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Behind the Scenes Tour & Networking Happy Hour:

Yale's Sterling Memorial Library

A tour of the library’s preservation efforts, revitalized spaces,
and the collaboration behind the scenes.

New Haven, CT
Friday, October 17
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM


Photo Credit: James Fullton

Join APT Northeast for an exclusive tour of Yale University’s iconic Sterling Memorial Library. This guided experience will highlight the award-winning restoration of the Linonia & Brothers Room, one of the library’s most architecturally significant and beloved spaces.

The tour will be lead by Yale University Senior Architect/Planner, James Fullton, and participants will have special access to the renovated special collections classroom and reading room within Manuscripts & Archives, a thoughtfully updated space designed to enhance research and preservation.

The tour will also include David Riccio, from John Canning & Co., Ryan Stockman, from Grand Light, and Architects from Apicella + Bunton Architects. These firms have played integral roles in Yale’s preservation work in the building over the last decade.

Following the tour, the group will walk over to Apicella + Bunton’s office for a Networking Happy Hour.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore one of Yale’s architectural treasures and learn about the meticulous preservation efforts that keep its history alive for future generations.

This is a free event with limited spots! Please register if you plan to join us. If something comes up and you can’t make it, let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else.

 


Sterling Memorial Library Tour
120 High Street, New Haven, CT
Friday, October 17, 2025
3:30PM-5PM
Itinerary includes: Nave, Exhibition Gallery, Starr Reading Room, Periodical Reading Room, Digital Humanities Lab, Linonia & Brothers Room, Gates Classroom, Manuscripts & Archives Reading Room, Exhibition Corridor, & the Librarian’s Court

Networking Happy Hour at Apicella+Bunton
41 High Street, New Haven, CT
Following the tour, join fellow attendees for a casual networking happy hour at the nearby offices of Apicella + Bunton.

 

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Event Leader

James Fullton III RA, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Senior Architect/Planner, Yale Office of Facilities

James Fullton is a Senior Architect/Planner in Yale University’s Office of Facilities. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S. Arch.) and Yale School of Architecture (M. Arch.), he also holds a certificate in Sustainable Preservation from Cornell University. Within a larger project portfolio at Yale, James has managed design for many of the major renovations and restorations within Sterling Memorial Library in the last decade. He has called New Haven home for more than two decades and prior to Yale was an architect at Pickard Chilton. James has broad interests in community, cultural institutions, history, and preservation, and sits on the board of the New Haven Museum.

 


 

Details & Logistics:

 

Tickets
  • Complimentary - This is a free event with limited spots! Please register if you plan to join us. If something comes up and you can’t make it, let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else.

Address

  • 120 High St.
    New Haven, CT 06511

Transportation & Parking

  • Street parking is available.
  • New Haven Train Station is nearby.

 

Thank you to our sponsor, Pullman!

 

 

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