Measure twice cut once

As the builders pursue insulation, wiring, and HVAC – nothing that seems readily apparent to the untrained eye - we, in the Library, have gotten out our trusty graph paper and tape measure. (Sometimes the old fashioned way is still the best.)  We have been busy calculating shelf feet (the amount of feet of shelving needed for materials) and inventorying our needs.  We've been 'dancing with furniture' on paper, trying to figure out where all that we need can fit without the Library returning to it's warehouse state.

We know somethings do not need to be as they were.  We know somethings were they way they were because of the posts that hold up the roof.  Clearly these posts are needed and will remain!  Some of the old furniture between thirty-plus years of use, moving, and storage, we know definitely needs replacement.  Everyone in favor of replacing those blue chairs, raise your hand!  Of course, it’s easy to say, we need to replace this, that, or the other thing, and harder to actually do it.

Size is an issue; sturdiness is an issue; weight is an issue; and of course, cost is an issue.  We have been reviewing and prioritizing our needs, our finances, and working with the Friends.  We have been creating no-choice lists and wish lists.  We have been reviewing catalogs, websites and vendors to get cost estimates for what will work.  

Soon, here and other places, we will share more of this information with you and ask if you might be able to help contribute to our furniture fund. But in the meanwhile, it's back to counting little squares of graph paper.

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