Construction Progress - Beloit Public Library

Discovery PLAYce Construction Progress

Follow along with the progress as Beloit Public Library and its Foundation build Discovery PLAYce—a transformative, 6,000-square-foot early childhood learning lab designed to support children ages 0–6 and their caregivers. Phase I construction began in July 2025 and will conclude in March 2026. Phase II is set to begin shortly thereafter and be complete by Fall 2026.

Images from August 11, 2026

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

Images from August 6, 2026

Serpentine bookcase with lots of children's books and two small green cushioned benches in the foreground and many shelves of books in the background

Phase II Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

Serpentine bookcase with lots of children's books and a small green cushioned bench in the foreground and a light wall in the background

Phase II Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

Looking down a hallway into a colorful space with new carpeting

Phase II Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

Open space with partially finished floors including a sports floor around a pole in the foreground

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

Open space with partially finished floors including a wood-look section in the foreground

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

Open space with partially finished floors and ceiling and a semi-installed metal gate

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

Three young children turn colorful knobs as a woman kneels nearby

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

Families immediately took to the new light wall.

Images from August 3, 2026

Large space with black ceiling, blue walls, and unfinished floor

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce. PAST: Children’s Area.

Large space with black ceiling, blue walls, and wood-look floor in the foreground

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce. PAST: Children’s Area.

Entryway with partially installed ceiling tiles and unfinished space in the background

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce/Blender Entry

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce and Blender Café entry. PAST: Blender Café hallway.

Large space with black ceiling, blue walls, and unfinished floor in the foreground and colorful carpet squares in the background

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce. PAST: Children’s Area.

Images from July 10, 2026

Newly carpeted space with cones, safety tape, and tools all around

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Updated Main Service Area. PAST: Main Service Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southeast/entry. PAST: Children’s Area/Blender Café entry.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce/Blender Entry

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce and Blender Café entry. PAST: Blender Café hallway.

Painted wall with holes for electrical and data

Phase II Construction First Floor: Donor Wall

FUTURE: Donor wall and digital display wall. PAST: Donor wall.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce. PAST: Children’s Area.

Images from July 8, 2026

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the north. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the eest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the west. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southeast/entry. PAST: Children’s Area/Blender Café entry.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southeast/entry. PAST: Children’s Area/Blender Café entry.

Area marked off by tape and cones with flooring removed

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Updated Main Service Area. PAST: Main Service Area.

Large open space with unfinished ceilings, walls, and bare concrete floors

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the east. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the east. PAST: Children’s Area.

Images from June 13, 2026

Room with a table and four chairs in the center and TV on the wall

Phase I Construction First Floor: Telehealth Room

FUTURE: Telehealth Room. PAST: Part of a first-floor classroom.

Large open area with shelves in the background and a staff person in the distance at a service desk

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Updated Front Service Area with built-in drop box. PAST: Front Service Area.

Dark blue wall with plastic petals and metal hardware

Phase II Construction First Floor: Donor Wall

FUTURE: Donor wall with digital displays. PAST: Donor wall.

Long look into library with skylights above and blue walls with colorful graphics in the foreground

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce Facade

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade. PAST: Main service area and entry to the Children’s Area.

Rough construction area with unfinished ceilings, walls, and bare concrete floors

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade/entry — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade/entry — looking toward the north. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Space with unfinished ceilings, walls, and bare concrete floors

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Updated Blender Café entry and closet. PAST: Blender Café hallway and entry.

Spacious closet with large refrigerator and freezer and boxes of product on shelves

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Blender Café storage closet. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the north. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the east. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the west. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the west. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the east. PAST: Children’s Area.

Small counter with two open slots behind for book and media returns

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Interior drop box and digital screen. PAST: Staff workroom entry.

New colorful space with open bin shelving

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Children’s Area — looking northeast. PAST: Study Rooms and Computer Lab.

Newly painted and carpeted space with shelves of books in the foreground

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Children’s Area — looking toward the east. PAST: Genealogy Area looking toward study rooms and computer lab.

