Belmont Library Project Newsletter: January 2020
Click on this January 2020 Newsletter link for a PDF of the January 2020 Newsletter for the Belmont Library Project.
Belmont Library Project – Sustainability Features
Excerpted from the Schematic Design presentation, this 2019_11_12_Community_Presentation _Sustainability_Excerpt PDF along with the building section image below describes the many sustainability features incorporated into the design for the Library Building Project. The full Schematic Design presentation can be found here on the Belmont Library website.
Library Building Project Costs
Excerpted from the Schematic Design presentation, the below slide describes the project costs for the Library Building Project. The full Schematic Design presentation can be found here on the Belmont Library website.
Gallup Poll Finds in 2019 Americans Went to the Library More than to the Movies
Yes, that is correct! Per a recently released Gallup poll, in 2019 going to the library was the most common cultural activity for Americans. As the author Justin McCarthy writes in the Gallup press release: Visiting the library remains the most common cultural activity Americans engage in, by far. The average 10.5 trips to the library U.S. adults report [...]
Belmont Journal’s “Special Edition – Belmont Library Project” panel discussion
In this "Special Edition - Belmont Library Project" broadcast of the Belmont Journal that aired in November 2019, Kathy Keohane, Clair Colburn, and Brad Lewis discuss the new Library project with host Michael Crowley. Following on the heels of the presentation of the Schematic Design at the beginning of November, tune in to hear about the design of [...]
Open Public Forum #6 Presentation – Final Schematic Design
Community members gathered for the 6th Library Project Public Forum on Tuesday November 12th 2019 to view the final Schematic Design for the new library building. The presentation slides can be found here on the Belmont Library project website, and a video of the presentation can be found here on the Belmont Media Center website. The Schematic Design for the [...]