Spokane Public Library renovation

Despite disruptions to the construction industry caused by the pandemic and the Spokane Public Library building’s temporary use as an emergency shelter for the homeless, the project is still on schedule for completion in spring 2022.

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Tue., Aug. 11, 2020

The second floor of the Spokane Public Library is being stripped of lighting, false ceilings and other infrastructure to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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The third floor of the Spokane Public Library has been gutted to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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The second floor of the Spokane Public Library, shown Tuesday is being gutted to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Above, third-floor windows of the library look north across the Spokane River.

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The second floor of the Spokane Public Library is being stripped of lighting, false ceilings and other infrastructure to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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The second floor of the Spokane Public Library is being stripped of lighting, false ceilings and other infrastructure to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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The third floor of the Spokane Public Library, with its expansive view of the Spokane River and the downtown area, has been gutted to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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Some children’s handprints remain on the third floor of the Spokane Public Library, with its expansive view of the Spokane River and the downtown area, which has been gutted to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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Matt Miethe of Talisman Construction cuts up the old fire sprinkler system on the third floor of the Spokane Public Library, which is being gutted to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. A new sprinkler system will be added later. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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The second floor of the Spokane Public Library is being stripped of lighting, false ceilings and other infrastructure to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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The interior of the Spokane Public Library is being stripped of lighting, false ceilings and other infrastructure to prepare for the renovation that will add new amenities to the downtown library. Shown Tuesday, August 11, 2020.

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