tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post7866834009454440695..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: The Slow, Sad Waltz of the New Shaw LibraryKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-86467089995020488742008-08-29T16:35:00.000-04:002008-08-29T16:35:00.000-04:00. . . it's "Watha", not "Waltha".. . . it's "Watha", not "Waltha".mocha mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571690219200696614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-32716253993188718642008-08-28T13:25:00.000-04:002008-08-28T13:25:00.000-04:00[[ please send to your lists, contacts, Ward 2 nei...[[ please send to your lists, contacts, Ward 2 neighbors ]]<BR/><BR/>DC Public Library is about to build you a 20th Century library that you will have to be content with for the next 60 years... please consider getting involved now before it's too late.<BR/><BR/>~The Shaw Library Study Group (SLSG)<BR/><BR/>_______________<BR/><BR/>The Shaw Library Study Group invites YOU to attend a pre-library design meeting TOMORROW, Thursday, August 28 at Old Dominion Brew House, 6:30PM.<BR/><BR/>Come out for sprites and bites and meet with other Ward 2 residents who will be gearing up for the so-called final library design meeting on September 4.<BR/><BR/>-----------------------------------------<BR/>WHAT: Pre-Library Design Planning Meeting<BR/>WHEN: Thursday, August 28, 6:30-8:30pm<BR/>WHERE: Old Dominion Brew House, 1219 9th Street, NW DC<BR/>http://www.olddominionbrewhouse.com/<BR/>WHY: Planning for the September 4 DCPL-hosted "final" design meeting<BR/>RSVP: Chris O. 202-536-4065, dclibrarydynamo@rushpost.com<BR/>-----------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>We have seen from Commissioner Alex Padro that he met with CM Evans,<BR/>Chief Librarian Cooper and the architects about the glass issue in the<BR/>new Shaw Library >><BR/>http://www.districtdynamos.org/dynamos/shaw/library_evolution<BR/><BR/>Apparently the glass is back although it's not on the DC Public Library website. Unlike the glass, the process is still very opaque.<BR/><BR/>Additionally there are still several amenities that Ward 2 residents<BR/>have repeatedly asked for and want in their new 21st Century library.<BR/>Some of these include:<BR/><BR/>* A green roof (the rumor is that this was shelved?)<BR/>* Active green technologies, like solar, wind, etc.<BR/>* An area of the library dedicated to seniors... like a seniors resource center.<BR/>* Dedicated training labs for adult literacy and computer literacy.<BR/>* Much better security measures and library floor layouts.<BR/>* And, where is the line-item budget for our new Shaw library!<BR/><BR/>Check out the floor programming here >><BR/>http://www.districtdynamos.org/dynamos/shaw/floor_plan_images<BR/><BR/>WE WANT YOU TO GET INVOLVED NOW... OTHERWISE BE PREPARED TO LIVE WITH A 20TH CENTURY LIBRARY FOR THE NEXT 60+ YEARS!<BR/><BR/>-----------------------------------------<BR/>WHAT: Pre-Library Design Planning Meeting<BR/>WHEN: Thursday, August 28, 6:30-8:30pm<BR/>WHERE: Old Dominion Brew House, 1219 9th Street, NW DC<BR/>http://www.olddominionbrewhouse.com/<BR/>WHY: Planning for the September 4 DCPL-hosted "final" design meeting<BR/>RSVP: Chris O. 202-536-4065, dclibrarydynamo@rushpost.com<BR/>-----------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>####################<BR/>SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS<BR/><BR/>* Check out the Shaw Library evolution over past 7 months >><BR/>http://www.districtdynamos.org/dynamos/shaw/library_evolution<BR/><BR/>* ANC-2C Declaration on the poor library process >><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6yfogo<BR/><BR/>* SLSG Spring Survey Results >><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5trzcr<BR/><BR/>* Shaw residents and employees at Board of Library Trustees meeting >><BR/>http://www.districtdynamos.org/dynamos/shaw/videos/bolt_7_23_08<BR/><BR/>* SLSG Open Letter to Mayor about BoLT<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/57o3d2<BR/><BR/>* Article from about a year ago regarding the Interim Shaw Library >><BR/>http://www.districtdynamos.org/dynamos/shaw/articles/examiner_8_8_07<BR/><BR/>####################Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-56469848121116337282008-08-27T10:30:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:30:00.000-04:00I am pleased to report that at a meeting I attende...I am pleased to report that at a meeting I attended this afternoon in Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans' office, at which DC Public Library director Ginnie Cooper, architect Peter Cook, and members of Evans' and Cooper's staff were present, the latest design for the new Shaw library was presented and once again, the building's facades are all glass. <BR/> <BR/>Cooper is to be thanked for listening to the community's concerns and working with the architects to ensure the transparency that was so lauded when the initial design was presented in January was restored. The cost savings that will allow the building to be constructed as envisioned resulted from the use of frosted glass instead of the more expensive channel glass. I saw samples of the proposed glass and am confident that the dramatic transparency portrayed in the original renderings of the building will be achieved. The building can be built for the $9.5 Million budgeted.<BR/> <BR/>According to Cooper and her team, ground will be broken for the new library this fall, possibly in October. Preconstruction work will begin on the site shortly. The building is scheduled to be completed in December 2009. The library, after being outfitted and having staff trained, is scheduled to open in March 2010.<BR/> <BR/>I would like to thank Councilmember Evans for his support of the community's insistence that the jewel-like quality of the new building be achieved. His active engagement on this neighborhood issue is illustrative of his deep commitment to our neighborhood and helps explain why he enjoys such substantial loyalty from Shaw residents. <BR/> <BR/>I would also like to thank the many residents of Shaw who signed petitions and told me to stand firm and insist that the new library be built as presented to the community. Your activism helped to make the reversal of DCPL's position possible. Thanks also to the DC Library Renaissance Project's Shaw Library Study Group for their support.<BR/><BR/>Please plan to attend the final design meeting for the new Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 6:30 PM at the interim Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library, 945 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, to see the final designs.<BR/> <BR/><BR/>—Alexander M. Padro<BR/>Commissioner, ANC 2C01Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-16284290840430416732008-08-26T16:43:00.000-04:002008-08-26T16:43:00.000-04:00Nice to read something pithy, with a touch of sarc...Nice to read something pithy, with a touch of sarcasm but not overdone. Keep it coming, Hunter, whoever you are.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-52598004080724591762008-08-26T16:40:00.000-04:002008-08-26T16:40:00.000-04:00Shaw = Delays and lip service from DC gov't...How ...Shaw = Delays and lip service from DC gov't...<BR/><BR/>How many projects are "in the pipeline" and "breaking ground next year"??? <BR/><BR/>Just look to the comments from your August 21st post on Kelsey Gardens/Addison Square...or how about Radio One? Sorry to sound cynical but I'm not going to be surprised when there's a few "hiccups" along the way for the "CityMarket at O" either...<BR/><BR/>Vote for Cary Silverman on September 9th...<BR/><BR/>P.S. How's Shiloh doing on fixing up those vacant buildings???Mr. Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524665901266335110noreply@blogger.com