If you haven't peeked in the windows of Leyburn recently, you're in for a surprise! The windows are the only things left! Mathers Construction started ripping apart the Main level in mid-August. The carpets have been removed, put on pallets, and sent for recycling. The ceiling is out. The few remaining walls are coming down next week. If it weren't for the swarm of construction workers and the noise, it would be a ghost town!
The view from the Book Nook toward the former periodical area
The long view, from the former Technical Services looking toward the former Circulation area
Meanwhile, on Lower Level 1, life is becoming a new normal. The combined Circulation and Help Desk are smoothly fielding questions and solving problems. The temporary Reference Desk has a clear view of people coming down the stairs. Students and faculty have adjusted with resigned smiles on their faces. Faculty posters haunt the stacks. And everyone is learning their way around the new, temporary hiding places for DVDs, new books, maps, reference materials, and microfilm- to name a few.
We hope to see you soon!