I have never been to the Casa Larga Vineyards Restaurant, but that is where the Rochester Regional Library Council holds its annual meeting, and the entire staff of our library has been invited to celebrate our award of academic library of the year. We drive together to the east side of the city and are pleasantly surprised to discover a beautiful building over looking a small field of grape vines.
Inside is elegant and spacious with lots of windows. You would think yourself in sunny France. I am surprised to learn that our party is small. Somehow I thought the Board and staff would have "shareholders" in attendance, or supporters - a crowd of interested attendees. No, there is the Board of a half dozen, the staff about the same size, our group and a similar sized group from the winners of the public library and school library categories.
We chat as we look out over the beautiful fields, then are seated as the event begins. The wonderful aromas of food greet us and we are invited to the smorgasbord table to indulge in a filling repast. A delightful assortment of dishes greet us and we all load our plates to the groaning point. Conversation and palate experience are engaging.
Once we complete our meal with hot tea or coffee and brownies, we settle down while the Board holds it few items of business, then moves on to the recognition of award winners. I have the good fortune of sitting next to one of the more active Board members, and enjoy hearing about his ventures and experiences. He is a professor at Nazareth College and a wonderful conversationalist.
Sigh. Such a great afternoon, I hate to wind down and head back to work. But all good things eventually come to a close, and we drive off feeling totally blessed and uplifted. Not to mention I made some new friends and connections to projects I think would be helpful for us. Time though to come down from the mountaintop and reconnoiter in the trenches.
Thursdays can be so fulfilling.
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