From siding to drywall, it’s amazing to see the progress being made on the new library. Here are a few shots from last week….
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New library taking shape!
Posted in Construction on April 1, 2013|
New library gets a roof
Posted in Construction on November 2, 2012|
Construction workers are well on their way to completing the roof on the new library. The building is going up rapidly. The goal is to get the building covered before the wet winter weather arrives.
Library walls are going up!
Posted in Construction on September 10, 2012|
There have been big changes in the last week. Framers have begun to erect the walls and what a difference it has made! You can now get a sense of what the back of the building will look like. This area is where the main adult collections will be housed. There will be comfortable chairs, book displays, and wireless internet throughout.
Looking through the small meeting room and into the general seating area.
Windows in the adult reading area. This will be an area where you can sit in a comfy chair with a great book on a rainy day.
Working on footings underway
Posted in Construction on September 4, 2012|
Progress on the new Petersburg Public Library continues. Working on the footings is well underway. Petersburg’s Concrete Connection has been working hard to provide concrete for the job. The catch basins and manholes arrived and are being installed. Now you’ll start to see more materials arrive on the site for framing.
Excavation and fill nearly complete
Posted in Construction on August 2, 2012|
The excavation and fill of the new library is nearly complete. Crews are working additional hours to pour the footings and install water and sewer services.
Excavation and site work on schedule
Posted in Construction, site preparation, site work on July 10, 2012|
The excavation and site work for the new library is on schedule. According to Community Development Director, Leo Luczak “library excavation and fill is approximately 50% complete. The depth of the muskeg that had to be removed is also about as predicted.” Utility work will begin when the building pad is completed. It is anticipated that concrete work will begin in late July. The goal is to have the building enclosed by winter.
Excavation of new library site underway
Posted in Construction, site preparation, site work on June 14, 2012|
Clearing of the new library site began this week! Petersburg’s Rock-N-Road construction began excavating the lot on Wednesday and have been working steadily since.
Groundbreaking Ceremony Success!
Posted in Capital Campaign, Construction on June 5, 2012|
Thank you to everyone who came to our Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday! We had over 100 people attend the event and celebrate with us. 10 shovels held by community members each ceremoniously tossed a bit of dirt to signal the beginning of construction on the library. From Ruth Sandvik, Petersburg’s own Purple Librarian to Bud Bergen, a member of the library’s Teen Advisory Group, over 30 people turned the soil on Saturday showing the many efforts of a range of individuals in our community that have made our new library a reality.
Mary Ellen Anderson, chair of the library board, commented on the significance of the event to the community, “a groundbreaking ceremony is meant to connect communities to their past and future. This groundbreaking is special in that it is a groundbreaking for a public library, an institution that itself serves to build community — it embodies our faith in a better future”. Mayor Al Dwyer also spoke at the event saying of library volunteers and board members who have worked to make the dream of a new library a reality, “I applaud their tenacity and unflappable optimism. I know they celebrate with all of us at the prospect of a fine new public library right here next year. ”
We’d especially like to thank the Friends of Petersburg’s Libraries for providing refreshments, the PHS Brass Ensemble & Tonya Abbott for providing the music, Orin Pierson for documenting the event, and the new library’s Capital Campaign Committee for organizing this wonderful event.
Click here for more Photos of the event on the library’s Facebook page.
Click here to listen to a sound portrait of the event from KFSK Public Radio.
Click here to see a short video of the turning of the dirt
Help Us Break Ground this Saturday!
Posted in Construction on June 1, 2012|
Save the date! New Library Groundbreaking Celebration – Saturday, June 2
Posted in Construction on May 16, 2012|
City Council Awards Construction Contract for new library
Posted in Construction on May 10, 2012|
On Monday night, the Petersburg City Council awarded the construction contract for the new Petersburg Public Library to ASRC McGraw Constructors, LLC. Local companies have been hired for the Civil and Electrical portions of the project and site work is expected to begin in late May.
A ceremonial groundbreaking is planned for Saturday, June 2 from 11am-12pm at the site of the new library!
