The library expects to receive its building permit for the Woodridge Library in early August.
In the meantime, the contractors are able to continue some work without the permit, including pouring concrete and the construction of the main floor.
We expect the library to be completed and open to the public in Summer 2016.
We know it’s been a while since we’ve posted an update, but things have been moving forward!
You can now keep an eye on progress in real time with the live Woodridge Library Web cam.
Late last week, we got a glimpse at some options for the furnishings for the new Woodridge Library.
Take a look!
Today, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan celebrated the demolition of the old Woodridge Library. Both leaders praised the community’s involvement in the planning of the new Woodridge Library.
“The number of categories of resources and activities a community needs a library for is expanding, and the building has to support books as well as rapidly changing technology,” said Reyes-Gavilan. “Because so much of what libraries do is changing, community engagement helps ensure that new buildings meet current and future needs. Thanks to our partnership here, the new Woodridge Library will offer District residents world-class library services that can change as the ways we read and learn change.”
(Photo: From Left, Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Councilmember Kenyon McDuffie, DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavlian. Photo Credit: Executive Office of Mayor Vincent C. Gray)
Happy Monday!
The Woodridge Interim Library at 1790 Douglas St. NE, three blocks south of the Woodridge Neighborhood Library, opens today at 9:30 a.m.
We posted some photos of the interior of the interim on Facebook about a week ago, but you can take a look for yourself, starting today.
Also, demolition (removal of old equipment and shelving) is already going on at the neighborhood library too:
In preparation for construction, the Woodridge Library will close on Dec. 22 at 5:30 p.m.
During construction, an interim library will operate three blocks south of the library at 1790 Douglas St. NE. (the corner of 18th & Douglas).
The interim space, a 4,200-square-foot modular unit, will open on Jan. 13 at 9:30 a.m. The new Woodridge Library will open in 2015.
Take a look below at a few action shots of the interim library coming together.
Due to delays with site preparation, the Woodridge Interim Library opening, originally scheduled for Nov. 12, is postponed. A new date has not yet been determined.
The Woodridge Library, scheduled to close Oct. 27, will remain open.
We will update this blog once new dates are finalized.
Here are the final design images.
front entrance.
Rear of the library facing the park. Shades on the windows will reduce sun glare.
Rear of the library and parking lot.
The library is scheduled to close in late October. During construction, an interim library will operate three blocks south of the library at 1790 Douglas St. NE, the corner of 18th & Douglas.
The interim space will open on in mid-November. The interim space will be a 4,200-square-foot, modular unit.
The new Woodridge Library will open in 2015. (Yay!)
Also, there were questions about design for the rear windows; they will have shades, not louvers.
Here are a few additional images with some minor adjustments.
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The New Woodridge Neighborhood Library 