Anyone want to watch a Library being built?

[Pokeyonekenobie]

So they're demolishing our old library building in order to build a new one.  They have a live YouTube video so it has been interesting to watch it go so far.  They started on Monday but if anyone wants to watch what's left of the demolition, here's the link.  I think they'll be leaving up the cameras through the whole process so we can watch them build the new building as well.

***New link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKQBPEVbKYY

Personally, I thought it would be cool if they blew it up or used a wrecking ball but neither of those things happened.

Here's a picture of what the front looked like before they started.
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[SpacePinto]

That's so sad

[Pokeyonekenobie]

It is sad, but it's a good thing.  We've been promised a new library "in 5 years" for the last 30 years.  The roof leaked every time it rained or snowed (water is so good for books), the basements leaked (there were three separate basements because the building had been Frankensteined together since 1899) and it wasn't up to earthquake code.  Since we sit on the Wasatch Fault that's really not good.  It had an upstairs that we couldn't use at all because there was no elevator.  Even staff wasn't allowed to use it so it was so much wasted space.  The air conditioner and heating system were so old we had to custom order parts every time anything broke, and something new broke every summer.  It even had this giant switch on it (think "Pull the Lever, Kronk!).

The new building is supposed to be three floors.  It will have 2 outdoor terraces, lots of meeting space, a maker space, and the kids area is going to have some fun play promoting features.  We keep telling our patrons it will be great when it's all done.

[Pokeyonekenobie]

The building is gone so now I think they'll level out the ground and the groundbreaking is supposed to happen in the next few weeks. 

[Pokeyonekenobie]

Here's the new link to watch them build the new library.  The ground breaking will be April 18, which is considered the Library's Birthday so it's very appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKQBPEVbKYY

[Beth3346]

the mountains in the background are pretty hopefully you'll have a great view on the terraces.

[BlackCurtains]

Wow, it's going to be a big library.

[Pokeyonekenobie]

That space that they've cleared out is where the old building and part of a parking lot were.  The plans for the new building can be found here:

https://library.loganutah.org/about_us/information/your_library_our_future.php

If you click on the image on this page it will bring up the presentation.  The images of the new plans start on slide 16 and there's a whole bunch of site analysis junk before that. 
I tried to find an image I could just link here but all they've sent us in our emails are PDF files and I hate trying to make those stupid things work so you guys can go to the link and look it up if you want to know. 

[Pokeyonekenobie]

The groundbreaking will be tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM MST.  After that the video will be more interesting.