Construction at Hunter College’s Cooperman Library continues… Learn more about the project here.
by Spenser Krut
libraries
Karen moderated the panel “Front and Center: Designing for Special Collections and Archives in the Library” at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Orlando. Read a follow-up of the conversation from American Libraries Magazine.
NYPL broke ground this week at The Schomburg Center in Harlem. Get all the renovation details in this Daily News article. More photos from the event can be found on The Schomburg Center’s facebook page.
Tonight we’re hosting the first community design workshop for the new Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center at 6:30PM. Help us find out what’s most important to you in the design of your new library!
New York magazine architecture critic Justin Davidson will lead a conversation with Robert A.M. Stern, Herbert Newman, Kent Bloomer and our own Karen Fairbanks about the role of the public library in the 21st Century. Catch the event at the Center for Architecture on October 21, from 6 to 8PM. RSVP here.