Children’s Room opens July 12, 2014

Bob and his “chief architect” pal put in three months working on converting an old computer service office to a spacious and well appointed children’s library. My cousin David’s daughter Megan (who lives in Lake Elmo) painted a tree on the wall. Bob cut down and split large free standing solid walnut library shelves to create child sized shelves against the wall and two free standing units on rollers. These shelves were originally from the Minneapolis Public Library. Celebration today.

Bob during demo

Steve can’t hold onto the ceiling apparatus that is in the process of  tumbling down

lots of hauling and sawing  and back and forth from Bob’s building

assembling the roller units

Megan

Megan’s tree

Children’s library

I do not have any pictures of the open house today, I was busy with refreshments and decorations. Many other people were involved, of course. Linda, our experienced librarian (who is leaving us, sadly) created the plan and chose furniture – it was her idea to have Bob make the shelves fit… easier said than done. They worked well together. She said that it is just as or more important to have places to sit and space — than the books! I would not have thought that, but it is certainly true — most of the room is open space with movable furniture. I was working when there were 60 adults and kids in the children’s room for a science program one afternoon.

A local professional painter stopped by when Bob and Steve’s morale was at a low ebb and offered to come back and paint walls, which he did — nice soft happy yellow color on the walls chosen by the ad hoc committee. Another talented volunteer fixed the electrical wiring. And of course all the daily staffing volunteers moved the books and set up the room.

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