ISSUE 3, 2013 IN THE HELP FILL THE GAP The library’s One Big Summer Night funding gap. If your business would like to be a sponsor, contact Jen , go to www. hplct.org and click “Donate Now” on the left-hand side of the page.

A PUBLICATION OF THE HARTFORD STEAM COMPANY celebrates talented artists; The Hartford History , a collection of original archives from 1654; The American Place, an award-winning HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY: NOT center offering immigrants assistance with assimilation and citizenship; and YOUR GRANDPARENTS’ LIBRARY the Kitchen@HPL, an innovative farm- to-table partnership with Billings Forge If you think Hartford Public Library is much more,” explains Matthew K. Poland, just a repository of books and old media, and food service training for Hartford think again. Today’s library is a vibrant hub provide workers and residents with a residents as well as great food for of knowledge that is very much connected wide variety of free resources that inspire library customers. to the community and in step with its reading, guide learning and encourage To sum it up, “’Shhhh,’ has left the needs. The downtown location has been a individual exploration.” library,” says Poland. He notes that there Hartford Steam customer for 25 years. The Public Library is another common misconception: that Stop by the downtown branch for a alone has the library is fully funded by the City of more than 50 computers for public access; and reference help that most people a Jobs & Career Center that helps associate with a library. “Yet we offer so nearly 6,000 people a year; (continued on p. 2) Courtesy Public Library. Hartford

The Hartford Public Library offers free resources such as computer access, career guidance, assistance to immigrants, adult learning, arts and cultural activities – and, of course, books and media. Plus, it’s a great place for downtown workers and residents to grab breakfast or lunch or enjoy musical events on the patio. Courtesy Public Library. Hartford

(continued from p. 1) implemented a number of energy-saving FASCINATING FALL measures – e.g., optimizing chilled-water library’s funding comes from the City, the pump and air handler operations and snow truth is that the library must separately melt systems – that are expected to yield One Book One Hartford raise at least 15 percent of its operating annual savings of more than $103,000. budget, or roughly $1.5 million annually, to Saturday, Nov. 23, 2-4 p.m. keep pace with community needs. Three-time Coretta Scott King The funds have enabled the library to library recently implemented a Award-winner Angela Johnson will change with the times; special fundraising discuss her book A Certain October. efforts allowed for building renovation. number of energy-saving measures Originally constructed in 1957, the building that are expected to yield annual Global Lens 2013 Film Series was completely refurbished and expanded savings of more than $103,000. Sundays, 2-4 p.m. Includes 10 award- in 2008. (The library system itself traces its beginnings to 1774.) The downtown Hartford Public Library around the world. Hartford Steam has supplied the is modern, spacious, inviting and well- downtown library with steam for equipped to meet the evolving needs of For more information, space heating and domestic hot water the community it serves well into the visit www.hplct.org. production since 1988 and chilled water its many customers.

“DREAM CITY: AIR CONDITIONING IS A PUBLIC GOOD”

According to an August 10, 2013, article heating is now relatively common it’s district cooling that’s hot. Downtown on salon.com, “Beating the heat doesn’t in densely populated urban areas. In areas provided with district heating a have to be an energy suck. There’s a Copenhagen, which has one of the century ago have begun to hook up to better way to stay cool, as many cities are most extensive networks in the world, centralized cooling systems, motivated by district heating warms 98 percent of the improved cooling technology, the ban on cooling. Hartford Steam’s district cooling city. Because of its environmental and CFCs, high electricity bills and growing system is mentioned in the article as an environmental awareness.” industry forerunner. been a priority of forward-thinking city Check out the article at http://tinyurl. Author Henry Grab writes, “District planners from Tokyo to Reykjavik. Now, com/saloncooling. MEET AUSTIN PELLETIER

A lot can change in six years. In fact, include operating all heating and cooling it was just six years ago that Austin production equipment as well as the Pelletier, a student at Hartford’s Lincoln combined heat and power unit at our main Technical Institute, learned about an plant. Austin enjoys the opportunity for exciting new job opportunity as a Plant ongoing training, including the instruction 1 at Hartford Steam. Today, Austin is he received on the CHP equipment a Plant Tech 3 at Hartford Steam, joining installed just a few years ago. nine other employees at that top level of He also values the variety built into his training. Austin credits his heating and cooling with electricity, chilled water and steam. system instructor for encouraging him to And the change of seasons is interesting, apply. “He told me that if I had the chance because you have to adapt to temperature to operate high-performance chillers changes.” like this, I should go for it,” Austin says. “I Hartford Steam is glad Austin joined trusted his advice. He was right. I’m glad I’m here.” of district energy technologies, we know Austin’s current responsibilities there will always be learning opportunities.

The and both UConn Huskies teams play at DISTRICT ENERGY XL Center, one of the many sports arenas in Here are just some of the many U.S. sports teams the country using district that play in stadiums or arenas that use district heating and cooling service. heating and/or cooling:

Hartford Wolf Pack, XL Center UConn Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Boston Celtics and TD Garden Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Ballpark

Detroit Red Wings

Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium

Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena

Miami Heat American Airlines Arena

Minnesota Wild , St. Paul

Minnesota Vikings Metrodome, Minneapolis

Minnesota Target Center, Timberwolves and Minneapolis Minnesota Lynx

Phoenix Suns and America West Arena Phoenix Mercury

Arizona Chase Field, Phoenix Diamondbacks The Hartford Club started making business and political connections possible in Hartford even before Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, became a member in 1881. We’re honored to have served the building since 1964.

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