Kudos go to Josh Reeves and our GCAS President, Kyle Meredith, for having demolished the ceilings in both rooms and cleaned up all the debris. They worked quickly and efficiently and their results were first rate. The photo on the right shows them in full demolition action in the lab, preparing the rooms for the next step in the project: upgraded electrical wiring.

The GCAS volunteer who repaired the floor joists began the electrical installation as soon as Josh and Kyle had finished their job. With a view to supporting the field schools who will return to our area post-pandemic, two floor-mounted electrical outlets have been installed for use at the future library's work table; as well as two handy bookshelf-mounted charging stations for small electronics like phones and tablets. Also installed are the supports for a ceiling fan and 6 LED ceiling lights in each room.

It has been good to have volunteers who own pickup trucks and step up time and again to haul debris to the landfill. Thank you again, Josh and Kyle; with a special tip o' the hat to Kathy Hill, President of the Imogen F. Wilson Education Foundation, who has hauled away debris several times - not just driving her pickup, but with a trailer attached. In these early stages of the project we need as many volunteers as possible to help haul away debris, whether one time only, or on repeated trips. Please contact President Kyle Meredith or email the GCAS if you can help with this or any other task that comes to mind. You can make this project move along in many different ways, large or small.

Stay tuned for our next update in late March/early April, which might include news of more wiring adventures, the arrival of the two exterior doors that are on order, or perhaps demonstrate a protective encapsulation of a defunct fireplace...

Thank you, everyone, for making this project possible.

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