campus

i spent the better part of yesterday and today on campus. the walk to campus - from the lower haight i go west, through haight ashbury, then north through the panhandle to campus - takes about thirty minutes. it will take less time when i stop gawking at all the beautiful architecture. i've been taking care of logistics - getting my ID card, exploring campus, staking out the local cafes. i must look ridiculous because i'm doing all this with a huge smile on my face.

like all college campuses, and especially urban campuses, space is an issue. my office won't be ready until mid-august. luckily, there's wireless to be had at gleeson library - geschke learning resource center, so i've made it my current office. gleeson library means a lot to me. the night before my job interview, i walked around campus and found myself in the library. i explained my situation to the librarian and he let me walk around. i entered the library with shards of my job talk shooting this way and that way and left, about an hour later, calm and focused. it's a beautiful library.

most of yesterday and today's work has been with the september project. today, seven libraries from six different states signed up to participate:

from arkansas, the d.w.reynolds library and technology center at philander smith college in little rock is participating;

from california, the irwindale public library joined;

from florida, the american intercontinental university south florida campus library, in weston, signed up to participate;

from new york, the voorheesville public library is planning a september project event;

from rhode island, the james p. adams library, at rhode island college, is participating for a second time;

and from texas, little elm public library and weatherford public library joined.

hopefully, by the time september arrives, events will take place in libraries in all 50 states - plus washington dc.

now it's time to log off, make my way back home, and explore another part of the city with sarah.