[Eril-l] Core Webinar: The Library of the Future: Health, Wellbeing, & Sustainability

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Core Webinar: The Library of the Future: Health, Wellbeing, & Sustainability

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.



Description:

For decades we have discussed what the libraries of the future would be to
have a direct impact on the health and wellbeing of those who work and
visit. For decades we have forecasted building designs that could have a
direct impact on climate change. Those libraries have been built, are being
built, and are in design. The 2030 challenge for buildings impacting
climate change is upon us in a few short years.

Come and learn the best practices that are having an impact on the lives of
so many community members across the nation through the healthy and
sustainable libraries they have built and how they are contributing to
diminish climate change through the 2030 challenge and COTE Top Ten
Principles. This session will provide information from case studies and
current methods that are being successfully used and implemented along with
ways to fund these needed methodologies such as how to access federal funds
from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Learning outcomes:

Attendees will leave this webinar:

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   Knowing how to access federal funds for sustainabilty from the Inflation
   Reduction Act
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   Knowing best practices for decisions to impact the health and wellbeing
   of library occupants.
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   Understanding the 2030 challenge and COTE Top Ten Sustainabilty
   principles.



Who should attend?

Leadership and management; buildings and operations

Presenter:

Simona Fischer is a registered architect, associate, and director of
sustainable practice with MSR Design in Minneapolis. She develops processes
to integrate sustainable design seamlessly into the workflow of
architectural practice, specializing in the intersection of energy
performance, the carbon and health of materials, and high-performance
envelope assemblies for cold climates. Simona is currently serving on the
national AIA Materials Pledge working group, the AIA Minneapolis Board of
Directors, and the Circularity and Low-Carbon Specs committees of the
Minnesota Carbon Leadership Forum. In 2023 Simona was a recipient of the
National AIA 2023 Young Architects Award.

As MSR Design’s interior design discipline lead and a firm associate,
Veronica Karr believes that the most successful projects arise from an
interdisciplinary approach. Working in a broad spectrum of scales, ranging
from furniture and graphics to architectural and interior design, she is
constantly toggling between the big picture concept and the fine details
that, together, make a project remarkable. Veronica creates spaces that not
only tread lightly on our environment and bodies, but also promote
well-being. She is actively involved in organizations focused on these and
other sustainable design issues, including as a member of the mindful
MATERIALS (mM) AEC Catalyst Forum.

An interior designer and associate with MSR Design, Emily Gross is
passionate about developing concepts to inform an interdisciplinary design
process from start to finish. She focuses on creating spaces that are
intuitively designed for users and offer an inclusive sense of place. Emily
brings her expertise in sustainable design to every project, resulting in
high-performing, well-designed spaces. She participated in the METROPOLIS
Sustainability Hackathon workshops in 2021, which culminated in the
METROPOLIS Climate Toolkit for Interior Design, and the METROPOLIS Circular
Future Hackathon in 2024. Interior Design Magazine honored Emily with a
NEXT Award in 2024.

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Registration fees for webinar:  Core Member $57.67; ALA member: $71.10;
Non-member $79.00

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1458

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please
contact Core CE staff at corece at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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