Sarah West Young
@west
Head of Growth @ Modern Synthesis
Creator / Writer / Chief Procrastinator @ Material Change
Sarah West Young
materialchange.design
This quote from Tony Hsieh contains so much truth: “Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).”
Timeline
1990: Problem recognized
2007: Location selected
2008: Architects selected
2011: Schematic design completed
2013: Construction starts
2017: Construction ends; library opens
1990: Problem recognized
2007: Location selected
2008: Architects selected
2011: Schematic design completed
2013: Construction starts
2017: Construction ends; library opens
Terra Dankowski • How to Build a Library | American Libraries Magazine
how to build the world’s best library
Indicative timeline for building a mega library
ICEBREAKERS, via The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
docs.google.comBBF. The corollary of free access is frequently theft. Do you think that it is necessary to plan for the implementation of anti-theft devices when programming equipment? MFB. We never impose it: we inform the decision-makers - the municipalities - and they are the ones who take their options. This type of decision, in fact, must be taken very early... See more
Jacqueline Gascuel • Quels espaces pour la bibliothèque ? | Bulletin des bibliothèques de France
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on idea... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.
Sylvia Plath
Be dangerous, its careful out there