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Tweets/notes from Library Charrette June 1

The following is a list of the Tweets that were sent from the Community Meeting that was held on June 1st about the building project.  If you are interested in what was said at the meeting read further.......
(future meetings will also be tweeted with #HPLpermhome)

Tweeting live from the library charrette! Great turnout!
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Meeting is just beginning. What is the single most unrealized area of potential for the library project?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What is the single greatest problem about building the library?Do you feel differently about these 2 questions?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Observations about questions.......mixed feelings, some calmer or stressed about 1st question and same for 2nd.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

We have potential or activating forces and we have restraining forces. Which leads to compromise. Reconciling force to create solutions.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Compare nature to process of working with restraints.Restraints are absolutely necessary, they help keep us alive.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What makes a project fulfilling vs agonizing?What were your feelings during projects that are either fulfilling or agonizing?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Steve - board member - his role is to keep his ego out of way and be responsible to the community by listening to community.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

To be in service to the community -a larger whole, must keep in mind that we are working for selves, family, community, larger good.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Working to satisfy concentric circles, starting with self and increasing outward to various levels of community. Start with who are we?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Who is/are our communities? What are our beliefs, concepts, goals, purpose? How do we determine what we want?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Where do we start? Align around beliefs, philosophy and principles. PURPOSE.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Once we have a purpose, we can move to concept strategy and design.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Purpose is different from vision and mission. Vision and mission start with end goal. Purpose develops around principles.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Workshop purpose today to align around the purpose of the library project, in a way that invites collective discovery so that the project...
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

So that the project emerges from the specialness of this of this place to leave a legacy that transforms the quality of life indefinitely.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What is single greatest effect that you want to see manifest in the project?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Is anything shifting for you about your role in project? Will to be involved is growing, growing an open mind, expanding idea of service.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

It feels like I can contribute more, group has a common sense of purpose and I have something to contribute that is being heard.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Library and people who run it, have given us a sense of involvement that feels positive and gives us voice.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Reflection on history of not having had a library for many years, we started to feel connection and library has really filled a need as and
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

This project is way more than a building, it has strengthened our community and forged connection s.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Director - I'm touched that so many of you are here and showing such a high level of commitment. Thank you so much for being here.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

We're going to we work on the purpose, and write goals and vote on them.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

The library staff will use the goal setting to work on a library building program, writing out what will meet our goals.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Suggestion: we should try to collect input from people interested OK n being here, but couldn't make it today.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What is really special and unique, what you really love about this place?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What makes Hauppauge special: great schools, low taxes, jobs, central location, low crime, safety, respect for diversity, and .....
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

People are here from decades ago, people who live here now are active in creating the community, co-creators of community.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Beautiful landscape, diversity of habitat to enjoy, community values children, we value community, interrelationships are present.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Hauppauge is distinct... In nature, every square meter of soil is 30% different from the ones next to it also similar distinctions in ocean.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Hauppauge name means Land of Sweet Water, stems from Native Americans and geography of springs/headwaters of Nissequogue river.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Discussed: community seems rather homogeneous, unpretentious, practical.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

We are the source for the headwaters of 2 major rivers, Connectquot in addition to Nissequogue.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Integrative Design: what is it? Addresses interrelationships between habitat, water, energy and materials.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Integrative design (id): how do all the system s of building work together? Combining systems impacts to increase efficiency.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Efficiency that is environmental and monetary.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Integrative process on systems = multiple meetings, all systems professionals involved to come up with systems that complement each other.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Building becomes more efficient, less expensive, sustainable.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Understand patterns of place: nutrient flow, water flow, patterns in plants, soil & microorganisms. How can building work to heal place?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Integrative design mantra: Everyone, Engaging, Everything, Early.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Write a purpose statement that says what we want to do/function....how to/being.....why/so that......
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

@hauppaugepl #Hauppauge is also home to #LongIsland's 2nd largest employment center, with over 43k workers & the nations 1st industrial park
— Rich Murdocco (@TheFoggiestIdea) June 1, 2013

Brainstorming on the Project purpose: To...In a way that....So that.......
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Its unusual and positive that our discussion has focused on the community, than the building.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Another person mentioned he is learning much more about the functions of our library and there are many more services than he thought.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Purpose to .........community center/resource that is flexible and adaptable, meets diverse and changing needs.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

To....be a place for all people. Lifelong learning.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

In a way that.....keeps spirit of current library, solidarity, collaborative,
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

In a way that is cost effective.So that....regenerate (natural)resource health
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

In a way that.....produces resources through technology
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

So that.....regenerative to people and the ecology of the place
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Who is being served by this? Who are key stake holders in this project? Who needs to have value delivered to them?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

A charrette is an intensive planning session where citizens, design and others collaborate on a vision for development.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Stake holders in the library project, need to get back value-adding process. To gain and grow.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Stake holders are......residents, patrons, businesses, schools, staff, government, donors, board, site, future generations, neighbors......
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

More stakeholders .... Design team, program providers, user groups, users of green belt trail,
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Pentagonal model: Any system that is alive, has 5 basic stakeholders, users, community, investors, co-creators, earth systems. Deliver value
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What are the value adding processes we want to deliver to our stakeholders?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Is there something so powerful that we can imagine that will add value for all stakeholders?
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

What are we getting from process of analyzing what our stakeholders need? Finding opportunity, balancing needs, creating principles.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Not all added values have a cost.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Creating value for one group of stakeholders may also help create value for another stakeholder.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

The purpose is dynamic living thing that will change throughout the discovery process of the building project.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

Generating and revising the library building project purpose statement.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

How does our language impact understanding of the purpose? Need precise concise language, it may engage discussion.
— Hauppauge Public Lib (@HauppaugePL) June 1, 2013

These notes from our first community meeting reflect the conversations, purpose and direction of the day.
Thank you for reading!