November 20, 2024

After a two-month delivery delay, structural steel is now on site! Steel moment frames have been constructed through the main part of the building, which will allow the space to roofed and sealed in. Although the goal was to have this exterior work complete before the rainy season started, the contractors have been flexible and completed much in the past month.

All of parking lot curbing is now in place, safety bollards have been set where sidewalks will be poured, beams have gone up over the meeting room and children’s areas, and all of the building’s cedar siding has been treated in a temporary tent on site.

New Sequim Library - Nov. 2024
A new parking lot and entry into the library site is currently being graded and prepared for asphalt.
New structure is framed on the western section of the building. This area used to be the public meeting room.
The western-most section of the building will contain restrooms, electrical and utility rooms, storage, and a secure space for holding materials returned via the exterior book drops.
Two openings have been cut into an old concrete wall to allow for exterior book drops and a secure interior holding space.
In preparation for metal framing, ceiling brackets have been laid out on the floor in the shape of the interior curved walls.
The northeast corner of the building will contain two study rooms and a small conference room. The metal brackets laid out on the floor reveal the shape of these rooms.
All of the building’s rafters are being prepared on the back half of the property.
All of the building’s rafters are being prepared on the back half of the property.
All of the building’s rafters are being prepared on the back half of the property.