New Canaan Library’s Post

Welcome to New Canaan Library Kimberly McNally! https://lnkd.in/ed6UiuPW

The Library's intrepid leader, Lisa Oldham, is retiring after ten extraordinary years as Executive Director of New Canaan Library and would like to share the following letter with you all. Congratulations and thank you Lisa Oldham! https://lnkd.in/efEpenD7

Thank you M&T for sponsoring our most important annual fundraiser! Thank you too to #Geraldine Brooks for your extraordinary talk. New Canaan is sooo lucky!

Thank you Esther Pearl of the Alzheimer's Association®for bringing much needed information and compassion about Alzheimer's and dementia to our community.

Time flew by talking with Andrea Bono-Bunker about what went into building the new New Canaan Library, inside and out. I'll give you a clue: People first.

What does justice look like at the library? Honored to be part of this conversation with trailblazer Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, talking about our new sustainable building--a pilot project for the Design for Freedom by Grace Farms movement to eliminate forced labor from the building supply chain--and what goes on INSIDE--mission-driven programs, services, and collections crafted and delivered according to the Triple Bottom Line. https://lnkd.in/dTEe5S9B

We are so pleased to be featured in the September DESIGN ISSUE of American Libraries magazine. Our vision and philosophy of the modern community library brought to beautiful reality through the creativity of Centerbrook Architects and Planners and the hard work of the Turner Construction Company led by Gillian Zinser. https://lnkd.in/grP3W-VS

Honored to be featured in the newly published book, Advances in Librarianship: How Public Libraries Build Community in the 21st Century. Co-authored by Samantha Connell and Micaela Porta, the chapter titled "Applying ESG to Modern Librarianship: Lessons from the Business World" describes our efforts toward a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive library.