{"id":2893,"date":"2026-01-26T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aramlibrary.org\/site\/?p=2893"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:05:40","slug":"a-view-from-the-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delavanlibrary.org\/site\/a-view-from-the-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"A View from the Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;57px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aramlibrary.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/building-inside-2-300x224.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2894 aligncenter size-medium\" \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Interior construction images courtesy of CCI, our contractors.\u00a0<\/em> In the first photo, looking up, the clerestory opening is visible. Key indicators of this space are the support columns. The clerestory will bring in much natural light to our space &#8211; a previous blog post on the clerestory can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aramlibrary.org\/site\/clerestory-pillars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second photo, looking to the south with the original building behind, showcases the central hallway to our space also visible in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aramlibrary.org\/site\/library-expansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floorplan.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior construction images courtesy of CCI, our contractors.\u00a0 In the first photo, looking up, the clerestory opening is visible. Key indicators of this space are the support columns. 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