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Week
of April 28, 2008
This week we learned a little more
about the time line for our major
reconstruction work here at FHCPL. Ryan Guth of Miller Contracting
said
the interior demolition will begin around May 8th, and the exterior
sanitary
holding tank work should begin by the 15th. Structural steel has been
ordered, and the main natural gas line has been excavated near the
parking
garage entrance. |
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Week
of April 21, 2008 Friday, April 18th Dave Hand
from subcontractor (Custom Home) was in and explained the
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Week
of April 14, 2008 Preliminary work and
organizational meetings have been conducted this week as we prepare for
the onset of major flood recovery construction in the next two weeks.
Our main natural gas feed line has been re-routed by workers from Marlin
White, and other workers have begun dismantling some of the HVAC
components in the basement. We have decided to close the underground
parking garage to all traffic through the major construction phase of
this project for safety reasons. Patron and staff parking will be
available in our parking lot located on the NW corner of Front St. and
Cory St. as well as on Broadway for limited time slots (see signs).
Thanks for your continued patience as we strive to provide a flood proof
building over the next several months.--Dick Taylor |
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Work begins on the construction phase of the flood
recovery project. Marlin White and Sons Construction began work on the
new 4" gas line that will feed the new boilers in the new Mechanical
Building on the west side of our building. They had to bore through the
Parking Garage Wall, and route the new line over the entrance gate to
the Parking Garage. Work also began on the individual HVAC control boxes
in the basement level. --Dick Taylor
We are happy to report that Construction is now
underway. If we need to make changes in the Parking at the Main Library,
we will post it here. --Carol Dunn |
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FEMA approved $1,900,311.69 for construction and mitigation efforts. The 75% that FEMA will pay is $1,425,233.77. The State of Ohio will pay 12.5% and FHCPL will have to pay 12.5%. The Board of Trustee's will be meeting on March 18th to approve construction and to accept the FEMA approved and obligated dollars to be used towards the flood recovery project. The construction and mitigation efforts include the reconstruction of the lower level, remodeling of the Community Room to house Administration and Technical Services. The project also includes moving the mechanical systems above the base flood elevation level. We appreciate your understanding and patience during all of the changes.--Kelly Foust
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Week of February 25, 2008
The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library (FHCPL) has
been working with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)
since President Bush declared the City of Findlay a disaster area on
September 11, 2007. Many FEMA representatives toured the building to
assess the damage and to assist with the necessary steps to help FHCPL
seek funding. |
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The Main Library closed due to Street Flooding. We received 2 inches of water in the garage, and we have taken on a bit of water in the basement. We are locating the Administration and Technical Services offices upstairs till we go into construction. |
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Future plans for the lower level include: a designated Volunteer space, a new Community Room and Book Cellar. Charles Construction is the project manager. Morrison Kattman Menze is the architect for the project. |
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Week of December 3, 2007
The Main Library has reopened. We are working with FEMA to
mitigate the basement area and our Community Room. |
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Week of November 5-9, 2007
The Children's and AV departments are being carpeted this week. The
library has decided to combine these 2 desks into one and call it the
"Information Desk". It will be located in front of the Southwest Window.
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Week of October 29-Nov.3., 2007 The staff finish painting the AV Offices and the Computer Lab. A new floor is being put down in the lobby. Many caring people have contacted us to offer donations of books. While we much appreciate any offers of assistance, the best way to help your library at this early stage of our rebuilding process is to donate funds. We will gratefully accept donations to assist with recovery. You may contribute to the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library Relief Fund at any Fifth Third Bank or send a check to: Fifth Third Bank, 337 South Main Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840. The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library is funded through the Ohio Library Legislative Fund and does not receive funding via the United Way, the American Red Cross or any other local relief efforts.
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Week of October 22-26, 2007 Children's Storytime is now being held at the Stately Raven Bookstore on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. This is open to Children of all ages. 1315 North Main Street, 419-427-2814 Volunteers help move all the Childrens Books and AV materials. New carpeting comes to these 2 departments on November 5th. Library Book Truck
Brigade makes an appearance at the Halloween Parade on October 23.
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Week
of October 15-19, 2007 Childrens and AV offices are painted a bright and cheery color. |
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Week
of October 7-13, 2007
Tuesday October 9th: almost 200 patrons show
up to check out books at the Arlington Branch Library. |
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Week
of September 30-October
6, 2007 Administration continues to prepare documentation for FEMA. |
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Week
of September 23-29,
2007 |
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Week
of September 16-22,
2007 |
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Week
of September 9-15, 2007 |
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Week
of September 2-8, 2007 |
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Week of
August 26-September 1, 2007 The library employees man a booth at the Hancock County Fair August 29-September 3. WebServer is relocated offsite and www.findlaylibrary.org reestablishes service on the WWW. Main Library has been stripped of all contents in the lower level including drywall and ceiling tiles. Dehumidifiers are running in the upper level to control mold and save our 6 million dollars worth of library materials. |
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As the flood receded, the library hired Tri-Weh, a recovery team out of Cincinnati to reclaim the Library. Over a million gallons of water was pumped from the building in a 2 day period. All services were destroyed or damaged in the flood: furnace, electric, internet, phones, security, paging, fire alarm, sprinkler system etc. This also included the internet at our Arlington Branch, which comes directly through the Main Library in Findlay. Early Tuesday Morning, on
August 21, as much as 9 inches of rain fell over parts of Hancock
County. To our East, parts of Wyandot County received 15 inches of rain
in a few hours. The Blanchard River began to rise and flooding took
place over much of the area. Twelve library employees showed up
for work, and spend most of the day bringing up essential materials from
the Lower Level, which included the Clerk Treasurer's Office materials.
The rest of the employees were stuck in their homes with no way out.
That evening the entire lower level went under water, and downtown
Findlay experienced the worse flood in the city's history. |
