There’s major progress going with the Minneapolis Public Library’s new Central Library. As I biked back from returning a book (Jasper Fforde’s latest Thursday Next novel, which I highly recommend) at the interim Marquette Branch in the historic Marquette Plaza building, I noticed that they’ve pretty much finished with the structural aspects and have started doing the “detailing”. The sandstone edging between floors is being applied and the floor to ceiling glass windows are being installed. They’ve got nearly one corner done on one of the floors, and I expect it won’t take long to get the rest of it installed. It’s still not due to open until 2006, but at least it’ll look good until they throw open the doors. According to Skyway News, the library will be offering hardhat tours until Nov 17th of the construction site.

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1. interior pictures of the new library
2. Boom! and Oddfellows Closing
3. I hope everyone made it to the library on Saturday
4. Take a voyage to your local library
5. We have been assimilated