Another great book-related obit in yesterday's paper. Todd Bol, who developed the first "little free library" died recently at age 62. (Grimace and sigh from Donna who was also born in 1956.) From the obit: In 2009, Todd Bol was renovating his garage in Wisconsin when he ripped off its old wooden door. He liked the wood though and didn't want to throw it out. So after staring at it for a while, he decided to use it to build a small monument to his mother, who had been a schoolteacher.....and planted it on his front yard, hoping to start a little book exchange for his neighbors." 75,000 little libraries later, you can say he began a movement. I confess some ambivalence about these little free libraries because they work at cross purposes with public libraries. Still, they are about encouraging young and old to read and that is more than a good thing. To read the whole article see below.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/obituaries/todd-bol-dead.html
Another great meeting at Tucker Library Interiors today with Laura and Karen, with a major focus on looking at the design of the new circulation and reference areas, as well as staff and volunteer workspaces. Very exciting overall.
If you've been by our little free Slusser Library, you know that it is the definition of an "open space" layout. A dear friend, Cesca who is an archivist for the Associated Press in NYC reported to me that the AP moved recently into newly renovated and upgraded space. Her department, which once had offices and individualized work spaces is now an open area, with desks back to back and virtually no privacy. Clearly we are right with the times here in Slusser.
I'm off to our next contractor interview. With any luck we'll have a decision this week. Stay tuned and don't forget to come by.
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