the remaking of a kitchen

today sarah and drove downtown so she could register for pla.....that's the reason we have her here visiting us this week. as we were driving along 6th street she saw a friend from the gates foundation and had to holler at him out the window. the fun begins! she was able to get through that process without the long lines which was a treat. she had to go through several lines to get the right stuff, so registering today was brillaint! she was able to visit the techsoup booth and see that the boxes they need were in deed there waiting to be unpacked.
we also took time to visit the new central library. it's been open 2 years, and sadly this was the first visit for me. it is a beautiful place and well designed. the children's section is adorable as well as functional. there is charming art work and a play area, as well as 3 computer stations. the one for the littlest users has mouses (mice?) that are bugs. the other stations have very cool cars. there are two computers at each of the stations for older kids that have internet access, the others are games only. the keyboards have colored keys, and i think they are certain keys in different colors, but i didn't figure that out.
they had an interesting art display in another area that was about recycling books. that's not exactly what they called it, but it was very interesting and creative.
the treat for this evening was going to dinner with nancy pearl. sarah had arranged this several weeks ago, and i was able to tantalize our local librarians with that info during my last visit.
we ate at cafe brenda and that was nice. we met brenda last night at the edesia book club. they seemed busy and a bit disorganized which has not been my experience during other visits there.
nancy is charming and completely unassuming...a bit uncomfortable with her popularity i think. we were taking pictures, and the women at the table behind us said they recognized her....they were librarians from chicago. it's like a rock star....everyone knows her! this may not be the fun part!
it was a lovely evening.....i really enjoyed it.

Labels: central library, nancy pearl, pla