by Michelle Carter | Jun 1, 2026 | Expansion Update
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...
by Michelle Carter | May 25, 2026 | Expansion Update
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...
by Michelle Carter | May 17, 2026 | Expansion Update
Earlier, we shared a design image of the meeting room. When the meeting room is expanded, it will sit 140-people with three projection screens. Two of the three screens are highlighted with “red arrows” now installed! We’re envisioning so many...
by Michelle Carter | May 14, 2026 | Expansion Update
The City of Delavan is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $800,000 through Governor Tony Evers’ Non-State Grant Program for the “Rooted in Our Community, Growing for the Future: Aram Public Library Expansion & Renovation” project. The award was included...
by Michelle Carter | May 14, 2026 | Expansion Update
It goes almost without saying, but constructing a new library building takes money – quite a bit of it. The initial designs for expanding and updating the Delavan Library indicated this would be an $11.3 million project. City studies of how this amount could be...
by Michelle Carter | May 11, 2026 | Expansion Update
The new library will have an assortment of fun and interesting lighting selections. Most of the lighting in the collection (book) areas is a linear type of fixture like the one pictured on the left. In the youth area, pendant lights will hang. And, in the clerestory...
