Carpeting Update
Replacement carpeting has been inspected and is on a semi trailer in route to Marquette.
Work will begin later this week.
Why are we still talking about the carpeting?? You may have noticed that carpet tiles in several areas on the first and second floor appear to be coming loose. This is a result of a manufacturing defect and the company (Mohawk Flooring) is standing behind their product. They will be replacing all the defective carpet, as it is covered under warranty.
The carpet should arrive (weather pending) late today, November 13th.
The timeline for this project is completion by Thanksgiving Day.
For the next two weeks several of our parking spots will be occupied by 26' trucks. The company is planning to use a fork lift for moving carpet to and from the building. This will likely cause parking lot congestion and inconvenience.
If you have a meeting room reservation during this time, don't worry! We don't anticipate having to reschedule any room reservations. I've been told the installers are working early/late hours and weekends so we are hopeful that all meeting room carpeting can be installed outside of operating hours.
Library programming will take place as scheduled. We will post any changes to this calendar if it becomes necessary to do so.
The areas impacted will include many of the public spaces and meeting rooms on the
first and second floors.
Areas not impacted are: Youth Services Department, Marquette Arts and Culture Center offices, 1904 building staircases and landing, and circulation work room.
Everything that sits on carpeting in the impacted areas will be moved, again. While we are not looking forward to this prospect any more than you are, we are happy that the company is standing behind their product.
Summary:
November 13th - Carpeting to arrive - Several parking lot spaces will be taken by construction vehicles until project completed.
November 13-14th - Project to begin!
We will remain open and will provide as much service as possible throughout the duration of the project.
November 28th - Project completed.
I know this is really late notice, and I apologize for that. I wanted to be 99% sure that this timeline was a reality, before posting the schedule publicly.
We apologize in advance for all inconvenience this project produces.
Thanks!
Andrea Ingmire
Library Director
906-226-4303
