Today is THE DAY

We know you have been waiting patiently – now the day has finally arrived. Please join us for the GRAND OPEN HOUSE of Southwest Regional Library. Festivities begin at 10:00am with a ribbon cutting. The doors will open at 10:30 and we will have festivities throughout the day. Please see our calendar for the schedule. See you there!

WOW is right – see the pictures

Marian is right, Southwest is looking amazing. A few sneak peek pictures are available on the Southwest page, look for the link on the right. — Jill Wagy, Library Webmaster

Wow!

I got an opportunity to do an informal walk-through of Southwest Regional yesterday with Alice Sharpe, Durham Library Foundation’s development officer. Oh my goodness! It’s amazing! I think library customers will think the wait has definitely been worth it. Many Southwest Regional staff are over there, busily putting up books and getting their areas organized. Workers were there drilling holes for self-check stations and our tech staff were installing and setting up computers. It’s a veritable hive of activity. And it’s opening May 24 — so soon! I can’t wait until Southwest customers see their “new” library. And soon after, South Regional will open. Plus Summer Reading’s right around the corner? How cool!

Marian Fragola, Humanities Coordinator

Southwest Regional Library – New Photos

Southwest is really starting to looking good – check out the latest pictures showing carpet, beautiful painted walls and wood trim. Select Southwest page to the right of this post.

Planning for the Southwest Regional Grand Opening Begins

This morning I, and other library staff members, had a fantastic meeting with a group of people who love the Southwest Library and can’t wait for the new, improved version to open its doors.

We met to brainstorm some ideas for the May 24 Grand Opening. It’s shaping up to be an open house that will last all morning and into the afternoon, then will pick up later in the evening for some events targeted specifically at families. I’m calling it the Southwest Regional Grand Open House, but that’s just a working title. We’ll see how that shapes up along with the rest of the event.

To get the brainstorming session going, we invited a small group of people who live or work near Southwest to help us plan. We included representatives from elementary, middle and high schools and local businesses. We also invited a few of Southwest’s most enthusiastic customers. (I know there are many more out there!)

We ended up with a great group of 13 folks who had very creative ideas about how we can make this Grand Open House a real celebration. The goal of the open house is to give the community a chance to participate in the day, and to give customers a sample of the great programs and events at their library. So far we know there will be a ribbon cutting first thing, followed by a day full of Wii demos, storytimes, children’s choirs, tours of the new library and a visit from the Museum of Life and Science. There are lots of other ideas on the table (like Salsa dancing, a technology demo and a library scavenger hunt) but we’re still working on the details.

I’ll post here again as the planning shapes up. In the meantime, check out the latest interior pictures — the building is really coming together. The skylights are my personal favorite.

–Gina Rozier, Marketing and Development Manager

New Pictures from South & Southwest

Select the page links to the right to see that latest pictures from South and Southwest

Southwest Work

Work continues at Southwest. See the Southwest page on the right for updated pictures.

Renovation at Southwest has begun

There are some new images from Shannon Road. Check out the Southwest page link on the right.

Updated Pictures from South & Southwest

The South Regional library site is under way – new pictures are posted on their page (click the South Regional page on the right).

Southwest renovation is set to start soon – new pictures are posted on their page showing the packing process (click the Southwest page on the right).

Pictures of Southwest Before Renovation

To see images of the Southwest Library before renovation, select the Southwest page on the right under Pages.