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Durable flooring
Viewing the maker space looking towards 5th Street, the cement floor is polished! While pretty, it also creates a strong, extremely durable surface for our maker space ready to tackle all upcoming projects glitter, glue - you name it! We fully expect this floor to be...
Cabinets
Cabinetry is arriving and installation has begun! In the planning stages, many in the community shared their needs with the designers and building committee - more room for teens, study rooms, meeting room space, etc. The "feel" of the library was often mentioned...
ACT
ACT or Acoustical Ceiling Tile framing is being put in place. In this photo, you can see the framing for the ceiling tiles are installed in part of the youth shelving area. ACT tiles are "dropped" or suspended from the ceiling. This type of system is often used in...
Smile!
Hi! Just over here building a library!
Sun, Sun, Sun, here it comes!
Did you know solar panels are part of the project? They are now installed on the library's roof to help with the expanded library's utility costs.
Brick begins!
Exterior brick placement begins! During initial planning, the design of the exterior was one point in the process needing state approval from a historical perspective by the State Historical Preservation Office, as the original Aram Library property is listed on the...
City & Board Tour
Two weeks ago, the library team brought Mayor Ryan Schroeder, City Council adlerpersons and city staff, library board and Delavan-Delavan Lake board members together for a tour of the expansion project. Ever mindful of construction site protocols, expansion progress...
Wall surfacing
Drywall installation is almost completed! If you've ever done your own drywall project, you may know that precision is overall to process filling in spaces like a Tretis™ game. Considered the bridge of a undertaking between framing and mechanicals towards...
“X”
What's in the walls? X-bracing is a structural support feature within wall construction. This technique, also called Shear wall with x-bracing provides additional support in conjunction with steel framing and metal studs. It is especially supportive in strong wind...
Most anticipated area of the library?
It's a highly contested topic - what area of the library are you anticipating the most? Teen space? Discover Zone? a Study Room? While everyone has a favorite, in the colder months, the fireplace is a sure winner! As you can see, installation has begun. Located...
Groundbreaking Ceremony – July 19, 2025
Pictured: Mayor Ryan Schroeder, City Common Council, Library Board of Trustees, Delavan Aram Public Library Foundation (DAPLF), and Corporate Contractors Inc. (CCI) representatives. (Thank you to CCI for the image.)
Library Expansion design team (from left): Christy Monk, Lead Architect, FEH Design; Katherine Schoofs, Asst. Director/Youth Services Librarian; Michelle Carter, Director; Linda Zell, VP Board of Trustees; and Bob Betzer, President, Board of Trustees.
Pictured (from left): Library Board President Bob Betzer; Alderperson Matt Bieser; Alderperson Calvin Square; Walworth County Administrator Mark Luberda; Mayor Ryan Schroeder; City Administrator, Brian Wilson; City Finance Director, Nick Griffin; and Alderperson and Library Board Trustee Karen Sempf.
Official Groundbreaking Shovel presented by CCI.
Pictured: DAPLF President Wayne “Ozzie” Osborn; Mayor Ryan Schroeder; Library Board President, Bob Betzer; and Friends of the Library President, Terry Yanke.
Pictured: DAPLF Executive Board Members.
Pictured (from left, front row): Alderperson Calvin Square; Alderperson Matt Bieser; Mayor Ryan Schroeder; State Director for Rural Development in Wisconsin, Andrew Iverson; Alderperson Paul Wilson; (from left, back row) City Administrator, Brian Wilson; and, Alderperson Karen Sempf.
Pictured: Executive Director Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Malinda Obershaw and Mayor Ryan Schroeder.
Pictured: Current library staff.
Pictured: Current and Previous Library Staff
Construction equipment readying the site.
Our youngest attendees received construction hats with the library’s logo.
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