We received notice during early January from Galvan that the Armory would be ready for occupancy in March. this lead to an enormous number of decisions and meetings during the months leading up to the Saturday 4/9/2106 Opening of the New Library.

Here is a partial list of meetings (no accounting for telephone and email exchanges):

1/6 – HAL Executive Committee

1/8 – Program Committee

1/9 – mtg w Miranda Barry

1/13 – Emily Chaimedes

1/16 – Long Range Planning Committee & BOT mtgs

1/21 – Fundraiser at Cafe LePerche

2/2 – Exec Comm

2/4 – Exec Committee; Civil Rights in the 60s

2/11 – tour Armory – look at progress

2/13 – Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom

2/16 – tour Armory – develop punchlist

2/20 – Finance Committee and BOT mtgs

2/24 and every Wednesday until move in – weekly Noon telecon with David Murphy and Emily Chaimedes

3/2 – weekly telecon; meet w MidHudson Cable about fiber connection

3/3 – Exec Comm – grand opening date of 4/9/16 is set.

3/4 – photo with Friends in Local History Room in Armory

3/7 – furniture install begins – AR Kropp

3/10 – weekly telecon

3/11 – mtg w Eileen Halloran

3/14 – mtg w Sal Cusumano in re alarms, video; Michael Grisham

3/18 – Program Committee

3/19 – BOT mtg – 1st in new library – Annual Meeting – term limits ends my formal participation. Miranda Barry becomes President.

3/21 – mtg w Ken and Heather about office design reqmnts

3/23 – weekly telecon – decisions about security, cleaning, dumpster, naming plaques

3/24 – Program Committee – VIP sneak peak in Armory

3/25 – Program Committee – VIP sneak peak in Armory

3/30 – Emily Chameides

3/31 – weekly telecon

4/2 thru 4/6 – Arnoff move 

4/2 thru 4/8 – tech installs

4/7 – Exec Comm; appearance on WGXC

4/9 – Grand Opening