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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: November 2006
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". Working around the recent bouts of soggy weather, repairs to the River wall have been made and footings for the new building are taking shape! Soon we will be able to have a good sense of the size of. Posted by jms at 2:30 PM. Once again, The Complaining Candidate has his facts wrong. The Complaining Candidate's latest ad also talks about ` cost overruns such as happened with the library project.' Wrong again. The project is ...Also,...
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: June 2006
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". Your new library project is underway! With the recent Town Council approval of the budget for the New Library Project, the Building Committee is now empowered to enter into a contract with E.W. Burman Construction Company to begin work on the new library in the Stillwater Redevelopment Zone. Posted by jms at 5:39 PM. This blog documents the construction process for the new Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. In Burrillville, Rhode Island.
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: October 2006
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". This being an election year, all sorts of numbers are being thrown around. Some are baloney. And some important numbers are - conveniently - omitted from the paid political ads and campaign propaganda. Here are some real numbers, verifiable by public records available for all to see at Town Hall:. The new library is estimated to cost $8.8 million, NOT. The cost of site remediation is pegged at $745,000, NOT. Voters approved a $5-mill...
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: A week or so later-
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". A week or so later-. The masonry block and clapboard siding has been finished on the end of the "Stack Room" and they're working along the side. Much of the river side has been closed in. Blue and yellow insulation board covers the "prow" jutting out from the Children's wing - the views from the "reading nook" located in this overhang will be spectacular! Posted by jms at 1:53 PM. In Burrillville, Rhode Island. Read the Site Reports.
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". By May 4 the front entrance is closed in and masonry finishes have been completed. The large window above the entrance is the Children's Program Room. Inside, more concrete has been poured for floors and steel partitions are going up. Posted by jms at 2:08 PM. This blog documents the construction process for the new Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. In Burrillville, Rhode Island. Read the Site Reports. Our new local history blog.
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: Another "inside" look
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". On May 9 The Building Committee was given a tour of the project and the library staff was invited along to get a feel for their future work space. Here staff are standing in the "Local History Room" as viewed from the middle of the main shelving area- only the outlines of rooms on the lower floor have been laid out. Partitions go up soon. The main windows look out onto East Avenue. Posted by jms at 2:27 PM. Read the Site Reports.
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: And now- the views!
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". And now- the views! Looking out of the prow window you can see across the stone bridge to the Mill Pond. In the other direction you will see the lower end of the River Walk and a good way downriver. The old Dye House (behind the stack of blue insulation board) is scheduled to be demolished. A grassy park area will replace it. Below- looking out the side window of the "Reading Nook" area of the main children's room. A week or so later-.
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: WARNING – IF YOU’VE NEVER PEEKED AT A PRESENT BEFORE YOU SHOULD HAVE, LOOK NO FURTHER!
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". WARNING IF YOU’VE NEVER PEEKED AT A PRESENT BEFORE YOU SHOULD HAVE, LOOK NO FURTHER! Okay, if you’ve come this far, I’ll share with you what I’ve seen. (It’s impossible to hold this much excitement inside! Construction of your new library is rapidly nearing completion. This view from the children’s nook on the upper floor shows how spectacular autumn in Harrisville can be. See more in the next post. Posted by jms at 1:50 PM. And now-...
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: August 2006
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". The Tape Goes up. Around old mill buildings, soon to be razed. Posted by jms at 3:59 PM. What We're Dealing With. A site that for more than a century and a half has been used for industry. And no one, of course, kept detailed records of what buildings were razed when or what is buried at Stillwater. Who knows what else lies beneath where our library will be built? Posted by jms at 5:19 PM. Posted by jms at 7:44 PM. For $20.00 eac...
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library: A Road Runs Through It
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The New Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library. Cornerstone of the Community". A Road Runs Through It. While work continues on finishing the exterior siding, construction has also begun on the new roadway that will lead from Main Street to the front of the library. The "Annex" parking lot where the construction trailers had been located is gone (the trailers are now down within the work site). First photo shows the Main Street entrance. Next is the sweeping approach to the main library entrance. Topping Off Cer...
