andrew carnegie free library & music hall

My beloved local public library, the place I've been visiting all my life to read and take out books, do research, and just to hang out in big beautiful old building--it's now one of my customers. I couldn't be happier to use my skills and talents to help enhance the facility's image as it moves through its capital campaign to renovate for the first time in over 100 years.

I edit the copy and design this 12-page newsletter
I use my own photos in the design except for promotional photos for performers, and also create electronic or traditional-media illustrations
the newsletter is published twice yearly, press printed in two colors on uncoated stock
to see the entire newsletter, please visit the CarnegieCarnegie website at www.CarnegieCarnegie.com.

post cards for performances

in all post cards, concept is mine, photos of the facility are mine, and I created all original art
post cards vary in size, but all are digitally printed on gloss stock
all were used to advertise events, and were part of a set with a poster and program

posters for performances

in all post cards, concept is mine, and I created all original art
these posters were all 11" x17", digitally printed on gloss stock
all were used to advertise events, and were part of a set with a poster and program

my annual poetry reading and art show at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

I feature a piece of artwork with every reading which is the background of the poster (and post card)
the show features 10 or 12 poems plus original art, prints and photographs
please visit my writing section to see my virtual poetry reading art shows
please visit my fine art section to see these works and more

Civil War Weekend event brochure

concept and design are mine
post group photo and Newlanders photo are from customers, others are mine
text from customer
letter-size flat sheet printed in sepia on cream 70# text

espy post reopening invitation

The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall has been host to a post of the Grand Army of the Republic since 1906, shortly after the building opened. I won't tell the history of the post or the GAR here, but the room is unique and rare-at one time there were about 7,000 of these posts where Civil War veterans met, now there are only about 7 intact, and this is one of them. The last veteran closed the door and left, and it sat for 50 years. We've been cleaning it up and readying it for display as it was shown in photos taken at the time it opened. For more information on the post, visit www.carnegiecarnegie.com.

book memorial and memorial donation materials

concept and design are mine
illustration was existing
text from customer
printed in sepia on gold parchment

bookmarks

concept and design are mine and photo is mine
text from customer
8-1/2" x 2-3/4" digitally printed color front and black back on gloss cover

notecards

concept and design are mine
image of building is my photo, and the signature image of the library and music hall
image of post members is from an antique photo in the Civil War room
A-6 printed in color on white gloss cover

book party brochure

original illustration and design are mine
this project is currently under construction

website

This design was a collaboration between the library staff and myself because the page is intended to be maintained by the staff. I designed the layout and stylesheets and placed the photos, but we met almost weekly for five months to determine the content for the entire page and train the executive director, library director and children's programming director to use Adobe Contribute. With the help of the current webmaster, all content was composed, organized and placed, and is currently being updated and maintained by Maggie, Diane and Erin, who had no prior experience in web development. Each of them deserves a whole sheet of gold stars for undertaking this novel approach to website maintenance, and I think we have one of the most informative and user-friendly library websites I've ever seen.

Online Photo Gallery

My part in keeping the website updated is maintaining the photo gallery. I finally gave it the overhaul it needed in organizing the galleries and making the picture viewing consistent. It now includes photos of all the past Civil War Expositions and photos of the Espy Post, everyday photos of the Library and photos of events and construction updates as the building is renovated.

photos

I've been photographing this place forever, including performances and events. Please visit www.CarnegieCarnegie.com/images to browse photos, all of which are ones I've taken, even before I was formally working with the facility.