LEWISTON – The little brick building in front of Bates Mill on Canal Street, known in its time as the Executive Office Building or “where all the big decisions were made,” is coming down.

Museum L-A has received permission to remove the wood paneling as well as the staircase from the building with thoughts of reusing them in the new museum.

Also, because of the construction that will be starting on the middle section of Mill 1 and Mill 2, the museum has to move its offices and exhibits and recreate exhibits in a new space adjacent to its first-floor gallery.

Therefore, Museum L-A is looking for volunteers to help with its preservation efforts and relocation to another part of Mill 1 of the Bates Mill Complex.

Volunteers with carpentry, plumbing, drywall, cleaning and painting skills, as well as people to help in the actual moving of offices and exhibits, are needed as soon as possible to get the new spaces ready for reopening Sunday, June 8.

A volunteer day is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, but work is also being done during weekdays and evenings. Anyone interested in donating time, supplies, equipment or cash donations to help out is asked to contact Rachel Desgrosseilliers as soon as possible at 333-3881.