{"id":889,"date":"2011-06-17T16:58:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleislandcivic.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2011-06-17T16:58:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T16:58:37","slug":"great-ideas-from-great-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/?p=889","title":{"rendered":"Great Ideas Come From Great People!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"headbar\">\n<div>\n<h1>Longwood Public Library one step closer to expansion<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>From The North Shore Sun<\/strong><\/em> By <a title=\"Posts by Samantha Brix\" href=\"http:\/\/northshoresun.timesreview.com\/author\/sbrix\/\">Samantha Brix<\/a> | June 16, 2011 in <a title=\"View all posts in News\" rel=\"category tag\" href=\"http:\/\/northshoresun.timesreview.com\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;username=timesreviewadmin\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Community members who attended a charrette at Longwood Public Library on Saturday decided the top three goals for the library\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/northshoresun.timesreview.com\/2011\/01\/5880\/longwood-library-looks-to-go-green-with-expansion-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">expansion project<\/a> are making sure construction costs stay within budget, building a  facility that utilizes natural daylight, and making sure there is  adequate space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re great goals, and I think they\u2019re achievable too,\u201d said  library director Suzanne Johnson. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting that so many people are  thinking along the same lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Library officials plan to expand the existing library using  sustainable, environmentally-friendly techniques. The library also plans  to utilize three acres of land that runs from the staff parking lot to  the edge of Cathedral Pines County Park, a parcel they purchased last  January.<\/p>\n<p>About 80 residents attended the workshop, which was led by John  Boecher, an architect with the Pennsylvania-based 7group architectural  firm, which specializes in high-performance green buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Residents who attended the five hour-long charrette outlined dozens  of ideal features they\u2019d like to see in the library expansion plan,  including the use of recyclable materials during construction, building a  library that maintains comfortable temperatures\u00a0 and the addition of a  kitchen for use during cooking classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an extremely involved process,\u201d said Middle Island Civic  Association president Tom Talbot. \u201cPeople are looking for a library that  brings local pride. The library is a reflection on the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The library will hold a second charrette on July 16 from 10 a.m. to 4  p.m. for residents to discuss conceptual design. At that time 7group  will unveil designs that include the features discussed Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>After the next charrette, architects will meet every other week over  the next two months to draft a schematic design and a budget.<\/p>\n<p>Register for the next charrette through the library\u2019s website or by calling 924-6400, ext. 250.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:samantha@northshoresun.com\" target=\"_blank\">samantha@northshoresun.co<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longwood Public Library one step closer to expansion From The North Shore Sun By Samantha Brix | June 16, 2011 in News Community members who attended a charrette at Longwood Public Library on Saturday decided the top three goals for the library\u2019s expansion project are making sure construction costs stay within budget, building a facility [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}