The Tableless Library

You never know what may happen in a library during the summer. On the last day of Summer Term the furniture disappeared over a couple of hours. An intrepid student carried on to finish her finals. "Who needs tables?"

Meanwhile, we moved the Reference books. All of them.

















The chairs went out the door. . .

And the tables and sofas.

And all that was left was a vast empty space.

This was definitely not business as usual.

The painters showed up.

The carpeting began. First one side of the library,

And then the other.

Then everything went back together again.


Thanks to the flexible students, the Facilities crew, the Job Corps painters, and the library staff.

For more photos of the project, check out our photos on Flickr.

Get a life...locally

All things considered, it looks like many of us are planning on staying a little closer to home this summer. Maybe you have work commitments, or the price of gas going up-up-up has you down. Whatever the reason, there's nothing that says you can't have some fun right here in Douglas County! Check out our local maps to the summer events, farmers' markets, and educational and recreational activities near and dear to you. If you like, you can even add some of your own suggestions!

(Leave us a comment below with your suggestion, or click on "view larger map" and choose edit to add your activity directly!)

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Blueberries

Midsummer. Luckily, we live in a place where blueberries grow. And where we can go pick them. They're good by the handful. They're good in recipes. And if you need to improve your culinary skills before baking with blueberries. . .

Summer at the library

What happens in the library in the Summer? Well. . .campus is much quieter. Fewer classes, fewer students, fewer students using the library between classes. Fewer staff on duty.

Kinda quiet. So what do we do?

Catch up: order new books, videos, and CDs, organize the back issues of magazines and journals, upgrade the computer lab, scrutinize the web site, weed out the old stuff, and take a vacation.