Construction News

Shelves are erected in the new stack area (above left). Beautiful new windows will fill the new stack area with natural light (above right).

Shelves for the new stacks were also delivered in August (above).

Glass was delivered in August (above) for new windows that will line the new wing .

August 2008: The new staff workroom gets painted (above left) and a new book processing area is constructed in the staff workroom (above right). The construction schedule (below) now hangs on the community bulletin board.

The construction schedule.

Staff began packing their offices for a move in August to their permanent space on the upper level.

Books were wrapped up as work began on the south end of the building. In August all books and materials on the premises will be moved to the new wing of the building.          

Work began on the new entrance in July. Pictured above are the exterior view (above left) and the interior view (above right).

Construction began on the skylights in the new meeting room (above left) and space is made for the installation of the circulation desk.

July 2008: The Children's Library packed up books and computers for their move to the upper level. Upstairs, they will occupy the future meeting room just off the main entrance while the lower level is renovated. In the fall, children's programs will begin in the temporary space.

Cone-shaped frames will be used for the skylights in the new meeting room (above left). New stacks

will fill the space (above right) when the library reopens in August.

The new reading area on the western corner of the new wing gets some external work during June.

June 2008: Construction crew members takes a break for lunch (above left). Curved walls

are featured throughout the new building mimicking the original crescent shape design of the

library built in 1976.    

Conestoga High School intern Samantha Abrams took a tour of the renovation and

expansion taking place at Tredyffrin Public Library along with her camera. See what's

happening behind the construction fences with her collection of photographs.

The new community conference room will have lots of natural light.

New stacks will fill the space pictured above.

The photo at left is the new meeting room space and pictured at right is the new cafe seating.

New lighting was installed in the main library.

Thank you, Sam for the beautiful photographs.                      

May 2008: Photo courtesy of Brigham Keehner, Architect for Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.

New HVAC equipment was installed in April and construction crews framed interior

walls leading to and including the public restrooms to be located adjacent to the new

main lobby.

Leading the expansion and renovation project are George Bowman, Project Superintendent

for Newport Construction and Brigham Keehner, Architect for Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

(above left photo pictured left to right). The expansion continues (top right photo) on the

northwest corner of the building where new stacks and a large conference room will be

located.

April 2008: A full shipment of steel has allowed crews to start framing the structure

that will house state-of-the-art meeting rooms.

March 2008: Remember to be extremely cautious when entering and exiting the

library. Construction activity is occurring right along side Upper Gulph Road and

the library entrance.

It took two backhoes, a jackhammer attachment and a lot of noise to demolish the old

stairs in order to make way for the new main entrance.

February 2008: Despite the bitter cold, work continues outside as the crew lays new

electrical lines and the outer wall along Upper Gulph Road takes shape.

Plans begin to take hold inside the library as walls are framed in what will be the new

lobby.

January 2008: The new wall on the northwest side of the building was erected in

January.

December 2007: Work began on the construction of the front entrance (above left)

and the walls of the new basement are forming (above right). And inside, progress

began on what will become the new main entrance (below).

The library was closed from Monday, November 26 through Friday, November 30 in

order to move the current transformer powering the building.

November 2007: Cement is pumped into the orange forms (photographed above left)

in order to create the walls of the new basement.  The construction foreman (pictured

at left in the above right-hand photo) and her crew are now familiar faces at the library.

November 2007: Crews work in the "pit", constructing wall for the new basement,

which will be located under the new addition.

October 2007: Marian Stevens,                              October 2007: Construction crews began

Library Director, surveys the interior                   excavation on the 10,000 square foot addition

work progressing on the upper level.                      to the library.

September 2007: Work is in full swing!              August 2007: With a construction trailer

                                                                                            and fences in place, we're officially a

                                                                                           "Construction Zone"!                                                        

May 2007:  The new parking lot is                            March 2007: The work continues                             
finished.                                                                             behind the library.

The excavation behind Tredyffrin Public Library is in preparation for installation of a

stormwater retention system.  This project, and the addition of a new parking lot, will

be completed by Tredyffrin Township this spring.
                    

February 2007: The excavation                             January 2007: Tredyffrin Public Library.

begins behind the library.