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Staff and student employees have worked diligently over the past 7 days to move our reference collection, government documents, and periodicals to the new compact shelving on Basement Level 2. The project was completed today!
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Boatwright staff are very busy this week moving the entire reference and government documents collection to their new home on Basement Level 2. This material will now take up much less space thanks to the newly installed compact shelving. The construction crew … Continue reading
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A lot of progress has been made this week and last. Many of the walls that were to be removed have been taken down and new walls are going up to create much needed work space for staff and study … Continue reading
But for now… Pipes!
Hi everyone! Hammers are hammering and drills are drilling. Every day there is more progress. It is hard to believe that we have only been under construction for a week and a half.
At this point the new shelving on B2 will be constructed atop the carriages starting Thursday. We fully expect to start putting the materials from the first and second floor on them starting Monday May 14. Ideally, this move will take place in a week so that work can proceed on the first and second floors. The new areas will house the new study spaces and liaison librarian offices.
Up on the second floor new offices in the former quiet study room are beginning to take shape, studs are up and drywall will soon follow. Electrical work continues as well as a remodel of most of our restrooms in BML.
It will continue to be noisy at BML.
Visitors to Boatwright: If you need to know what restrooms are available in the building, please ask at our front desk. Right now, you can use restrooms on the 2nd floor in the Media Resource Center and the back hallway restrooms on Basement Level 1.
Look! Our new carriages that will carry the shelving have arrived! It won’t be long now until we can fill the shelves!
Much progress was made this week. All of the demolition for the second floor staff offices and new restrooms is now complete and the first signs of new walls are appearing already.
The track for the new compact shelving down on B2 has been laid down and the new wood between the track is going in. The carpet will be put back into place next week. There is already a “test carriage” in place to check the track.
Most of the staff have settled into their temporary summer quarters. Moving entire offices was a monumental task all on its own. Be sure to ask at the main service desk as to where folks are located.
Restrooms are scarce at Boatrwight! There is a restroom on B1 still in service and so is one in the MRC. The rest of them are under renovation. The staff restroom came back on line and the handy new “staff cut through” is now complete.
Next week will bring us much more progress. A hearty “thank you” to all who have helped out this week.
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More behind the scenes photos from today’s demolition and compact shelving installation.
We are so pleased with the progress that RVA construction has been making. We are also very grateful to the UR facilities moving crew. We have a lot of “stuff” and lately we have playing “musical stuff”.
Today the rails to the compact shelving on B2 went in so there is a lot of drilling noise. The shelving carriages will then be installed on the rails, then the shelving on top of that. Upstairs, barriers have gone in and demolition has began in earnest in the former administration office, the quiet study room, the microfilm area, and the former digital production services office. Restroom renovations continue on B1.
The library was a little tropical over the last 24 hours as a chiller supply line was interrupted. There will also be an interruption Thursday morning in the plumbing.
Most of B2 is now usable again and all of the collection should be accessible.
Hopefully we will have some new pictures up later today or in the morning.