Piotrowicz/Osgood American Libraries Link & Book Information

The basis of this discussion comes from our work for an article that appeared in the April 2009 American Libraries Magazine (see link below) which was taken from our book "Building Science 101: A Primer for Librarians."

To read the complete article click on the link below and go to page 58!

http://issuu.com/seanfitzpatrick/docs/0409/2




Product Description
Take care of your library and it will take care of you! In this practical, concise volume, authors Lynn M. Piotrowicz and Scott Osgood provide a tour of the library building from foundation to roof. In a time of rapidly inflating energy prices and tight public budgets, many libraries are faced with older physical facilities that are not up to modern standards of efficiency. Designed for libraries where construction of a wholly new building is not feasible, this book offers step-by-step instructions for


Improving the energy use of existing structures, with methods for being environmentally and fiscally responsible
Identifying ways to enhance building maintenance
Investing resources now in order to free them later for core library functions
Managers will welcome this handy orientation guide and feel empowered to recommend changes at their own libraries using the authors expert advice.
About the Author
Lynn M. Piotrowicz has been a librarian in old buildings for nearly two decades. As the director of a 105-year-old building, she sought information to bring utility costs under control and reduce her library s dependence on nonrenewable resources. Piotrowicz has a BA in psychology (Mercyhurst College, 1986), an MA in organizational psychology (University of New Haven, 1988), and an MLS (University of Pittsburgh, 1992). She is director of the Tucker Free Library in Henniker, New Hampshire.


Scott Osgood is a registered professional civil engineer with more than thirty years experience in the building construction industry. He is the director of facilities and capital projects for the seven-campus Community College System of New Hampshire, with responsibility for the construction, renovation, and care of more than fifty buildings. Osgood has a BS in civil engineering (University of Massachusetts).