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27-707: The first library in Monroe County was established in 1820 in the courthouse. The Monroe Carnegie Library was dedicated in 1918. In 1965, the Bloomington Public Library merged with the Monroe County Public Library system. Library service continued in the Carnegie building until 1970 when the current building was completed. Expanded to a full city block in 1997 and renovated in 2010, the Main Library

54-646: A property in Monroe County, Indiana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Concrete block A concrete block , also known as a cinder block in North American English , breeze block in British English , concrete masonry unit ( CMU ), or by various other terms , is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction . The use of blockwork allows structures to be built in

81-473: A bi-weekly schedule. The library works with each facility to set up a temporary mini-library, or provides materials for each facility to distribute. As of 2018, the library offers this service to 8 different facilities around Bloomington. Homebound services is a free service offered to residents of Monroe County. The service delivers library materials once a month to a patron's home. It is designed for people with disabilities and those with extended illnesses. In

108-551: A cooperative agreement between the Monroe County Correctional Center and the Monroe County Public Library, Jail Library Services have been offered since 1986. Each month, the Jail Library is visited by about 200 inmates and circulates over 1,000 books. Each inmate has access to library service about once every three weeks. In 2017, the library added a Book Bike to its collection of outreach vehicles. The Book Bike

135-595: A greater surface on which to spread a mortar bed and for easier handling. Most concrete blocks have two cores, but three- and four-core units are also produced. A core also allows for the insertion of steel reinforcement to span courses in order to increase tensile strength . This is accomplished by grouting the voids of blocks containing rebar with concrete. Thus reinforced, concrete block walls are better able to resist lateral forces such as wind load and seismic forces. Cores may also be filled with expanded-polystyrene (EPS) block foam insulation, substantially increasing

162-424: A ribbed or solid two-block unit; such factory-produced units are called "split-rib" or "split-face" blocks. Blocks may be scored by grooves the width of a mortar joint to simulate different block modules. For example, an 8-by-16-inch (200 mm × 410 mm) block may be scored in the middle to simulate 8-by-8-inch (200 mm × 200 mm) masonry, with the grooves filled with mortar and struck to match

189-713: A sand base and without mortar or reinforcing (gravity wall), or using blocks (typically an architectural style of block or clad with a veneer such as brick) with a concrete base, steel reinforcing and mortar (piling wall). Other very common, non-structural uses for concrete block walls (especially in American schools) are as interior fire-rated and extremely durable partition walls, and as exterior backup curtain walls for attachment of building envelope systems (rigid foam insulation and an air/vapor barrier) and veneers (stucco, steel, brick, or split-face concrete block). Concrete masonry walls may be ungrouted, partially grouted, or fully grouted,

216-504: A storefront branch opened. The current building was dedicated in 1990 and expanded and renovated in 2009. In 2011 the library experienced its fifteenth year of increases in circulation and library visits. That same year, circulation topped 2.7 million. The library uses the Polaris Integrated Library System and has implemented an RFID-based circulation, materials handling and inventory control system. On March 1, 2020,

243-484: A structural system is the Masonry Standards Joint Committee's Building Code Requirements & Specification for Masonry Structures (TMS 402/602-16). The compressive strength of concrete blocks and masonry walls varies from approximately 3.4 to 34.5 MPa (500–5,000 psi) based on the type of concrete used to manufacture the unit, stacking orientation, the type of mortar used to build

270-542: Is a 135,000-square-foot limestone building located in downtown Bloomington near Indiana University . The Bloomington library was one of four in the United States to install a Randtriever, a first generation automated storage and retrieval system . The system, built by Sperry Rand , was removed by the mid 1980s, due to maintenance costs and problems with the supplier. Library services started in Ellettsville in 1968 when

297-488: Is free for volunteers and learners. The main branch of the library has a collection specifically geared toward the VITAL program. 39°10′0″N 86°31′50″W  /  39.16667°N 86.53056°W  / 39.16667; -86.53056 Monroe Carnegie Library Monroe Carnegie Library , also known as Old Monroe Carnegie Library , is a historic Carnegie library located at Bloomington , Monroe County, Indiana . It

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324-460: Is present at the site. The History Center is located at 202 East 6th Street. It is a tourist attraction. The building measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a two-story concrete block addition built in 1955. It features arched windows and a projecting arched entryway topped by a pagoda style roof. It was constructed with a $ 31,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation . It

351-501: The Besser Company was a major supplier of machines that made concrete blocks), and also as grey blocks or concrete masonry units (CMUs). Clinker blocks use clinker (ash created as a waste product from impurities in minerals such as coal, limestone and iron-ore), also called slag. Concrete blocks are made from cast concrete (e.g. portland cement and aggregate , usually sand and fine gravel , for high-density blocks). In

378-580: The R-value of the resulting wall to be in compliance with the US national energy code. A variety of specialized shapes exist to allow special construction features. U-shaped blocks, or knockout blocks, have notches to allow the construction of bond beams or lintel assemblies, using horizontal reinforcing grouted into place in the cavity. Blocks with a channel on the end, known as "jamb blocks", allow doors to be secured to wall assemblies. Blocks with grooved ends permit

