library session

tonight i explored some of the floors of the library i don't often frequent.

in the basement i found group study rooms, media-viewing rooms, and a completely different atmosphere (due to the lack of windows, i suspect) that felt pent-up in cozy and institutional ways at the same time.

tucked away in a fifth-floor corner is the office of the archival librarian, which i'll definitely be setting up an appointment to see. unfortunately the sign on the door only had summer term hours, so i'll have to investigate that. in another corner of the silent fifth floor are rows of empty shelves with signs on them that say "don't re-shelve anything here leaks!" there were no puddles or trash cans full of putrid rainwater, though. the fifth floor was almost entirely empty and at one point i felt a little unsafe.

the fourth floor has a lot of study desks and books about engineering and hydrology, which is likely why i don't stop on my way to the fifth floor. i never noticed but was pleased to discover windows on the back side of the building facing the football/soccer field which i've also never seen. it's a nice view of the entire field from the top floor.

tonight i really understood how vast the library is. there are secret stacks and entire wings with no one in them, rows of volumes of the same color and stacks of unused chairs in hallways and corners. hopefully by the time i'm finished i'll know every corner of the building.

maybe i'll memorize the dewey decimal system?