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	The arched ceiling area indicates where the check-out desk will be located. (March 2006)
	Stairway to the second floor will be glassed in. (March 2006)
	The colonnade outside the cafe, which will be used for casual seating. (March 2006)
	Finish work begins to be shown on the terrace colonnade. (March 2006)
	The interior spaces begin to be delineated. (March 2006)
	A view of the exterior window treatment. (March 2006)
	Stacks of coquina stone wait to be installed on the building. (March 2006)
	More of the cast stone decorative works become visible. (November 2005)
	The front of the building shows the layout of the circular drive. (September 2005)
	The stairway from the rooftop terrace begins to take shape. (August 2005)
	Twenty-three foot high windows show the view of the lake from the Adult Reading area. (August 2005)
	The view from the rear terrace will be beautiful. (August 2005)
	Workers begin to install stone trim around the windows and doors. (August 2005)
	Decorative cast stone begins to appear around the windows. Roofs for the porte cochere and the tower lobby lie on the ground, waiting to be placed. The drive-up book drop on the right is enclosed and roofed. (July 2005)
	The Youth Services area is clearly delineated at the bottom left. 10,000 square feet of terrace leads down to the lake. The large arches in the center open into the adult reading room. The rooftop terrace and outdoor stairway are shown to the right of the building. (July 2005)
	Entering the building, one can see the lake through the window openings. (July 2005)
	The lake view from the Youth Services area. (July 2005)
	Looking northeast in the adult reading room, into the Youth Services area. (July 2005)
	The partial second floor will house a quiet study area, administrative offices, a conference room, a classroom, and other amenities. (July 2005)
	The rear terrace from the Youth Services area. (July 2005)
	The rear terrace looking southeast. The café and rooftop terrace are shown at the end of the building. (July 2005)
	The rear terrace and windows (20+ feet high) look into the adult reading area. (July 2005)
	Interior areas begin to take shape as wall studs frame them out. (July 2005)
	The rooftop terrace begins to take shape. (July 2005)
	This view provides a good look at the rear terrace and lake. (June 2005)
	The front entrance with the meeting room to the left of the entrance. (May 2005)
	This view of the building clearly shows the rear terrace. The building is now nearly under roof. (May 2005)
	The rear terrace begins to take shape. (April 2005)
	Looking toward the building entrance, you can see the second floor and the quiet study area. (April 2005)
	Elise Pincu, Youth Services Librarian, looks over the children's area of the new Library. (April 2005)
	Cathy O'Connell, Manager of Library Services, and Robert Huckshorn, Library Advisory Board Member, stand in the adult reading area. (April 2005)
	Entering the building, the 20'-plus windows afford a beautiful look at the lake. (April 2005)
	The cafe with the rooftop terrace over it are shown on the bottom left. The meeting room is in the front of the building. The roofing is starting to be complete. (March 2005)
	The rear of the building facing the lake begins to take shape. The 20'-plus windows allow patrons to see the beautiful lake vista. 10,000 sq. ft. of terrace will bring the outdoors to the Library. The photo shows the cafe to the right along with the stairs to the 4,000 sq. ft. rooftop terrace. The Youth Services area is on the left of the photo, facing the lake. Staff offices are on the 2nd floor, to the left. (February 2005)
	The rear of the building, with the children's area closest, backs up to the lake. The far rear of the building will hold the cafe. Directly above the cafe is the rooftop terrace. The steps to the terrace are just beginning to take form. The small area to the east, shown as an "out growth" from the building, is the drive-up bookdrop which many patrons have requested. The second floor, with a quiet study area, conference room, electronic classroom, and staff offices is beginning to take shape. Floors have been poured on both levels. (January 2005)
	Spanish River Blvd. runs to the far left of the photo, going from east to west. The entrance to the building is flanked by columns which will become a covered entranceway. The meeting room is to the west of the entrance. The children's area is in the rear, to the east. The partial second floor at the front can be clearly seen. The area between Spanish River Blvd. and the building will consist of 207 parking spaces. (January 2005)
	The building continues to take shape. The columns for the porte cochere (covered entranceway) are shown to the right. (January 2005)
	The eastern side of the building shows the Youth Services area to the rear and the drive-up bookdrop towards the front. (January 2005)
	Just imagine entering the building...as you walk through the covered entranceway, your first view will be of the lake (currently hidden by scaffolding). (January 2005)
	The colonnade along the western front of the building leads to a separate entrance that can be used for access to the functions rooms and cafe when the "library" portion of the building is not open. (January 2005)
	Looking out of the Youth Services area of the building, you can see where the cafe will be located. The area between Youth Services and the cafe will include a three-tiered terrace that leads down to the lake and a scenic walkway. (January 2005)
	Construction progresses with 2nd floor masonry almost complete. (January 2005)
	With most of the exterior walls complete, contactors will soon be pouring cement for the partial second floor of the Library. (December 2004)
	First floor walls show window openings and the building really begins to take shape. The steel beams for the second floor are in place. (November 2004)
	The building continues to take shape as masonry walls are completed and the structural steel for the partial second floor goes in place. (October 2004)
	The building actually begins to take shape. The Children's area is to the left bottom of the building. The center open area is the adult collection. The bottom right of the building is the cafe. Staff areas are located at the top right. Also at the top is the meeting room. (October 2004)
	The view shows the building pad to the right, parking to the left. Spanish River Blvd. is to the far left. (October 2004)
	The lake reconfiguration points out the location of the building. Spanish River Blvd. is to the right and bottom. (August 2004)
	Site clearing. Spanish River Blvd. is to the right, Technology Way is in the center. The lake is shown at its original shape. (July 2004)
	Site clearing continues with workers re-configuring the lake so that construction can begin. (August 2004)
	The lake emerges as site clearing continues, showing the beautiful view that library users will see from the building. (August 2004)
	Clearing of the site provides the first full view of the lake, highlighting the beautiful site. (July 2004)
	Construction equipment clears the swath of land between Technology Way and Spanish River Blvd. for library parking. (July 2004)
	Two South Florida Construction Services, Inc. construction trailers arrived the second week in June, heralding an imminent start to construction. (June 2004)
	The clearing of brush allows the first view of the lake, which will be the view from the rear of the building. (June 2004)