Only a few days left before our Evening Supervisor will make the trek to Illinois to begin his adventure in the wide world of library science. He is a veritable workhorse and we will miss him very much. We take him to Panera's for a farewell luncheon, commandeering the big table and hogging the ordering line.
We sit and chat comfortably about all sorts of topics, but especially about things Phil might encounter in Illinois since at least two of us have lived there before. We chat about how the collection is half Dewey decimal and half Library of Congress classification system. We chat about local restaurants and activities (football! - this is a big ten school), how hard it is to get a graduate assistant position, the convenient location of his apartment. I loved my time in Illinois, and I hope he will too.
We have conspired to razz him about his card, pretending that it is lost and we can't figure out where it is. He says its OK, he will be here until Friday, and if we don't find it by then, we can mail it as he will give us his new address. We finally 'fess up to the joke and hand him his card with the Barnes and Noble gift certificate inside. He is surprised and we all laugh. These are great times.
On the way out, our newest librarian leans over and whispers to me, "So its true! Librarians really DO talk about Dewey decimal over lunch!" I laugh. I have never thought about it, but I guess it must be true. After all, where else would you ever have such a conversation that everyone not only understood, but enjoyed. Phil will fit right in to the library world.
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