The wood on the front of the building underneath the windows will be replaced with date stones for the building, one for 1908 and the other for 2016. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
The Carnegie Library’s restoration is continuing in earnest, and the building is getting more modern touches that help bring out the history of the building while updating it to today’s standards.
To commemorate the origins of the historic building, which is set to become the new home of the Young Adult department later this year, two date stones will be added to the front of the building: one for its first opening in 1908 and another for its re-opening as a library in 2016.
A major update also in the works for the building is to bring the Carnegie Library up to today’s ADA standards for accessibility, which includes the addition of a wheelchair ramp that is being added alongside the east side of the building that will lead into a new main entrance facing the Sixth District Court.
In addition to this east side entrance, patrons will also be able to enter the building through the two large doors facing West Main Street. The doors will be replaced by new ones which are currently being manufactured.
Patchogue-Medford Library visited the construction site earlier this month, taking photos of both the exterior and the interior of the building. Below are the photos showing off the outside of the building, and check back soon for a photo post focused on the interior of the Carnegie Library.
The doors of the Carnegie Library, which will be replaced, will be one of two entrances for the building. The owl figure is temporarily in use to scare away pigeons. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
While patrons will be able to enter through the big doors facing West Main Street, the main entrance will face the Sixth District Court. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
Five windows will be installed on the east and west sides of the building, including large ones that are being custom made for the restoration. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
Up along the gutters of the building are pieces of mahogany dental molding, with each piece cut out by hand. Mortar being added to the building also matches the same formula used in the building’s original construction. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
The recently installed columns are made from a concrete blend. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
The back of the Carnegie Library currently has a door that is being used by the construction crew to enter the building. Photo Credit: Michael Sorrentino
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