Grand Opening of an Energizing Library

The grand opening of the Arbor Hill/West Branch Library is scheduled for June 12, 2010. The striking profile of the new library has transformed the landscape of Henry Johnson Boulevard and serves as a beacon to the community in Albany, NY. It was designed with the latest trends in library technologies, and to fit within an urban neighborhood setting. This branch is a building that will serve as a center for learning, built to energize an economically depressed neighborhood.

The library will house a collection of more than 75,000 items for customers of all ages, as well as a state-of-the-art public computing system with free Wi-Fi Internet connections, all in a wonderful, energy efficient, and environmentally responsible building.

SMPS: Schools that Make the Grade

The New York Area Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS-NY) hosted a breakfast discussion panel on the subject of discovering project opportunities in the private education market on May 19th at the CUNY Graduate Center. Pictured at the event are (left to right): Patricia Neumann, CPSM, CEO and President, Accu-Cost Consultants and President of SMPS, New York Chapter; moderator Kevin Hom, AIA, President & Design Principal, Kevin Hom + Andrew Goldman Architects, PC; panelist Lia Gartner, FAIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Design, Construction & Facilities Management for the New School; panelist James A. Kadamus, Vice President, Sightlines; panelist Susan Wallace, Group Leader, Civic+Cultural+Educational Group, Jonathan Rose Companies; panelist Kenneth D. Levien, AIA, Founder, Levien & Company; and Gina Bedoya, CPSM, FSMPS, President, Bedoya Business Strategies, Inc. and Director of Programs for SMPS-NY.