Newly painted and carpeted space with seating and tables in the background

Phase I Construction First Floor: Teen Area

FUTURE: Teen Area — looking northwest. PAST: Collaboration Area 2.

Newly painted and carpeted space with shelves of books in the background and seating and tables in the foreground

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Teen Area — looking southeast. PAST: Collaboration Area 2.

New colorful space with open bin shelving and children's activity centers

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Children’s Area — looking south. PAST: Genealogy Area and classrooms.

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Children’s Area with Telehealth Room and Program Room in the background — looking northeast. PAST: Study rooms and classrooms.

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Children’s Area — looking northwest. PAST: Classrooms.

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: Children’s Area — looking north. PAST: Classrooms.

Images from May 5, 2026

Man standing on a scaffolding mudding drywall

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Interior drop box and digital screen. PAST: Staff workroom entry.

Unfinished space with open ceilings, unpainted walls, and bare floors

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Partially finished wall among finished bookcases

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Interior drop box and digital screen. PAST: Staff workroom entry.

Images from April 4, 2026

Unfinished space under construction with drywall and visible mudding

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Images from March 24, 2026

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce and Blender Café entry — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Images from March 20, 2026

Phase II Construction First Floor: Main Service Area

FUTURE: Interior drop box and digital screen. PAST: Staff workroom entry.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Blender Café Storage

FUTURE: Blender Café storage closet. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce with Blender Café entry and storage closet in the background. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce and Blender Café entry — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade — looking toward the east. PAST: Children’s Area.

Large unfinished space with open ceilings, unpainted walls, and bare floors

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce Facade

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce facade — looking toward the northeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce and Blender Café entry — looking toward the northeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the west. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the northeast. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the west. PAST: Children’s Area.

Phase II Construction First Floor: Discovery PLAYce

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce — looking toward the southwest. PAST: Children’s Area.

Images from February 16, 2026

An open service window with a colorful bulkhead above and construction cart in the foreground

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Welcome Area

FUTURE: Upstairs Reception Area. PAST: Upstairs hallway and closet.

The intersection of two hallways with several open doors and glass panels

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Hallway

FUTURE: The far upstairs hallway looking toward the welcome area. PAST: Upstairs hallway.

Inside of a carpeted hallway with glass panels on the right

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Hallway

FUTURE: Two classrooms ahead looking down the hallway toward the right and two additional classrooms down the hallway toward the left. PAST: Upstairs hallway and storage.

Empty room that is painted and carpeted with a ladder in the distance and blue painters' tape on the far wall

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Classroom 230

FUTURE: Classroom 230. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Classroom 238

FUTURE: Classroom 239. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Empty room that is painted and carpeted with blue painters' tape on the far wall

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Classroom 238

FUTURE: Classroom 238. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Classroom 231

FUTURE: Classroom 231. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Hallway

FUTURE: Two classrooms ahead looking down the hallway toward the reception desk on the right and toward two additional classrooms down the hallway toward the left. PAST: Upstairs hallway and storage.

Empty room that is painted and carpeted with blue painters' tape on the near wall

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Classroom 232

FUTURE: Classroom 232. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor: Classroom 233

FUTURE: Classroom 233. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Mostly empty room that is painted and carpeted with a ladder in the distance and pieces of a fabricated tree trunk

Phase I Construction First Floor: Read-to-Me Den

FUTURE: The Read-to-Me Den on the far side of the new Children’s Area. PAST: The former Classrooms 110 and 111.

Images from January 28, 2026

Large open room with construction crews laying carpet tiles and a group of people in hard hats standing in the distance

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Partially finished half-wall bookcase in the foreground with plastic sheets hanging from the ceiling on the right and people standing around in hard hats

Phase I Construction First Floor: FABL Book Sale Shelves

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab.

Small painted room with unfinished floor

Phase I Construction First Floor: Sensory Room

FUTURE: A new Sensory Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Small painted room with unfinished floor and water pump in the back corner

Phase I Construction First Floor: Engine Room Storage

FUTURE: Storage for the new Engine Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Painted room with unfinished floor and cabinet with sink in the far corner

Phase I Construction First Floor: The Engine Room

FUTURE: A new program space called The Engine Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Adult-sized toilet next to child-sized toilet and child-sized sink next to adult-sized sink

Phase I Construction First Floor: Family Bathroom

FUTURE: A parent/child restroom. PAST: Storage.

