Watha T Daniel / Shaw Interim Library Bldg arrival
The building for the Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Interim Library will be delivered to its site at 925 Rhode Island Avenue, NW on Thursday, April 12.
Work has begun to remove and replace the existing foundation with concrete bases that meet District Code. To protect students and pedestrians, a 6-foot fence has been erected around the site temporarily until the work is completed. The interim library is expected to open in mid-June 2007.
All four closed libraries will be demolished by the end of July 2007. Contracts were awarded to two D.C.-based construction firms. Preliminary work begins this week, with the bulk of the demolition work commencing in early May. A schedule for building new Anacostia, Benning, Tenley-Friendship and Watha T. Daniel/Shaw neighborhood libraries has been finalized. The evaluation process is underway for the selection of the architectural/engineering firm(s) that will provide design services. A series of community meetings at each location will be scheduled soon.
— Alexander M. Padro
Commissioner, ANC 2C01
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04/05/07 @ 14:10 
During the construction and renovation, a historic sign telling the significance of Watha T. Daniel should be on display nonetheless. The post for the sign currently exists but nothing is on it but Daniel's name.
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04/05/07 @ 14:26 Retracsemaj, I think your idea about a sign telling of the significance of Watha T. Daniel is a GREAT idea!
I don't think my idea's necessarily bad, though, the more I ruminate over it. When the library is demolished this summer, this space will likely sit for a year or two unused (chances are either as a fenced off, unused lot or another trash-inviting vacant lot). Why not make it a neighborhood amenity of some sort? And a no-frills dog park, not to beat a dead-before-it-lived horse, would be an amenity that would require very little investment (I bet area dog owners could even privately fund its minimal costs). As it's across from a metro stop not known for safety, the added security to the area brought about by dog walkers could be a great thing for the neighborhood. Hmmmmm....
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04/05/07 @ 15:47 but that's great news on the library!
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