Thursday, October 30, 2008

LEED Certification Ceremony














HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION FROM THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL.

On Saturday, October 25th we held a reception at which we received a plaque from the Green Building Council acknowledging the fact that we had achieved LEED Gold certification.

We are the first public library in Michigan to achieve this honor.

Finally - we are LEED Gold!
















C2AE, a Grand Rapids architectural firm, was finally responsible for the finished library buillding. Here, Dennis Jenson, one of C2AE's architects presents the LEED award to Evelyn Holzwarth, Library Director, as Don Tubbs and Ken Smith, Board Members, look on.




Here Evelyn shows our award as Ken Smith stands by. Our award now hangs behind the customer service desk.

Lots of Friends attended our LEED celebration

Chatting at the ceremony are John Fehsenfeld, Susan Smith and Alyce Riemenschneider. John spearheaded the campaign to build our library. Throughout the campaign Susan was Assistant Library Director and is now the president of the Friends of the Library. Alyce designed the interior of the building, working long hours to find materials and furnishings that were environmentally friendly.



Among the attendees at the ceremony were Brian Calley, our Michigan Legislative Representative. He is very supportive of all we do and a champion of libraries. Here he is seen talking with our Mayor, Bob May.

LEED Reception

Everything was gold from the table decorations and candies to the gold mums and punch.




This is the beautiful cake created by Bobbi Roush for our celebration.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Terrific Tweens

Calling all Tweens, students grades 3rd-5th.

Come join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.

Meetings run from 4:30-5:30

Inside The Front Door



Visit us at
Hastings Public Library
227 E State St
Hastings, MI 49058

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Things You Can Do To Be Sustainable


Change 1 Light

If 500 people in the Community will replace 1 standard light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, they would collectively save enough energy every year to light 13 homes and keep 39,499 lbs of Carbon Dioxide out of the air.

Change 4 Lights + Get 1 Free

Hastings Ace Hardware has partnered with the Friends of the Library to offer the first 100 people a coupon to purchase 2-4 60W equivalent CFL light and get 1 free. Visit library for details.

By replacing your home's five most frequently used light fixtures or the bulbs in them with Energy Star qualified models, you can save more than $65 a year.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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