Hallway with several doors and lots of construction-related debris

Phase I Construction First Floor: BookQuest Hallway

FUTURE: The family bathrooms and hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor: Large Telehealth Room

FUTURE: Large Telehealth Room. PAST: Part of Classroom 110.

Carpeted and painted room with carts loaded with supplies and tables along the far wall

Phase I Construction First Floor: Program Storage

FUTURE: Large storage closet for programming. PAST: Part of Classroom 110.

Uncarpeted room with newly installed cabinets on the right wall, along with a washer, dryer, and dishwasher, and lots of construction-related items around the perimeter of the room

Phase I Construction First Floor: Exhibit Repair and Storage

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Carpeted and painted area with stacks of carpet tiles in the foreground and a group of people wearing hard hats in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor: Children’s Area

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where magazines, newspapers, and genealogy were previously located, with study rooms and computer lab behind.

Half wall in the foreground with plastic sheeting in the background and someone wearing a hard hat

Phase I Construction First Floor: Computer Lab

FUTURE: Genealogy in the foreground and computer lab with study pods in the background. PAST: The former teen gathering area.

Images from December 6, 2025

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Upstairs Reception Area. PAST: Upstairs hallway and closet.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Upstairs Reception Area. PAST: Upstairs hallway and closet.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Table and Chair Storage. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Upstairs hallway to new classrooms. PAST: Upstairs hallway to unfinished storage spaces.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of two new single-stall restrooms. PAST: Storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of two new single-stall restrooms. PAST: Storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two single-stall restrooms and the far upstairs hallway looking toward the welcome area. PAST: Upstairs hallway.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms ahead looking down the hallway toward the reception desk on the right and toward two additional classrooms down the hallway toward the left. PAST: Upstairs hallway and storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms ahead looking down the hallway toward the right and two additional classrooms down the hallway toward the left. PAST: Upstairs hallway and storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms ahead looking down the hallway toward the reception desk on the right and toward two additional classrooms down the hallway toward the left. PAST: Upstairs hallway and storage.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new computer lab. PAST: The former teen gathering area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab with the former study rooms in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: New Family Telehealth Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 110.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: New Program Room “The Engine Room.” PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: New Program Room storage. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: One of two new family restrooms. PAST: Part of the old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: One of two new family restrooms. PAST: Part of the old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: A new Sensory Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Updated Program Room that will include a Discovery PLAYce office, full-size refrigerator, and dedicated storage closet. PAST: Program Room.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Discovery PLAYce office in the front corner of the Program Room. PAST: Program Room.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Updated Program Room that will include a Discovery PLAYce office, full-size refrigerator, and dedicated storage closet. PAST: Program Room.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Updated Program Room that will include a Discovery PLAYce office, full-size refrigerator, and dedicated storage closet. PAST: Program Room.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Updated Program Room that will include a Discovery PLAYce office, full-size refrigerator, and dedicated storage closet. PAST: Program Room.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Program storage. PAST: Part of Classroom 110.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Updated Program Room that will include a Discovery PLAYce office, full-size refrigerator, and dedicated storage closet. PAST: Program Room.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms and hallway that will connect Discovery PLAYce with the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Family Telehealth Room, Family Bathrooms, and hallway into Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, Collaboration Area, and Computer Lab.

Images from November 19, 2025

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Family Telehealth Room in the foreground and Programming Storage in the background. PAST: The former Classroom 110 and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Programming storage. PAST: The former Classroom 110 and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the new Sensory Room and Program Room. PAST: The former Computer Lab and Study Rooms.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old collaboration area looking toward the area where periodicals, genealogy, study rooms, computer lab, and collaboration area were previously located.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: A new Program Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Storage for the new Program Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of two new single-stall restrooms. PAST: Storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of two new single-stall restrooms. PAST: Storage.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two single-stall restrooms and the far upstairs hallway looking toward the welcome area. PAST: Upstairs hallway.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms ahead looking down the hallway toward the reception desk on the right and toward two additional classrooms down the hallway toward the left. PAST: Upstairs hallway and storage.

