It was a long awaited soft rollout for our brand new facility. The President and VP came at 8 to be the first officially through the door at opening. At ten they held a prayer and dedication of the new building for staff, and a handful of people around in the summer came to see the new library.
Of course, we are not quite ready. The study cafe and computer lab are not finished due to flooring issues, so the furniture for those areas is scattered about the place here and there, cluttering up the nice clean look. The circ desk PCs are still a bit wet behind the ears and barely functional, requiring a few little workarounds until bugs get addressed. The instruction lab isn't quite up and running.
But it is love at first sight for all who enter. The building has been anticipated for many years and is the fruition of much hard work and many meetings and hours of planning. A dream has become a reality. How lucky I am to have arrived just in time.
Tomorrow there will be a reception on the terrace before the annual staff and faculty meeting and dinner. We are polishing and tidying as much as we can. I take joy at everyone's happiness. It wonderful to have a reason to celebrate.
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