And Now We Await Our Inspection . . .

Jascin N. Leondardo Finger • March 19, 2018

Well, it looks as if we are pretty much finished with the Research Center! We have some minor items, including cleaning (by the MMA staff), window washing, and the installation of the blinds, but we await our final inspection by the Town now. So let us hope! Then, will come moving in all the collections – including the former circulating collection of books which went off for something of a cleaning and then await me to vacuum each and every book as I re-shelve them. Takes me back a few years to when I cleaned the Special Collection books – with the help of some Mitchell House interns in summer – but this will be just vacuuming ̶  I don’t have to brush and sponge! Yeah!


So stay tuned. I know the Natural Science Department has some special collections open houses that will be free and no reservations necessary to members and non-members alike so take the opportunity to see the newly spruced up space this summer!

JNLF

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