Members of LFNAC (Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee) are VERY HAPPY. After 18 months of meetings and discussions, plus lots of time and energy, our hard work has paid off.
At Town Meeting on May 12, the citizens of Hatfield voted “to approve the scope and preliminary design for renovation and expansion of the Dickinson Memorial Library and Museum” and “To authorize the Library Trustees of the Hatfield Public Library and/or the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept any grants which may be available for the project.”
Now the serious fund-raising begins. The Library Trustees are forming a Fund-Raising Committee that will be organizing a variety of events designed to raise awareness of the upcoming Library Building Project and to contact potential donors.
Construction grant funds will likely be available from the state in January of 2010 and the Library Trustees will submit an application. The Trustees and the Fund-Raising Committee will also research the feasibility of other grants such as Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds and funds for historic preservation.
All Hatfield residents have an opportunity to become involved in this exciting project by serving on the Fund-Raising Committee or by making a generous donation to the new Hatfield Public Library.
May 17, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
LFNAC Minutes – April 23, 2009
The Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee met at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:35 p.m.
Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green, Lynn Omasta and Mary Williams. Also present: Stephen Hale, architect.
Absent: Milton Howard
Most of this meeting was spent discussing preparations for Town Meeting.
We decided to do a bulk mailing to all town residents with basic information about the project. Will the grant pay?
We also decided what exhibits we need from Stephen to present at Town Meeting. Front & back elevations, 3 floor plans and site plans plus outline specs and cost estimate based on specs will be copied back-to-back and stapled into a packet to distribute at Town Meeting.
We are owed an outline spec per the contract. It will be needed for a more accurate cost estimate. We are also owed a rendering. Do we want it at this point or later? We decided to wait on the rendering. We will have a rotating 3-D image displayed on a laptop at Town Meeting. We will need the rendering before we ask the town for money for construction.
Stephen had revised some of the drawings since the open house on Saturday. More refinements were made at this meeting.
Our next meeting is Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet, Secretary
Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green, Lynn Omasta and Mary Williams. Also present: Stephen Hale, architect.
Absent: Milton Howard
Most of this meeting was spent discussing preparations for Town Meeting.
We decided to do a bulk mailing to all town residents with basic information about the project. Will the grant pay?
We also decided what exhibits we need from Stephen to present at Town Meeting. Front & back elevations, 3 floor plans and site plans plus outline specs and cost estimate based on specs will be copied back-to-back and stapled into a packet to distribute at Town Meeting.
We are owed an outline spec per the contract. It will be needed for a more accurate cost estimate. We are also owed a rendering. Do we want it at this point or later? We decided to wait on the rendering. We will have a rotating 3-D image displayed on a laptop at Town Meeting. We will need the rendering before we ask the town for money for construction.
Stephen had revised some of the drawings since the open house on Saturday. More refinements were made at this meeting.
Our next meeting is Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet, Secretary
LFNAC Minutes – April 16, 2009
The Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee met at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:04 p.m.
Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green, Lynn Omasta and Mary Williams.
Absent: Milton Howard
The Committee reviewed the PowerPoint presentation that Harold had created to show to the Historical Society members.
MOVED, SECONDED, VOTED: To approve the warrant articles for the Town Meeting based on text suggested by the MBLC.
Article: To see if the Town will vote to approve the scope and preliminary design for renovation and expansion of the Dickinson Memorial Library and Museum.
Article: To authorize the Library Trustees of the Hatfield Public Library and/or the Board of Selectmen to apply for, accept, and expend any grants which may be available for the project.
There was some discussion of having the children’s room upstairs. While having library functions on multiple floors creates some problems in terms of staff being able to monitor all areas, the situation is better in the proposed building than in the current one. Having the children’s area on the same floor as the meeting room means that popular children’s programs can easily be moved into the meeting room.
The meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. to attend the meeting of the Historical Society.
Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet, Secretary
Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green, Lynn Omasta and Mary Williams.
Absent: Milton Howard
The Committee reviewed the PowerPoint presentation that Harold had created to show to the Historical Society members.
MOVED, SECONDED, VOTED: To approve the warrant articles for the Town Meeting based on text suggested by the MBLC.
Article: To see if the Town will vote to approve the scope and preliminary design for renovation and expansion of the Dickinson Memorial Library and Museum.
Article: To authorize the Library Trustees of the Hatfield Public Library and/or the Board of Selectmen to apply for, accept, and expend any grants which may be available for the project.
There was some discussion of having the children’s room upstairs. While having library functions on multiple floors creates some problems in terms of staff being able to monitor all areas, the situation is better in the proposed building than in the current one. Having the children’s area on the same floor as the meeting room means that popular children’s programs can easily be moved into the meeting room.
The meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. to attend the meeting of the Historical Society.
Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet, Secretary
Monday, May 4, 2009
LFNAC Minutes – March 26, 2009
The Library Facilities Needs Assessment Committee met at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:35 p.m.
Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green and Mary Williams. Also present: Stephen Hale, architect and Tim Heatwole, landscape architect.
Absent: Lynn Omasta, Milton Howard
Tim presented some detailed drawings of landscaping. One issue is parking: how do we get enough parking spaces yet not pave lots of park-like areas? We don’t want to have to rely on street parking or encroach on the water detention area between the library and the elementary school. Can we count the parking area at the school as part of library parking? We need to check with the Planning Board. We also don’t want to lose “points” with the MBLC for too few parking spaces.
Stephen presented some revised drawings which he had modified to meet square footage of the Building Program.
Most Committee members can no longer make the trip to Cape Cod on April 3. Rather than try to organize a group, members will try to visit the Cape libraries that Stephen has designed on their own. Members should also try to visit the Lexington Library.
The Historical Society will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregational Church. Susan will ask if LFNAC can make a brief presentation. [Susan sent an email to committee members on April 1 that the Historical Society has agreed to let us have 10-15 minutes at their next meeting to talk about the library plans.] LFNAC will meet at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:00 p.m.
LFNAC will meet at 11:00 on Saturday, April 18 at the Library. The open house begins at 1:00 p.m. Stephen Hale will attend this meeting and the open house.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet, Secretary
Present: Martin Antonetti, Dodie Gaudet, Susan Gaughan, Harold Green and Mary Williams. Also present: Stephen Hale, architect and Tim Heatwole, landscape architect.
Absent: Lynn Omasta, Milton Howard
Tim presented some detailed drawings of landscaping. One issue is parking: how do we get enough parking spaces yet not pave lots of park-like areas? We don’t want to have to rely on street parking or encroach on the water detention area between the library and the elementary school. Can we count the parking area at the school as part of library parking? We need to check with the Planning Board. We also don’t want to lose “points” with the MBLC for too few parking spaces.
Stephen presented some revised drawings which he had modified to meet square footage of the Building Program.
Most Committee members can no longer make the trip to Cape Cod on April 3. Rather than try to organize a group, members will try to visit the Cape libraries that Stephen has designed on their own. Members should also try to visit the Lexington Library.
The Historical Society will meet on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregational Church. Susan will ask if LFNAC can make a brief presentation. [Susan sent an email to committee members on April 1 that the Historical Society has agreed to let us have 10-15 minutes at their next meeting to talk about the library plans.] LFNAC will meet at the Hatfield Public Library at 6:00 p.m.
LFNAC will meet at 11:00 on Saturday, April 18 at the Library. The open house begins at 1:00 p.m. Stephen Hale will attend this meeting and the open house.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dodie Gaudet, Secretary
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