Sarah West Young

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THIS...by Kazuo Ishiguro: https://t.co/tlDDKxOVaY

The role of Friends and trustees

“A revamped library commission,” which Gillum says changed significantly with Austin’s 1998 bond election, “proved to be critical for the new Central Library project.” He credits the commission’s “passionate advocacy” for getting the funding proposition on the 2006 ballot and rallying citizens to vote in support, wh... See more

BBF. The corollary of free access is frequently theft. Do you think that it is necessary to plan for the implementation of anti-theft devices when programming equipment? MFB. We never impose it: we inform the decision-makers - the municipalities - and they are the ones who take their options. This type of decision, in fact, must be taken very early... See more

Lessons learned

What did each person wish they had known going into the process?

“The construction inflation during the design of this project was significant. By the time we got through design, we had to make some engineering changes to keep within budget,” says Smith. “Another lesson learned was to always be ready for anything the fire marshals wi... See more

This quote from Tony Hsieh contains so much truth: “Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).”