of builders that you may have. This builder has delivered not just on time, but ahead of schedule We're now able to get on with removing the carpet, the decorators are due in next week, then the new carpet is being laid and after that the library furniture is being installed.

I'm afraid this Librarian is jetting off abroad again. This time it is officially abroad - I'm going to France with 43 Year 8 students (and 4 other members of staff I may add) on Monday and hopefully when I get back on Friday the walls will have transformed to a cream colour and the doors changed from black to blue.

Le French Connection!

On returning from the Isle of Wight (or as one of my friends commented "going abroad") we seem to have developed a French theme here in the library. I have a sneaky suspicion, our builder Mr Keeble does actually enjoy having his photo taken. Here he is again by the recently re-sited heating pipes that were moved yesterday evening. Otherwise the majority of the building work is now complete - the plastering has been finished, pipes boxed in and the door has been given an undercoat.

Someone is proud of his cement work...

Measuring up for the cabling ready for the network ports...

Finishing off with adding new electricity sockets for the new PCs ...