Phase I Construction

A crane prepares to lift a new HVAC system onto the roof.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area on the left and FABL Book Shelves on the right. PAST: The old computer lab with the former study rooms in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: A new Sensory Room. PAST: Part of the former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab with the former study rooms in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: One of two new Family Bathrooms in the hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: One of two new Family Bathrooms in the hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Images from November 5, 2025

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two single-stall restrooms and the fair upstairs hallway looking toward the welcome area. PAST: Upstairs hallway.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: This space will be transformed into three: Program Room, Storage, and a Sensory Room. PAST: The former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Family telehealth room in the foreground and storage in the background. The former Classroom 110 and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms in the hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms in the hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms and hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Images from October 7, 2025

Phase I Construction Exterior

FUTURE: New windows looking on the west and south exposures. PAST: Solid brick walls.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms, looking west down the hallway toward four classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space and hallway.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms, looking west down the hallway toward four classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space and hallway.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two single-stall restrooms and the fair upstairs hallway looking toward the welcome area. PAST: Upstairs hallway.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Hallway looking north with four new classrooms–two on each side–and storage. PAST: Unfinished storage space and hallway to mechanicals.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: One of six new classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: This space will be transformed into three: Program Room, Storage, and a Sensory Room. PAST: The former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms and hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The new Children’s Area, looking toward the Read-to-Me Nook and Family Telehealth Room. PAST: The former Classroom 110, Classroom 111, GED Testing Room, BTC Office, and Collaboration Area.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Phase I Construction First Floor

Images from September 13, 2025

Construction image with floors and walls and ceilings removed

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two single-stall restrooms and the fair upstairs hallway looking toward the welcome area. PAST: Upstairs hallway.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, genealogy, study rooms, computer lab, and collaboration area were previously located.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Four upstairs classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Four upstairs classrooms looking from the far southwest corner. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms and hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Four upstairs classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: This space will be transformed into three: Program Room, Storage, and a Sensory Room. PAST: The former Classroom 114.

Construction image with walls and ceilings removed

Phase I Construction Second Floor

FUTURE: Two classrooms, looking west down the hallway toward four classrooms. PAST: Unfinished storage space and hallway.

Phase I Construction First Floor

Images from September 4, 2025

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area, looking down the hallway at Discovery PLAYce with the new Sensory Room and Program Room to the right. PAST: The area where periodicals, genealogy, study rooms, computer lab, and collaboration areas were previously located.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the Early Reader “Read to Me” Den, family telehealth room, and expanded programming storage in the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, and genealogy were previously located, with Classrooms 110 and 111 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The family bathrooms and hallway that will connect the new Children’s Area with Discovery PLAYce. PAST: The old storage room for programming and Blender Café.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, genealogy, study rooms, computer lab, and collaboration area were previously located.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where periodicals, study rooms, and the computer lab were previously located, with Classroom 114 in the background.

Construction image with cabinetry on the floor

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: This space will be transformed into three: Program Room, Storage, and a Sensory Room. PAST: The former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Images from August 23, 2025

Construction image with demolition in progress

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where magazines, newspapers, and genealogy were previously located, with study rooms behind.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The area where magazines, newspapers, and genealogy were previously located, with study rooms behind.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The far side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The former collaboration area just outside of Classrooms 110 and 111.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: Laundry, storage, and maintenance area for Discovery PLAYce Learning Play Stations and consumables. PAST: Miscellaneous storage.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: One of the collaboration areas behind the computer lab.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab with the former study rooms in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: This space will be transformed into three: Program Room, Storage, and a Sensory Room. PAST: The former Classroom 114.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab with the former Classroom 114 in the background.

Phase I Construction First Floor

FUTURE: The near side of what will be the new Children’s Area. PAST: The old computer lab with the former Classroom 114 in the background.