LFNAC UPDATE June 2008

LFNAC members have been meeting every two weeks and here’s what we’ve accomplished.

We reviewed again the proposals of the eight architectural firms that made the cut for semi-finalist and narrowed the field to five. We have scheduled interviews for the firms on the following dates:

July 10 Durland Van Voorhis
July 14 Michael Rosenfeld
July 17 DRA
July 28 Margo Jones
July 31 Hale

All interviews will be held at Smith Academy at 6:00 p.m. and will last approximately 1 ½ hours. All interviews will be taped for broadcast at a later date.

At its last meeting, the Committee developed a series of questions to ask all of the finalists.

LFNAC consists of nine members: Library Director Sheila McCormick; Library Trustee Dodie Gaudet; Historical Commission Liaison Lynn Omasta, Vice-Chair; Martin Antonetti, Susan Gaughan; Harold Green, Chair; Milton Howard; Mike Paszek; and Mary Williams.

The work of this Committee is funded through a $40,000 grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, $8,000 from the Friends of Hatfield Library, $4,000 from Hatfield Library Funds and $8,000 from the town of Hatfield, approved at the May 2007 Town meeting.