405-489: The United States. They are also known as "breeze blocks", a term derived from "breeze", referring to the small cinders and cinder-dust that are created by partially burned coal. However, in the United States breeze blocks also refer specifically to decorative blocks used on exterior walls to allow the breeze through, which were an important feature of Mid-Century Modern design, popularised by Edward Durrell Stone . In Australia, they are often known as besser blocks (because

432-457: The composition of the blocks. Use of recycled materials within blocks can create different appearances in the block, such as a terrazzo finish, and may help the finished structure earn LEED certification . Lightweight blocks can also be produced using autoclaved aerated concrete ; these are widely used for construction in Finland and other Scandinavian countries, as well as in central Europe, for

459-413: The construction of control joints , allowing a filler material to be anchored between the un-mortared block ends. Other features, such as radiused corners known as " bullnoses ", may be incorporated. A wide variety of decorative profiles also exist. Concrete blocks may be formulated with special aggregates to produce specific colors or textures for finish use. Special textures may be produced by splitting

486-485: The latter two enhancing their structural strength. Additionally, steel reinforcement bars (rebar) can be used both vertically and horizontally inside a concrete block wall to maximize its structural performance. The cells in which the rebar is placed must be grouted for the bars to bond to the wall. For this reason, high-seismic zones typically allow only fully grouted walls in their building codes. The American design code that guides design engineers in using concrete blocks as

513-447: The library stopped charging fines for overdue books. Bookmobile service to rural Monroe County began in 1929 with the purchase of a Model A Ford “booktruck.” This service continues six days a week with a modern bookmobile purchased in 2011. The bookmobile travels to elementary schools, many apartment complexes, and towns in Monroe County without their own library branch. The Library Van visits assisted living and senior living centers on

540-424: The material's inherent thermal insulation characteristics, as are expanded clay aggregate blocks. Blocks come in modular sizes, with the most popular typically referred to (by their thickness) as "4-inch", "6-inch", "8-inch", and "12-inch". In the US, concrete blocks are nominally 16 in (410 mm) long and 8 in (200 mm) wide. Their actual dimensions are 3 ⁄ 8 inch (9.5 mm) less than

567-586: The nominal dimensions (to allow for 3 ⁄ 8 -inch mortar joints between blocks in any orientation). In Ireland and the UK, blocks are usually 440 mm × 215 mm × 100 mm (17.3 in × 8.5 in × 3.9 in) excluding mortar joints. In Australia, New Zealand and Canada, blocks are usually 390 mm × 190 mm × 190 mm (15.4 in × 7.5 in × 7.5 in) excluding mortar joints. Block cores are typically tapered so that their top surface (as laid) has

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594-562: The traditional masonry style with layers (or courses) of staggered blocks. Concrete blocks may be produced with hollow centers (cores) to reduce weight , improve insulation and provide an interconnected void into which concrete can be poured to solidify the entire wall after it is built. Concrete blocks are some of the most versatile building products available because of the wide variety of appearances that can be achieved using them. Those that use cinders ( fly ash or bottom ash ) as an aggregate material are called "cinder blocks" in

621-602: The true joints. Concrete block, when built with integral steel reinforcement , is a very common building material for the load-bearing walls of buildings, in what is termed concrete block structure ( CBS ) construction. One of the common foundation types for American suburban houses is the "crawl space foundation" which consists of a concrete block wall on the perimeter on which dimensional lumber floor joists are supported. Retaining walls , which can also be constructed of concrete blocks, can be constructed, either using blocks designed to be set back each course and used with

648-461: The western United States, where they are easily obtainable, porous lava rock gravels are used for weight reduction. They also have an added decorative effect to certain types of block, such as split-face, due to their distinct red and black colors. Lower-density blocks may use industrial wastes , such as fly ash or bottom ash , as an aggregate. Recycled materials, such as post-consumer glass, slag cement, or recycled aggregate, are often used in

675-589: Was built in 1917, and is a one-story, rectangular, Neoclassical style limestone building on a raised basement.  The Monroe County History Center is a history museum the historic library building that was established as a Carnegie library . The museum is located on the site of Center School in the former Bloomington Public Library building. The library building is now home to the Monroe County Historical Society , their collection of artifacts, and their Genealogy Library. A historical marker

702-561: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The Monroe County Public Library vacated the building in 1970; by 1978 and through the 1980s it was used by various nonprofits. On April 27, 1985 Glenn Danzig 's Deathrock band Samhain (band) performed there during their Unholy Passion EP tour. Since 1994, the former library houses the Monroe County Historical Society. This article about

729-642: Was purchased through a grant provided by the Friends of the Library. The book bike was purchased in order to increase access to Library Programs and WiFi in areas where the Bookmobile cannot travel. Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL) is a program where volunteers are trained to provide adults one on one tutoring. Vital has two main areas of focus: adult literacy, and English as a new language. The program

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