Tuesday, November 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Reimagining Home: Design for All Ages and Abilities
Emerson Library, 101 Edgar Rd. 63119

Much of our housing stock has been designed for non-disabled people, and it's often prohibitively expensive to retrofit existing homes to accommodate injuries or mobility aids like wheelchairs or walkers. What if we designed houses with aging and all abilities in mind? Our guest speaker Shelley Satke Niemeier is working with her colleagues at SPACE Architects, Design + Builders on an adaptable design house that offers features that will help residents through injury and aging as needed. This presentation will share floorplans and images of details that can make a house a forever home.  
Free. Open to the public.

Visitors may park at Garden Park Plaza (568 Garden Ave 63119) and sign in with Public Safety. There is accessible parking and bike racks near the entrance to the Library.

Register by emailing: ginasheridan@webster.edu
 

Check back for an announcement about the Spring 2025 guest speakers.

All students are invited to submit a design for a bookmark on the theme "Adventure Begins Here."

Entries are due on or before Monday, November 25, 2024 and winners will be notified by December 2, 2024.

Winners will be chosen by library staff. The top three winners will receive a small prize and have their designs printed and distributed by the Library.

Submit the entry form below to staff at Emerson Library or submit by email to Gina Sheridan, ginasheridan@webster.edu. Feel free to submit more than one design and be as creative as you'd like in your interpretation of the theme. All print mediums accepted.