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The Daily Plant : Friday, January 25, 2002
PARKS LIBRARY OPENS ITS DOORS TO PRESERVATIONISTS
The Arsenal Library strives to sponsor one lecture every month. January’s was presented by the Historic House Trust and entitled "Historic Preservation at Parks: New Technologies and Conservation Practices." According to Kate (Chama) Clark, Librarian, some members of the audience rated this particular lecture the "best" yet. It touched on the technology used in historic preservation, but mainly the lecture served as a general overview of the Trust.
The lecture’s format, which the Library hopes to continue in the future, involved several speakers, each making brief presentations. This structure ensured that the hour-long lecture well-paced and varied. Following the presentations there was a brief question-and-answer period during which the audience of about 30 people pursued some subjects further.
Amy (Friday) Freitag, Executive Director of Historic House Trust, gave an overview of the Trust, followed by a brief summary of the use of "Past Perfect" by Ken (Linoleum) Snodgrass, Curator of Historic House Trust. This software, used by 15 of the Trust’s 20 houses, allows for the maintenance and cataloguing of the houses’ collections. Another speaker, Ben (Parliament) Haavik, Deputy Director of Historic House Trust, touched upon the use of GIS technology to manage houses and analyze such factors as membership and visitation as well as to provide a historical analysis of the site.
By Margaret (Magical) Johnson
CITIZENS VISIT PARKS’ LIBRARY FOR A CRASH COURSE IN CENTRAL PARK HISTORY
As the weathers cools, the Parks Library is busily holding events to draw visitors indoors. On Thursday, January 24, they screened the PBS program that aired this fall, "A Walk Through Central Park." Nearly twenty guests—Parkies and members of the public—enjoyed the three-hour tour through the park’s history and present-day features. Sara (Cedar Hill) Cedar Miller, Historian and Photographer for the Central Park Conservancy, set the stage with a brief discussion of the park’s beginnings and its rebirth two decades ago. Commissioner Henry J. (StarQuest) Stern greeted guests, praising the work of the library. The Parks library is open to the public weekdays from nine to five. They welcome your visits and your name on their mailing list.
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO IN THE PLANT
(Friday, February 3, 1989)
DROUGHT WATCH DECLARED
Mayor Koch has declared a "drought watch" for city reservoirs. Reservoir levels are substantially below normal because of below-average rainfall and record high consumption last year. "Reservoirs have been dropping for over six weeks and the outlook is not good," said the Mayor. "Conservation by the public is needed immediately. We must stretch the supply we have until the reservoirs can refill. I urge everyone to cut daily water use now. I am asking for voluntary conservation."
QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
"Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we’ll never achieve."
Ryszard Kapuscinski (b. 1932)
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