It’s been a crazy summer and made no less crazy with the heat and our HVAC renovation project. As many of you are aware, the library and museum have worked with the city to replace our old HVAC system. Construction started in February and was estimated to complete in November. However, our contractors have been absolutely amazing and outstanding and now estimate our completion date will be the end of September!
That said, because the old HVAC unit has to be taken out before the new one can be put in, we had to shut off our AC and heat in late April. Which, surprisingly, we needed the heat at that point! We were very lucky in April and May to have cooler temperatures and we really thought maybe this summer will be cooler than the rest and we won’t have to worry about the heat.
We might’ve jinxed ourselves by thinking we didn’t need to worry about the heat. As you know, in June, temperatures skyrocketed out of nowhere. Our contractors had installed AC units in various areas around the building but even those couldn’t keep up. We feared we’d have to close the upstairs during the afternoons, when the temperature was the hottest in the hottest part of the building.
But like I said, we have the best contractors and the city agreed to supply us with a few new AC units, so we’re back to being open for our normal hours. The upstairs actually feels really nice – you’d almost think the new system was already installed! So far, our contractors and the city workers have been amazing to work with as we work together to fix up our old building. There are still a few kinks and hot places around the building – like the lobby and some of the bathrooms – but we’re glad to be making progress and look forward to when the project is finally completed.
Thank you to everyone who has been patient with us as we switch up programming spaces this summer and open and close as needed for the heat. We truly would not be here without the support of our wonderful community. We look forward to all of our wonderful kids and adult programs this summer and hope everyone enjoys a book or two this summer!
Here are some upcoming July new releases: A Bookseller in Madrid by Mario Escobar; Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden; Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes, Jr.; Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton; Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox; The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigani; The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware; Coded Justice by Stacy Abrams; Carved in Blood by Michael Bennett; Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson; Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn; Under the Stars by Beatriz Williams; You Belong Here by Megan Miranda; Beautiful Nights by Nina George; She Didn’t See It Coming by Shari Lapena.