May 5th Webinar from the Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities

[Backman, Heather (BLC)]

Hello everyone,

 

Just a week and a half until the next webinar from the Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities! Please excuse any cross-posting. 

 

Location, Location, Location!: Determining Site Suitability for a Library Relocation, Expansion, or New Construction Project

May 5, 2026

2-3:30pm

 

The Northeast Summit for Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities presents “Location, Location, Location!: Determining Site Suitability for a Library Relocation, Expansion, or New Construction Project” on May 5, 2026, at 2:00pm (EST). Registration is open for this virtual event.

We invite you to join us as we shift focus to the suitability of the site, as it profoundly affects the design, resilience, and user experience of a resulting library project. Considerations are wide-ranging in nature and impact, as Architect Kristen Uitto will explain in a general discussion that includes potential issues. Panelists from the Jamestown Philomenian Library (RI) and the Johnson Public Library (VT) will detail two disparate circumstances, with Jamestown’s navigation of archaeological concerns during a library expansion and Johnson Public Library’s creative use of grant funding to implement an innovative, community-engaged response to repeated flooding of the library that resulted in a dramatic but celebratory middle-of-the-night relocation of the library building. While the webinar features larger projects, the information presented can be scalable, keeping the core management of communication, planning, design, and implementation of projects in mind.

For those unable to attend live, this webinar will be recorded and made available on the Northeast Summit for Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities website.

The Northeast Summit for Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities (NESCALF) is made up of state library agencies from Maine to Maryland.

 

We hope to see you there!