[SLI-public] FW: Lincoln Library is going solar!

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Great news from an SLCP Member Library! Congratulations, Lincoln Library!

 

From: Lincoln Library <> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 8:56 AM
To: Annemarie Gordon <sliadmin at suffolknet.org>; jferriss at sals.edu
Subject: Lincoln Library is going solar!

 

Hello SLI mentor folks,

 

I wanted to share some exciting news with you.  We knew that we wanted to run our library on a much more fossil free energy source soon, and it has just gotten the jump start we needed!  We received a grant through EBSCO.  I have enclosed a short summary, and the press release below.

 

This is part of our whole sustainability initiative and we are very excited!

 

Wendy and the Lincoln Library Board of Trustees

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summary:  With thanks to Dale Cockrell and other volunteers, the Lincoln Library is going solar! Dale helped the Library receive a Solar Sustainability Grant from EBSCO, a company that provides information services to libraries. The grant will fund the construction of a timber-framed, multi-purpose "Sun Pavilion" just south of the parking lot. Lincoln businesses Goosewing Timberworks and Harvestar will build the frame and mount the solar-panel array. Electricity generated by the array will power the Library's soon-to-be-installed high-efficiency heat pump system to replace the aging oil furnace. Thank you Dale and our other Lincoln Library volunteers!!

 

Press release:


For Immediate Release

Contact:  <mailto:lincolnlibraryvt at gmail.com> lincolnlibraryvt at gmail.com   Wendy McIntosh

 

LINCOLN LIBRARY RECEIVES SOLAR SUSTAINABILITY GRANT

 

Lincoln, VT—The Lincoln Library, located in the Green Mountains of Addison County, Vermont was recently selected as one of only four libraries across the U.S. and Canada to receive a 2022 EBSCO Solar Grant. EBSCO is an international company that provides a range of products and services to libraries and schools across the globe. Its Solar Grant program is designed to help “libraries to install clean, renewable power sources, [thereby] the need for ‘brown power’ decreases incrementally and teaches communities about the impact humans have on our planet.”

 

The Lincoln Library’s award will fund the construction of a timber-framed solar-panel array on library property. Two Lincoln based companies, Goosewing Timberworks and Harvestar, will build the frame and mount the array. Electricity generated by the solar panels will power the Library’s soon-to-be-installed high-efficiency heat pump system, enabling library operations to become completely carbon-free. By timber-framing the supporting canopy, the Library will also gain a beautiful, weather-protected, multi-functional outdoor space. 

 

Lincoln Library Board of Trustee Dale Cockrell said, “We are grateful for the EBSCO grant and the timing couldn’t be better. As stewards of our beloved town library, we are not only committed to making sure we maintain our collections, but we are also entrusted to maintain our special building and its grounds. The grant is coming at a time when we need to make improvements and going solar will help us contain our energy costs well into the future.”

 

The grant also fits into the plan of integrating triple bottom line sustainability into library operations. Earlier this year, the Lincoln Library became one of about fifty libraries across the nation participating in a Sustainable Library Certification Program, which focuses on environmentally sound practices, economic feasibility, and social equity, all principles long endorsed by the Library.

 

Library Director Wendy McIntosh said, “The Library is committed to prioritizing environmental stewardship in our close-knit, rural town, including looking at creative ways for achieving sustainable energy use. Like most community libraries, we operate on a very tight budget. We are thrilled to receive the EBSCO grant that will help us reach our goal of reducing our carbon footprint and save us money on our energy bill. Equally important is the opportunity to model energy sustainability for other communities.” 

 

 

The Library plans to start installation of the solar array in late summer. An event to celebrate its completion will follow, as will community-outreach programs on heat pump systems and energy sustainability.






 


Wendy McIntosh, Director, Lincoln Library, 

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