# Lauren Stara

HVAC and COVID-19

Building Literacy: Public Library Construction

2020년 11월 13일 · 전사

On this episode of Building Literacy: Public Library Construction, we delve into the ducts of HVAC systems. HVAC, as you may know, stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and does include dehumidification as well. Reopening libraries during a pandemic has brought the topic of HVAC out…

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Advocacy Stories: Opponents

Building Literacy: Public Library Construction

2020년 10월 21일 · 전사

In this series of Advocacy Stories, we will examine the nuts and bolts of advocacy through the experiences of Directors, Trustees, and Consultants involved in the MBLC’s Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program. A basic rule of advocacy is to focus on your supporters and mobilize and energ…

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Designing Libraries for a Pandemic

Building Literacy: Public Library Construction

2020년 8월 20일 · 전사

In this episode, we convened a roundtable of architects from several of the firms who design buildings for libraries that partake in the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program. Each firm tackled a topic related to designing libraries amidst a pandemic, including circulation patterns, fur…

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Words of Wisdom from Patience Jackson and Rosemary Waltos

Building Literacy: Public Library Construction

2020년 6월 19일 · 전사

On this episode of Building Literacy: Public Library Construction, two former Library Building Specialists with our program, Patience Jackson and Rosemary Waltos, offer their words of wisdom from a collective 50 years of experience working on library building projects through both the Massachusetts…

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Lauren Stara, "Planning Library Spaces: A Practical Guide for Library Building Projects" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

New Books in Urban Studies

2026년 8월 12일

Planning Library Spaces: A Practical Guide for Library Building Projects (Bloomsbury, 2025) is a book designed for librarians, trustees, local government officials, architects, and interior designers who are designing or planning to build, renovate, or reconfigure library spaces. Most librarian…

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