Week 142: Upcoming Events and Meetings

Elaine Martin Director’s Corner

Construction Update

This week (3/13/23–3/18/23):

  • Interior partition framing for rooms is substantially complete
  • Electrical power and lighting are ongoing for the next week or 2 and preparing for inspections
  • Plumbing on L1 is ongoing this week and making great progress for inspections in about 2 weeks
  • Plumbing on L2 near the men’s bathroom is substantially complete with misc activities ongoing.
  • Plumbing on L2 in the rare books area is ongoing for another week and making fast progress to meeting the requirements for the project.
  • HVAC is well on it way to being installed with about 1 week left of install for inspections
  • New sprinklers are being installed over the next couple weeks

Next week:

  • Working on buttoning everything up to achieve inspections by the city
  • Preparing to receive sheetrock on walls
  • Sprinkler ongoing

Please visit Countway’s Renovation Page for more info, pictures, and FAQs regarding the L1 project. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Luciana.

Upcoming Events

Harvard Staff Art Show: Countway Opening Reception on March 28

While the virtual Harvard Staff Art Show is underway, Countway will be hosting a number of artists’ works in our building from March 27 to May 31, 2023. Come join us for the Opening Reception on March 28th from 5:30 to 7pm to take a first look at the art and hear from some of the artists about their pieces. Light refreshments and live musical performances will take place.

Longwood Medical Area Staff Art Show March 27 to May 31, 2023. Visit the exhibit at Countway Library, 695 Huntington Ave., first floor during regular business hours with a Harvard ID. More information at countway.info/artshow.

 

Graduation Planning

Graduation week starts May 21st. Please note classrooms 102/103 will be offline from May 11th through May 31st for regalia pick up/drop off and other graduation events. Like we saw last year, we anticipate the library to be the hub for graduates, families, and guests during this time.

Grand Opening

Countway will be having our long overdue grand opening on Wednesday, September 27th. This is an all-day event to celebrate the library’s renovations over the past years. We will have tours, activities, Countway Cuddles, food/drink, photos, a ribbon cutting, and speeches by key stakeholders. Dean Daley will say a few words, too! If you are interested in joining the planning committee, please email Meredith or Luciana. I look forward to welcoming the LMA and HMS community into the building to celebrate years of renovations.

Elaine