Howard County Library System Project Literacy graduation and awards ceremony held at HCLS Miller Branch.

Businessman In Video Chatting With His Colleagues On Laptop

Teen area

Public access computers

Railway-themed exhibition by the Newton Abbot Town & GWR Museum, first floor.

People enjoying the courtyard garden on a sunny afternoon

Original mosaic floor showing the Newton Abbot town crest, which was previously covered by carpet

Howard County Library System Project Literacy graduation and awards ceremony held at HCLS Miller Branch.

Break-out area, first floor

Newton Abbot library has many original features including the oak panel doors and brass handles, which will be retained during the refurbishment.

Pre-construction Phase: Top floor 'Studio'. The room has been all but emptied of furniture. A few holes can be seen in the walls where asbestos testing has taken place.

This room will be used by the learning disability support team in the daytime and will continue to be an adult learning art room in the evenings. It will have improved storage facilities, new furniture, an interactive whiteboard, a sink for art and a separate kitchenette, not to mention better lighting, heating and decor.

These are some stone birds I have on my outdoor table, which I failed to bring inside before our first hard freeze after a rain. (they are inside now, safe & warm). I wanted to use some of my new texture lessons from Kim Klassen's class(kimklassen.squarespace.com/elements-skinny-mini-ecourse/ ) and a texture that I found from Ms. Bailey (www.flickr.com/photos/milesbeyondthemoon/4669404205/) .Here is the result. I hope you like it.PS It has taken me days to figure out where this file was. i could see it on Picasa but it couldn't be found on Flickr Uploader. I tried re-naming it and moving it and finally got it on my documents so I could retrieve it. For a non-techie, I have been finding solutions to my worst techie nightmares, which I suspect could be done by a computer maven in seconds! And, the worst part is , I probably won't remember what the fix is the next time it happens. YIKES!!!! PS: I also negotiated a refund from my on-line download purported to fix my computer which didn't work. I will be absent again for awhile as I have to take care of too many picture files and family.

Original mosaic floor showing the Newton Abbot town crest, which was previously covered by carpet

Sensory Room

Corridor - second floor

Teen area

Teen area

Shared Office & Hotdesks (S4)

Howard County Library System Project Literacy graduation and awards ceremony held at HCLS Miller Branch.

Newton Abbot library has many original and 'listed' features, which will be retained during the refurbishment, including the beautiful stained glass window on the west staircase.

Break-out area on the first floor

Devon County Councillors Gordon Hook, Anne Fry and Roger Croad admire the view of the extension from the top floor of the building, while the scheme's project manager looks on.

Meeting room F2